To support the principal with practical assistance in promoting student well-being and positive behavior in order to improve learning to provide a consistent point of contact for students and parents in their grade.

Each grade (year group) is assigned a Pastoral Manager to support students to achieve their full potential some of whom may be exhibiting behavior, emotional or social problems in school. You will be supported by command and control offers who will assist you with your duty.

The responsibility will be to lead both the team of personal tutors and cohort of students. This involves giving a clear vision and direction to work, identifying key areas for improvement and planning appropriate actions to

Academic Progress

* To monitor the academic progress of the assigned grade in order to secure and sustain effective learning.
* To have an overview of the range of barriers to learning that impacting on student progress, with reference to behavior for learning, in and out of the classroom.

Leadership and Management

* To act as a role model for personal tutors by demonstrating high quality pastoral care and academic monitoring of students, continuous professional development and professional presence in the grade team.
* To lead and manage a team of personal tutors and maintain regular formal and informal contact with tutors.
* To set the agenda for personal tutor meetings which should include a development item.
* To initiate and respond to communications with parents ensuring that they are kept fully informed and involved in the progress of their children.
* To contribute to the organization of any parent information evenings by encouraging and monitoring parent attendance to such events.
* To monitor attendance and truancy issues and devise and implement intervention strategies to improve these issues.
* To identify issues that are affecting students' performance at school and share this information with relevant staff in order to help the student progress.
* To ensure that there is a strong supportive tutor programme is in place, delivered effectively that gives students a broad range of skills that ensures academic success.
* To create and implement behavior plans and monitor their success.

Other Duties

* To organize and conduct year group assemblies and other year activities.
* Responsible for ensuring the principal has the correct background about students to ensure they are learning in the correct stream of the Emirati School Model.

Alderwood acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.

Gattaca Plc provides support services to Alderwood and may assist with processing your application.