Progress and Achievement Leader (PAL)

South Axholme Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN9 1BY

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 January 2026

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: £31,300.00 Annually (FTE) 37 hours per week / 195 days
• Additional allowances:

  37 hours per week / 195 days

Progress and Achievement Leader (PAL) job summary

Manage the welfare and behaviour of students across the academy and in a specific year group.

Act as Deputy Safeguarding Lead (training will be given).

Work collaboratively to ensure students’ attitude to others and their attitude to learning is positive and embodies the school’s values of being ready, respectful and resilient.

Champion those vulnerable to underachievement, thereby closing the gap in students’ outcomes and reducing any in school variation.

Proactively guide those who need support using available data, support structures and any relevant intervention.

STUDENT WELFARE

Assume responsibility for the welfare and behaviour of students by following up incidents, maintaining detailed records, having meetings with parents during or after school as required, arranging sanctions where appropriate, and communicating regularly with parents.

Work alongside the Attendance and Welfare Officer to ensure student attendance is high and vulnerable students and families are appropriately supported.

Take appropriate actions when dealing with safeguarding issues or concerns.

Assist with admissions by deciding on the tutor group for new students and ensuring that new students are allocated a ‘buddy’ to assist with their settling in.

Have a responsibility regarding the development, implementation and monitoring of systems relating to students with challenging behaviour.

Promote, encourage and maintain high standards of attendance, health and safety and dress.

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

To provide support to students to help them re-engage and be ready for education
To provide a safe and inspiring environment in which students can develop into respectful adults
To ensure all our students have access to the same opportunities as students in mainstream schools through an inspiring, broad and balanced curriculum.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About South Axholme Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 914 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: South Axholme Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-axholme-academy

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