Post: Pupil Engagement Officer (PEO)
Starting date: As soon as possible
Salary: SCP 18 – 22, (£30,559 – 32,654) pro rata, TTO, 42.5hrs per week
Location:Sandhill View Academy
Contract type:Full time
Contract Term: Permanent
We are a family of academies who share one vision:
To provide the highest quality education for young people in the communities we serve.
Our vision goes beyond our own Trust. We want to contribute to the broader regeneration of our region by empowering our students to have high aspirations, achieve excellent outcomes and enjoy learning.
We aim to achieve our vision by being an excellent employer who ensures that all staff within and across our academies work together with high levels of moral integrity. We base every decision around one fundamental question: how will things improve for our young people as a result of this?
Our Academies share one vision and implement the same policies, but we are proud that each has its own unique identity. Staff collaborate within and across academies. We are committed to continually developing all staff so that they have high levels of satisfaction and are motivated to provide the best possible teaching and support to our students. We have the organisational expertise to support our academies and to support the sustainable growth of the Trust.
We are committed to the recruitment, retention and development of excellent staff, who are passionate about building positive relationships and improving the life chances of our young people.
Our academies recognise the huge potential in all of our students, we have high expectations and insist on high standards for all.Both academies have been evaluated as ’good’ in all areas by Ofsted:
Southmoor (Ofsted September 2022): Leaders at Southmoor Academy have created a welcoming culture with high ambition for the pupils. Pupils and teachers get along very well. Behaviour in school is positive. There is very little low-level disruption. This means that teachers can teach uninterrupted. Staff enjoy working at the school and they are proud to work here. There is a strong sense of teamwork. Staff recognise the efforts that leaders have made to manage workload.
Southmoor 16-19 study: Students are mature and sensible. Current students in Years 12 and 13 are making good progress on their chosen courses because teaching is consistently good and members of staff are on hand to support them every step of the way.
Sandhill View (Ofsted September 2021): ‘Leaders have put in a place an ambitious curriculum to challenge pupils and encourage them to aim high…Curriculum leaders have organised the topics in each subject so that pupils can build on what they already know. Pupils learn effectively in lessons because they enjoy learning, and their behaviour is good.’
Children can sometimes display behavioural difficulties for a variety of reasons.Behavioural difficulties do not necessarily mean that a child or young person has a possible mental health problem or a special educational need (SEN).Negative experiences or distressing life events can affect mental health in a way that brings about temporary change in a person’s behaviour.Students that experience frequent and persistent difficulties with behaviour, emotional and/or social issues can find mainstream education challenging and their behaviours can significantly affect their learning experience and that of their peers.
Sandhill View Academy believe that all children should be supported to complete their education and be successful.We wish to expand the support we are able to provide to meet the diverse needs of our more challenging and vulnerable students to prevent exclusion and ensure success. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and suitably qualified member of staff who has the commitment to improve the academic outcomes of our students, as well as seeking to support them in understanding their own emotions and consequences of their behaviour. The school offers a supportive working environment, a strong commitment to CPD and career opportunities.
The PEO will provide strong leadership and strategic oversight for the pastoral care, academic progress, behaviour, and personal development of all students within a designated year group. The postholder will lead a team of tutors to ensure all students are supported to achieve their full potential, both academically and personally, in line with the school’s values and policies.
The successful applicant will:
·Provide effective leadership to a team of tutors and the cohort of students, ensuring all tutors understand and fulfil their pastoral responsibilities.
·To provide a link for parents, tutors, SENCo, teachers, mentors, SLT and external agencies
·Act as the primary point of contact for students, staff, and families within the year group.
·Ensure all students feel safe, valued, and supported, with a focus on emotional wellbeing and personal development.
·Identify and support students with additional pastoral needs, working with external agencies where required.
* Promote good attendance
* Support the transition of students into and out of the year group
·Maintaining high expectations in line with the school policies.
·Ensure that all pupils in their year group feel safe, enjoy their time and are encouraged to achieve their potential.
·Work with subject leaders and the Senior Leadership Team to monitor academic progress across the year group.
·Regularly celebrate students whose efforts go above and beyond expectations.
·Foster strong, positive and professional relationships with parents and carers, ensuring they are well-informed and actively engaged in their child’s education.
·Contribute to safeguarding procedures, ensuring all concerns are reported and followed up in line with school policy.
·To be a positive role model to students, parents and colleagues by maintaining a calm and level-headed approach to behaviour management
·Promote a strong sense of year group identity and pride, fostering a positive culture of inclusion, respect, and aspiration.
Please visit our website for more information: www.sandhillview.com
Closing Date for receipt of applications is 9.00am on Monday 12th May 2025.
Interested applicants should visit our website for further details: http://sandhillview.com/
Applications should be returned to Sam Ferry, Head of HR and PA to Joanne Maw HR@aspirenortheast.co.uk
Aspire North East Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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