Pastoral Manager

The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one. From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible'. At Harris Academy Clapham, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, within an inner city London setting, this may be the role for you.

We are an 11 – 16 Academy located in the heart of Clapham, part of the vibrant South London Borough of Lambeth with excellent transport links. We are passionate about developing our students and in February 2023, we secured a judgement of, ‘Good’ from Ofsted with Personal Development being judged, ‘Outstanding’. Ofsted stated, ‘Pupils speak glowingly abut the support offered,’ and ‘Staff take every opportunity to help pupils live out the belief that everything is possible.’

Harris Academy Clapham is a proud part of the Harris Federation who have a track record of accomplishment in achieving success through rapid school improvement and has built an unrivalled reputation for running outstanding academies. We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve. The Federation’s ambition is one where every child in London, no matter their background, has equal access to high quality education, giving them the same opportunities and potential to succeed

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the whole School Improvement Plan
• Contributing to the development of effective monitoring and evaluation of pastoral systems
• Contributing to planning programmes of intervention for those students who show significant underachievement and barriers to learning
• Contributing to leadership team meetings with detailed weekly behaviour analysis and actions
• Tracking and monitoring behaviour interventions
• Participating in the development and implementation of strategies to maintain acceptable student behaviour
• The management of student behaviour within the year group 
• Developing and managing systems for the monitoring and tracking of students out of lessons
• Motivating and rewarding students
• Participating in year group assemblies
• Leading the development of effective relationships with parents
• Establishing and maintaining effective administration systems
• Leading in the development of robust and effective student welfare strategies
• Developing and implementing effective strategies for conflict resolution
• The implementation and monitoring of the academy’s policy on uniform within the year group
• In the event of very serious incidents, collating of information for disciplinary action
• Establishing systems for the support and guidance of students during examinations
• Developing, building and maintaining relationships with outside agencies who may become involved with individual students.
• Leading in student welfare meetings with external agencies or other school groups

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A good standard of education
• Evidence of pastoral related training
• Evidence of recent relevant ICT training
• Current First Aid certification, or willingness to undergo training
• Current mini-bus licence or willingness to undergo training to get one
• Experience of working with students from the 11-16 age range
• Experience of using ICT to monitor attendance and punctuality, or willingness to undergo training
• Experience of developing student autonomy through strategies such as peer mentoring
• Experience of using extra-curricular activities to enhance motivation and attainment
• Experience of raising levels of attendance and punctuality through rigorous monitoring, reporting and follow-up action
• Experience of using ICT for curriculum and administration purposes

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.