Pastoral Support

Ashwood Spencer Academy are looking for a dedicated individual who can: Support identified pupils on a 1:1 and small group basis in specific interventions, within the classroom and during unstructured times Provide pastoral support Lead on family support groups, such as ‘stay and play’ Take a lead on liaising with Family Hubs Contribute to meetings to put in place action plans for identified pupils and action any agreed follow-up Be knowledgeable about strategies to support pupils within a mainstream setting Provide feedback to teachers and the pastoral team on the pupils that they are working with Track the academic outcomes of identified pupils To learn more about this role, please view the full job description and person specification. Ashwood Spencer Academy joined Spencer Academies Trust in November 2018 and has gone from strength to strength each academic year. We have approximately 670 pupils on roll from nursery to year 6 and we are proud of our changing, diverse school community. Ashwood Spencer is at the heart of the community and is committed to improving educational outcomes for all our pupils. In October 2022, we received the IQM Inclusion Quality Mark with Centre of Excellence status and in October 2025, we achieved 'Flagship School Status'. In our Ofsted inspection in February 2023, we were recognised as a ‘good’ school and we want to continue to improve on that status, by making the staff, pupils and community experience at Ashwood a magical one. We are fully committed to our ethos of ‘Working together to believe and achieve’. We work hard to make Ashwood a place to DREAM: Determined risk takers who want to succeed Resilient and respectful learners Expressive communicators Ambitious achievers, unafraid of mistakes Magic happens when you dream Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date. Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity). The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics. Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confide