Thrive Practitioner, with behaviour and attendance support

Knollmead Primary School, Surbiton, Surrey, KT5 9QP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 September 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: £31,158.00 - £33,987.00 Annually (FTE) pro rata £26,724-£29,150

Thrive Practitioner, with behaviour and attendance support job summary

The successful candidate will be required to deliver Thrive across the school, provide support for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in supporting staff with management of pupil behaviour and to communicate and provide support to parents to promote good attendance for all pupils.

You will:

• be professional and a good role model for our pupils

• promote the achievement of every child

• work effectively as part of a team

• motivate and inspire children and colleagues

• have excellent communication skills

• be able to work well under pressure

• be committed to building strong parental and professional links

• have GCSE (or equivalent) maths and English

• be a certified Thrive Practitioner, or willing to undertake the training

• have direct experience of working with children with additional learning needs and/or willingness to learn

• be expected to show a strong commitment towards developing inclusive learning opportunities for the children and the flexibility to work across the Key Stages

In return we can offer:

• exciting opportunity to make a real impact on the pupils at Knollmead primary school

• support of a highly effective, caring staff team committed to the children's success

• high-quality training and professional development

• fun and a challenge!

• the possibility of flexible working

36 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year)

Grade E £31,158-£33,987 FTE pro rata to £26,724-£29,150 (depending on service)

Please note that CVs will not be accepted or applications from agencies.

Closing date: 9am 25th September 2026

Interviews: Wednesday 30th September 2026

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early for the right candidate.

Knollmead Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS criminal records check.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of interview.

An online search will be conducted on all candidates shortlisted for interview.

Knollmead Primary School is an equal opportunities employer.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Coombe Academy Trust is fully committed to protecting its pupils and staff. We therefore have a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers evidence about a candidate’s suitability to work with children and have proactive safeguarding procedures in place.

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 Knollmead Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 248 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Knollmead Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/knollmead-primary-school-surbiton

Knollmead Primary School is a single form intake primary school with Nursery and Specialist Provision and is part of the Coombe Academy Trust.

Coombe Academy Trust comprises three Nursery and primary Schools, two Secondary Schools and a joint sixth form. In addition, within our schools we have five Specialist Resource Provisions. Our schools are based in Kingston and work as one entity to improve and maintain a high standard across the Trust. As a trust we are seeking to expand the areas that we support.

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