School within a School Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION: School Within a School Manager

Reports to: Assistant Principal - Students Personal Development & Well Being

Start date: Summer Term / 17th April 2023

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Scale 6, point 18 – 20 (£30,699 - £31,731) £26,299 - £27,183

37 hours per week, Term time only

The Role

School Within a School (or SWS) is an innovative programme designed to turnaround problematic student behaviour and minimise exclusions at Duke’s Aldridge Academy (DAA). We are looking for a talented committed leader who will work with the SLT to set up and run the SWS to transform student outlook and attitude.

The SWS manager will work vertically across all year groups in the academy, providing day to day management of the SWS. They will attend weekly Student Support Panel (SSP) meetings and Senior Leadership Team (SLT)/Governor meetings as required. The post-holder will be responsible for setting a clear vision for the SWS and model for staff and exemplary practice in terms of managing challenging student behaviour. They will have delegated responsibility for one of the key aspects of our behaviour policy i.e. internal exclusions. They will work across all year groups, liaising with teachers, Head of Faculty (HoFs) subject leaders, and the pastoral team offering support and guidance where necessary. They will be a key point of contact for parents and external partners involved with the SWS.

Key Responsibilities

1. To lead the day to day running of the provision, including interventions, workshops and social, emotional, behavioural and attendance support.

2. To generate a tailored offer to meet individual needs informed by pupil, staff and parental input, including the creation of action plans for pre- and post SWS placements.

3. To have an overview of the range of barriers to learning that impact on student progress, with reference to behaviour and attitudes to learning in and out of the classroom.

4. To offer an effective induction process at the beginning of each new programme.

5. To include sessions/workshops/one-to-ones that explore/work on how to name feeling and lessen frustrations in and out of the academy, and assist/guide the pupils in becoming more emotionally mature and healthy.

6. Have the ability to create a balanced timetable/curriculum centred around the Core Subjects, but with dynamic mentoring and 'easy win/success' horizon-broadening activities/workshops.

7. To maintain strong communication with parents and carers to ensure the strategies used over the half-termly cycle within the SWS are supported and communicated clearly to parents.

8. To establish a network of external stakeholders and community agents who will work with the SWS.

9. To recognise the strengths of each pupil and help them build on these when facing difficulties and to remind them of their abilities to succeed.

10. To maintain and reinvigorate the curriculum and overall “arc” of the core 6-week SWS programme on a rolling termly basis.

11. To maintain and cultivate partnerships with the many local youth service. providers that contribute to SWS, and to source potential new partnerships.

12. To provide advice and guidance to staff working at SWS to ensure the provision meets the students’ specific social, emotional and academic needs.

13. To liaise with, track involvement of, and where appropriate refer to various external agencies (e.g. Early Help or Social Services).

14. To be the first point of contact for parents/carers whilst pupils are attending the 6-week programme, providing regular updates and leading pre and post intervention meetings and others as and when required.

15. To create bespoke reintegration support for each pupil on their return to their mainstream lessons, including the input of the pupil, parents/carers, and other relevant staff.

16. To create time and space to be available for pupils and their families following their time at SWS, as part of reintegration and ongoing support.

17. To establish the Ambassador/Peer Mentor programmes for SWS graduates, which new cohorts of SWS students can aspire to, as well as finding other enriching opportunities for SWS alumni within the academy and local partner organisations.

18. To maintain appropriate records of students’ progress, successes and concerns on a weekly basis.

19. To quality assure all aspects of the SWS provision and evaluate the impact of SWS on progress of particular pupils socially, emotionally and academically.

20. Advocate on behalf of the young people and their families/liaise with families/relevant external agencies involved to encourage their understanding of/involvement in the supporting the child whilst on the programme and beyond.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,299.00-£27,183.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location