Pastoral Support Leader – Behaviour and Inclusion

Are you passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to learning and ensuring every student feels supported, included and able to succeed?

Pastoral Support Lead (Behaviour and Inclusion), SGS Forest High

£30,515 – £32,578 (Pro-rata for Term Time to £26,481 – £28,721)

37 hours per week, Term time only, Permanent

Interviews: 16th October 2026

SGS Forest High is looking for a Pastoral Support Leader (Behaviour and Inclusion) to join our Inclusion Team and play a vital role in promoting positive behaviour, safeguarding and student wellbeing across the school.

We are proud to be Cinderford’s secondary school and are deeply committed to giving every young person the best possible education. Our FOREST values of Friendship, Organised, Respectful, Engaged, Sustainable and Teamwork sit at the heart of our culture and the way we work with our students, families and each other.

What you’ll do

· Work closely with the Assistant Headteacher Inclusion and Head of Pastoral to provide high-quality pastoral and behavioural support for students.

· Co-lead the school’s Alternative Provision, creating a calm, structured and purposeful environment that supports successful learning and reintegration into mainstream education.

· Coordinate and oversee the school’s detention system, ensuring processes are consistent, fair and effective.

· Monitor behaviour data, identify emerging trends and use this information to help shape targeted interventions.

· Build strong partnerships with Heads of Year, teachers, tutors, the SEND team, families and external agencies to support students’ individual needs.

· Deliver mentoring and intervention programmes that help students develop confidence, resilience, positive behaviours and engagement with learning.

· Support the school’s safeguarding provision as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).

· Act as Young Carers Lead, ensuring students with caring responsibilities receive the support they need to thrive.

Who you are

· An experienced pastoral practitioner who is passionate about improving outcomes for young people.

· Skilled at building positive, professional relationships with students, families, colleagues and external partners.

· Compassionate, approachable and resilient, with the ability to maintain high expectations and clear boundaries.

· Confident supporting students who may face challenges relating to behaviour, attendance, wellbeing or engagement.

· Able to use data, professional judgement and a solution-focused approach to identify needs and coordinate effective interventions.

· Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and ensuring every student feels valued, supported and able to succeed.

· An excellent communicator who remains calm, organised and effective in a busy school environment.

Why join us

· Be part of a school that is ambitious for every student and committed to excellence in pastoral care and inclusion.

· Play a key role in shaping positive outcomes for young people and helping remove barriers to learning.

· Work within a supportive and collaborative team that values strong relationships, high standards and continuous improvement.

· Make a genuine difference to students’ lives through mentoring, intervention, safeguarding and inclusion work.

· Help create a culture where every student feels safe, respected and able to achieve their full potential.

· Join a school community that is driven by its FOREST values and dedicated to helping young people flourish.

If you’re excited by the opportunity to make a real difference to pastoral provision and to help shape the next stage of our journey, we would love to hear from you.

Apply Now:

Application forms to be sent by email to: SGSATHRServiceDesk@sgsat.org.uk

Safeguarding Statement:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your ‘name, education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.   The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.

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