The Chalfonts Community College
Buckinghamshire
£23, £23,492.04 per year
Salary:
FTE £23,492.04 p/annum - 37 hours a week Term-Time only (Part-Time will be considered)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
3 October 2025
Job overview
MAIN PURPOSE
The post holder will be part of the pastoral team that will take responsibility for the welfare and
behaviour of students; supporting and addressing the needs of students to overcome the
barriers to learning in order to achieve their full potential. Some aspects of day-to-day practice
will be timetabled in order to support student development whilst maintaining a degree of
flexibility in student and staff support.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To identify and remove those barriers to learning that prevent individuals from achieving their
full potential.
To work effectively with students, parents/carers, teachers and external agencies, providing a
coordinated approach to overcoming barriers to learning and engaging those parents
deemed to be 'hard to reach'.
To offer 1:1 and small group support to remove barriers to learning.
To offer in-class support where applicable to support improved behaviour for learning and
promote the school's ethos.
To provide support to the Vice Principal and Designated Safeguarding Team to ensure that
students are kept safe from harm.
To build positive relationships with external agencies and make appropriate referrals
(supported by the Vice Principal) to ensure the correct supp to ensure the correct support is in place for students and
their families.
To liaise with other members of the Pastoral Team to ensure that intervention and support is
communicated to each other, staff and outside agencies.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date
Recruiter contact:
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About The Chalfonts Community College
The Chalfonts Community College
Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter
Buckinghamshire
SL9 8TP
United Kingdom
Our College
The Chalfonts Community College converted to Academy status in 2011 and is a larger-than-average community academy with a roll of 1400 students. Our last Ofsted Inspection was carried out in November 2022, when the College was judged as 'good' overall. "There is a sense of pride, both in Chalfonts Community College and in the outcomes pupils achieve, that is shared between staff, governors and pupils."
Curriculum
Our curriculum is designed to:
* Be rich and relevant and meet the needs, interests and aspirations of all students
* Focus on raising the achievement for all students
* Support students with the educational and career choices that they make at different ages
* Develop the skills and attitudes required for students to succeed after leaving school and to become responsible and confident members of society.
With an A Level A*-B pass rate of 39% and an A*-E pass rate of 96%, plus a long-standing reputation for excellence in vocational courses, student destinations in the last two years have included a wide range of universities and further education establishments.
Extra Curricular Activities
At Chalfonts Community College, we aim to ensure that the whole child is catered for with extra-curricular opportunities including theatre visits, music performances, sports clubs and teams and a wide range of other events. Our Performing Arts productions are renowned for their outstanding quality, and our sports teams compete at local, regional and national levels. We recognise the importance of activities beyond the classroom in developing the experience, skills and personal attributes of our students, enabling them to be better prepared for applications to and success in, university and the world of work.
Pastoral Care
We understand the importance of keeping students safe, happy, and secure. Each of our students is assigned a personal tutor who remains with them through Years 7 to 11. In the Sixth Form, personal tutors assist with university and work applications. We also provide support from Learning Mentors, our Inclusion Manager and our excellent Learning Support Department.
Staffing
We operate a coaching culture to share best practice, maintain high standards of teaching and to support all staff in their career development.
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