Pastoral Lead

Sheldon School, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6HJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  31 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,163.00 Annually (FTE) G12 - G14

Pastoral Lead job summary

About this Role

We are committed to providing outstanding pastoral care and guidance. The Pastoral Lead plays an important role in the school by assisting Heads of Year and Senior Leaders in the smooth running of the pastoral and behaviour system. We are seeking to appoint an individual with good interpersonal and communication skills, with a real drive to enhance students’ experience of secondary education. Our pastoral support systems ensure that our students are happy in school and are ready to learn. Each year group has a dedicated Pastoral Lead who is available to support students with their emotional and social wellbeing. This role is integral to the school wide approach to safeguarding and SEN provision.

Our School

Sheldon School is a standalone academy with approximately 1,650 students, making it one of the largest secondary schools in Wiltshire. As a co-educational secondary school and sixth form for students aged 11 to 18, we have been an Academy since April 2011.

Our Vision

To provide high-quality education, enrichment and pastoral care that improves the life chances of all students.

Sheldon school is a family, where high quality relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure that all students feel safe and cared for.
We aim to ensure that every student can thrive regardless of social background, academic ability or special educational need.
We recognise that education is more than what happens in the classroom and are rightly proud of the experiences students will receive through our extra- curricular offer, trips and visits.
We pride ourselves on having the highest expectations of all students and staff.
We are passionate about working together with parents and our wider community to ensure success for all our pupils.
We are kind, brave and try our best at all times

In 2024: our Ofsted inspection recognised us as “Good” in all areas; academic outcomes improved across a range of metrics; and we had a strong financial performance, strengthening our reserve position. We are a successful school with high ambitions.

Our Values

Be kind means that we are thoughtful and considered about how we treat ourselves and others and we always show gratitude.

Be brave means that we are confident learners who contribute in lessons. We don’t make excuses and we accept that we all make mistakes and learn from them.

Be the best you means we give 100% each and every day to be the best we can be. We believe that success comes through showing ambition, grit and stamina.

How to make an application

To apply, complete the My New Term Application Form using the Supporting Statement section of the form to detail your suitability for the role, your motivation for making an application and how your knowledge, experience and training meet the person specification. Please note we may choose to close this vacancy earlier if we have enough interest.

In line with KCSIE 2024 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback on individual applications that are not shortlisted for interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Sheldon School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1626 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Sheldon School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sheldon-school (opens in new tab)

Sheldon School is a large mixed secondary school and sixth form in Chippenham, Wiltshire for students aged 11 to 18 and is the largest school in Wiltshire. Since April 2011, it has been an Academy.

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