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Pastoral Phase Lead

Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR

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• Job start date

  20 April 2026

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Permanent, full time term time + INSET Days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: • Broad salary range, reflecting your skills and experience
• Additional allowances:

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What skills and experience we're looking for

The Pastoral Phase Lead is responsible for managing all aspects of pupil pastoral care within their designated phase at Parkwood Hall. This includes ensuring that every pupil has accurate and up-to-date documentation, such as risk assessments and behaviour plans, and that these are implemented effectively. The role involves contributing and chairing Annual Reviews (and PEP/CLAs as directed), ensuring any actions are followed through. Acting as a role model, the coordinator will foster a safe, supportive environment for pupils and provide proactive and reactive pastoral support as needed. Regular communication with parents and collaboration with staff are essential to promote positive outcomes for all pupils. While the Pastoral Phase Lead does not hold line management or budget responsibilities, they will work closely with the Pastoral Phase Coordinator and other teams to ensure consistency and high standards across the school.

What the school offers its staff

What’s in It for You:

• A role that allows you to drive real change in young lives
• Term-time schedule; enjoy work-life balance and long holidays
• Work in a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking academy
• Join at a pivotal time of growth, where your ideas and input will shape services from the ground up
• Broad salary range, up to £…, reflecting your skills and experience
• Access to excellent CPD opportunities and a vibrant staff community

Management and guidance from our experienced and knowledgeable Pastoral Phase Co-Ordinator (Assistant Principal)

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

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

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About Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 8 to 19
• School size: 135 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 8 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy website
• Email address: zoe.moore@parkwoodhall.co.uk
• Phone number: 01322 664441
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parkwood-hall-co-operative-academy

Parkwood Hall is day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, and other diverse and complex needs. The pupils here are an inspiration to us all.
It’s an exciting time at Parkwood Hall and you would be joining at a transformational time for the academy. Under a new leadership team, Parkwood Hall has undergone radical changes to its behaviour ethos, and curriculum design and implementation.

Parkwood Hall aims to provide an inclusive learning environment which challenges pupils to achieve success and to thrive. Our co-operative values are important to us, especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things here at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can be and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible.

We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers and teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, Positive Support Behaviour practitioners, school nurses and residential staff.

Arranging a visit to Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email zoe.moore@parkwoodhall.co.uk.

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