Pastoral Lead

SGS has an exciting opportunity at our Stroud campus

**Pastoral Lead - SGS Create**

**Role Information**:
**Reference**:REQ001350**

**Location: Stroud Campus**
**FTE Salary: Up to £30,591.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)**
**Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time**

**Working Hours: 37 hours per week**

SGS Create provides a specialised, school-like environment within a college setting, offering a nurturing and inclusive space for students who have found mainstream education challenging. Many of our learners are neurodiverse, have experienced prolonged disengagement, or are seeking a more personalised and flexible approach to learning. Our balanced curriculum includes core academic GCSEs-such as English Language, Maths, and Double Science-alongside vocational pathways tailored to student interests, all supported by small class sizes and a high staff-to-student ratio.

As with all teaching roles, this position is both **challenging and incredibly rewarding**. You'll be part of a values-led, collaborative team who recognise that **mainstream education does not work for all learners**. SGS Create has developed a highly supportive and responsive provision that removes many of the barriers faced by some of the most marginalised students, creating the conditions for them to thrive. Now entering its third year, SGS Create continues to grow and evolve. Our small class sizes, high staff-to-student ratios, and personalised approach to education have made a tangible difference to learners and their families. Recent audits from external and internal evaluators have praised the provision for its strong leadership, inclusive ethos, excellent safeguarding practices, and transformative impact on student confidence and engagement.

**Financial Rewards and Benefits**:

- **Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners' lives**:

- ** Competitive Pension Scheme**:

- **Generous Annual leave entitlement -**25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years' service (Full-Time Equivalent).**:

- ** Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.**:

- **Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices**:

- ** Access to 'My Lifestyle' discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme**
- ** Free Annual Eye test**:

- **All staff members can buy a**TOTUM card** **(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union**:

- **Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities**:

- **Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)**:

- ** Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources**:

- ** Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee**

We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and inspiring Pastoral Leade to join **SGS Create**, a dynamic provision for 14-16-year-olds based at SGS College's Stroud Campus.

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**
- Lead the pastoral care provision across Years 10 and 11
- Line manage the two Heads of Year, ensuring consistent practices and effective communication with families
- Oversee behaviour management systems, embedding restorative approaches that promote respect, responsibility, and inclusion
- Drive improvements in attendance and engagement, working closely with the Wellbeing team and Senior Leadership
- Develop and deliver elements of the **PSHE curriculum**, sourcing external contributors and ensuring content meets national guidance and student need
- Provide visible leadership across the campus, supporting staff, students, and families in building strong relationships
- Collaborate with external agencies, counsellors, and professionals to provide holistic support for learners
- Act as Designated Teacher for children looked after, and contribute to safeguarding and inclusion practices
- Lead on pastoral training for staff and model best practice in emotional literacy, resilience, and wellbeing support

**Beneficial Skills & Qualifications**
- Proven experience in a pastoral leadership role, ideally within a SEMH/SEND or secondary school setting
- Understands the challenges faced by learners who have not thrived in mainstream education
- Brings excellent leadership and line management skills, with the ability to inspire, guide and support others
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, behaviour management and student wellbeing strategies
- Demonstrates empathy, resilience, patience and the ability to remain calm in challenging situations
- Can collaborate effectively with staff, students, parents, and external agencies
- Holds relevant qualifications (teaching, HLTA or pastoral/education leadership) and a commitment to ongoing CPD

**Expected Interview