Pastoral and Alternative Provision Lead

The Pastoral and Alternative Provision Lead will provide operational pastoral leadership across Key Stage 3, with specific responsibility for attendance, safeguarding, behaviour, alternative provision, pastoral interventions, reintegration and the effective use of CPOMS and internal tracking systems.

The postholder will act as a pastoral leader for attendance, safeguarding and behaviour, ensuring that concerns are identified early, followed up consistently and escalated appropriately. The role will also include Designated Safeguarding Lead responsibility for Key Stage 3, subject to appropriate training and in line with the school safeguarding procedures.

The postholder will line manage identified Pastoral Support Leaders and ensure that day-to-day pastoral, behaviour, attendance and safeguarding-related work is completed consistently, professionally and in line with school expectations.

The role will support students whose behaviour, attendance, engagement, safeguarding context or wider pastoral needs present barriers to success. The postholder will work closely with Progress Leaders, the Senior Pastoral Lead, DSLs, SEND colleagues, attendance staff, parents and external providers to ensure that students receive timely, structured and purposeful support.

This is an operational role with leadership responsibilities of team members. Progress Leaders remain responsible for the strategic leadership of year groups, including attendance, progress, standards and culture. The Pastoral and Alternative Provision Lead will ensure that pastoral operations, safeguarding follow-up, attendance actions, interventions and alternative provision processes are well coordinated, monitored and evaluated.