Salary:
NJCC Band 6 SCP 23-25
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
28 November 2024
Job overview
PUPIL SUPPORT MANAGER
ARDWICK, MANCHESTER
The Dean Trust is looking for an exceptional Pupil Support Manager to join the team at Dean Trust Ardwick.
Dean Trust Ardwick is part of The Dean Trust; a group of high performing schools. We opened in 2015 and are now a fully-fledged Year 7-11 school, serving over 1200 pupils, in the heart of the Ardwick and Longsight community. We pride ourselves on being a local school for local children, and since inception we have become the school of choice for families.
We exist to empower our pupils to find their purpose and thrive as citizens of the world. We provide a knowledge-rich curriculum which exposes pupils to powerful knowledge, places them on an ambitious pathway and develops the character traits needed to seize the opportunities that exist. Through finding their passions we enable pupils to make a positive difference to the world. Our core purpose is not merely finite ‘success’ for our pupils but for them to thrive - continually grow and flourish.
We are explicit about the culture we want to create and have clear ideas of the desired behaviours necessary for our pupils to succeed. At Dean Trust Ardwick, we maintain a relentless focus on the day-to-day actions, behaviours and routines within the school and adopt a disciplined approach to teaching pupils the right and successful ways to do things.
The successful candidate will provide outstanding pastoral and academic progress support for pupils and provide a high standard of pastoral care for pupils in liaison with key staff and external agencies and provide support and guidance for vulnerable pupils. They will possess a relentless dedication to improving the life chances of our pupils. The successful candidate will therefore contribute to our aspiration for all pupils to thrive as citizens of the world, without exception.
The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Application close date: 9am Monday 25th November 2024
Job title: Pupil Support Manager
Reporting to: Head of Year and Lead PSM
Main purpose of job
To provide outstanding pastoral and academic progress support for pupils.
Key responsibilities:
* Contribute to the positive ethos of the school in ensuring a calm, orderly purposeful environment.
* Work in partnership with and support all teams of staff including SLT, Middle Leaders, SEND, Attendance Officer, class teachers, form tutors and administrative staff.
* Promote high expectations of all pupils and instil school standards in all aspects including attendance and punctuality, behaviour, academic achievement, uniform and appearance.
* Provide a high standard of pastoral care for pupils in liaison with key staff and external agencies and provide support and guidance for vulnerable pupils.
* Implement strategies to promote the safeguarding of pupils and ensure early intervention work in partnership with the safeguarding team in child protection and welfare concern matters.
* Actively support teachers in promoting a high standard of behaviour in classrooms and around school.
* Use the school’s Behaviour for learning system to monitor behaviour across the year group, specific groups and individuals, and use the data to support pupils, and to liaise with parents and staff.
* Promote the school’s stance of zero tolerance towards bullying of any kind and any other unwanted behaviours, and provide support for pupils through use of interventions such as mediation and restorative justice.
* Investigate behavioural incidents and bring to conclusion, ensuring all relevant documentation is available following thorough investigation of serious incidents.
* Ensure accurate record keeping of all behavioural and pastoral documentation.
* Support the school’s rewards and sanctions systems and ensure that pupils' achievements are regularly and positively acknowledged.
* Assist in the reintegration of pupils following a period of absence or exclusion.
* Provide a range of interventions to secure a high standard of attendance and punctuality of all pupils including home visits, parental meetings and return to school meetings with pupils.
* Assist the Head of Year and teachers in leading and coordinating pupil progress interventions, including Achievement Plans, and interventions for particular groups or individuals such as those with Pupil Premium funding.
* Work in partnership with parents and carers to discuss pupil progress, welfare and behaviour.
* Ensure clear communication with those for whom the English language is a barrier to engagement with the school.
* Support the establishment of, and ensure consistency in following all systems and routines across the school.
* Show a good working knowledge of SIMS and any school systems in order to provide immediate information on behaviour, attendance and punctuality, and progress.
* Promote attendance to extra-curricular activities and organise activities for pupils that will impact upon self-esteem, motivation, respect and independence.
* Act as a First Aider.
* Participate in school trips and visits.
About Dean Trust Ardwick
* Dean Trust Ardwick
* 345 Stockport Road, Manchester
* Greater Manchester
* M13 0LF
* United Kingdom
+44 161 972 2988
Dean Trust Ardwick is one of ten schools (6 secondary and 4 primary) within The Dean Trust. The school is committed to the Trust’s aim of working in areas of greatest challenge and shares the belief that it is the educational right of the child to receive a comprehensive education committed to academic excellence - regardless of background or social standing.
Dean Trust Ardwick opened in 2015 to meet the challenge of increased demand for school places in Manchester and to serve the local community. In May 2018, Ofsted acknowledged the strong start the school had made, judging it as ‘good’ and recognising its ‘relentless pursuit of excellence’. By 2019, it had become a well-established ‘school of choice’ and had its first full intake from Years 7-11. The first two cohorts graduated from Dean Trust Ardwick with high achievement following rigorous TAG and CAG quality assurance processes. The school maintained strong outcomes this year with the first Dean Trust Ardwick cohort to officially sit a full GCSE exam season.
There has been a recent change in leadership as the founding Headteacher retired in April 2022. The new Head of School has worked at Dean Trust Ardwick since its inception and is therefore well placed to move it forward, on its next period of growth. Together, with the newly established leadership team, the Head of School has developed and shared a 3-5 year vision for a truly inclusive school where all pupils thrive, without exception.
To realise its ambition the school remains focused on delivering a high quality universal offer that provides all pupils with a curriculum that exposes them to powerful knowledge, places them on an ambition pathway and develops the character traits needed to seize the opportunities that exist in society. This is underpinned by an explicit focus on the school culture, where all staff take collective and equal responsibility to foster the culture the school desires and which our young people deserve.
Headteacher: Mr S Worthington
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