PASTORAL LEAD (SEND)

Exhall Grange Specialist School, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9HP

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): The working week is 37 hours across Monday to Friday, working Term-Time plus training days with an additional 74 hours worked outside of these hours (41 weeks in total)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,027 - 35,560 actual salary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint someone who:

• Has a passion for working with pupils and the impact effective support can have on their lives
• Can demonstrate resilience and a solution-focused approach
• Will undertake Designated Safeguarding Lead training to support the Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Has highly developed inter-personal skills who can develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff, pupils and parents/carers
• Is able to inspire and enthuse pupils, staff and the wider school community
• Is able to work under less direct supervision and independently manage behaviour incidents, plan and deliver activities to work with families, staff and external agencies
• To work with pupils and families to improve outcomes for those pupils in relation to behaviour and/or attendance
• Is a professional with drive, energy and determination to make lasting change for young people.

What the school offers its staff

We are offering a competitive salary with the range of £ 36,363 - £ 39,152 full time equivalent which equates to an actual salary of £ 33,027 - £ 35,560 per annum for 37 hours per week working term time plus 5 training days and an additional 74 hours (41 weeks in total) to be worked across the year.

The working day is 08.30 – 16.30 Monday to Wednesday and Friday and 08.40 – 16.40 on Thursday, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

Other benefits include the Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health Check in Service provided by Snowford Grange, Cycle to Work, and membership of Vivup Employee Benefits.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Exhall Grange is deeply committed to safeguarding our pupils and, as part of our pre-employment processes, we undertake online searches of all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

A prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants of teaching roles who may undertake teaching work.

All staff will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check for both children and adults.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description and Person Specification - Pastoral Lead.docx - 78.6 KB (opens in new tab)

EGS Equality Form.docx - 163 KB (opens in new tab)

Supporting letter.docx - 982 KB (opens in new tab)

Advert - Pastoral Lead.docx - 29 KB (opens in new tab)

Privacy Notice for Applicants.pdf - 164 KB (opens in new tab)

About Exhall Grange Specialist School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 275 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Exhall Grange Specialist School website
• Email address: recruitment@exhallgrange.co.uk
• Phone number: 02476364200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/exhall-grange-specialist-school

Exhall Grange Specialist School is a county-wide specialist provision for pupils aged between 4 and 19 on the outskirts of Coventry. The school meets the needs of pupils who are unable to access the curriculum in a mainstream school owing to their sensory impairment or physical disabilities or the impact of long-term illness or social communication difficulties including autism.

Whilst we are currently a Community Maintained Specialist Provision, we are on the journey to Academisation with conversion from 1 September 2025.

Many of our children and young people are physically or emotionally extremely vulnerable or have life limiting conditions. Some of our pupils are highly anxious and require our calm, predictable and nurturing environment in order to access school.

We are committed to ensuring all our pupils reach their full potential and encourage all of our pupils and staff to “Be Your Best Self” which encapsulates our core purpose.

All pupils follow the National Curriculum at a level appropriate to their ability and needs. We are destination driven and focus on developing the skills our pupils need for independence, employment and life.

We encourage our pupils to develop the qualities of our school values: Respect, Resilience, Confidence, Motivation, Aspiration and Integrity. This is as important to us as the academic and vocational curriculum.

Arranging a visit to Exhall Grange Specialist School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@exhallgrange.co.uk.

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