Behaviour Support Assistant (Reset Room) at The Sutton Academy

Responsible to the Principal and Assistant Principal, the postholder will establish a calm, purposeful and restorative environment where students are supported to regulate their emotions, accept responsibility for their behaviour and develop the skills required to re-engage successfully with learning.

Working closely with the behaviour and pastoral team, teaching staff and safeguarding team, the postholder will play a key role in promoting positive behaviour, reducing repeat lesson removals and supporting successful reintegration into mainstream classrooms.

The role involves building positive and trusting relationships with vulnerable students, helping to close gaps in learning, improve confidence, develop emotional regulation and social skills and support successful reintegration back into mainstream classrooms. The postholder will provide both academic and pastoral support while working collaboratively with staff, families, and external agencies to improve student outcomes, engagement, and wellbeing.

 Key Responsibilities

 1. Leading the Reset Room:

• ·         Lead the day-to-day operation of the Reset Room
• ·         Establish and maintain a calm, purposeful learning environment
• ·         Ensure students complete high-quality curriculum work provided by teaching staff
• ·         Maintain consistently high expectations for behaviour, attitudes and learning
• ·         Promote positive routines, self-regulation and readiness to learn

2. Behaviour Reflection and Reintegration

• ·         Facilitate reflective/restorative conversations following lesson removals
• ·         Support students to reflect on their behaviour and identify strategies for improvement
• ·         Prepare students for successful reintegration into mainstream lessons
• ·         Monitor students following reintegration and provide additional support where required
• ·         Promote accountability while maintaining positive relationships

3. Preparing Students for Success Following Lesson Removal

• ·         Work closely with appropriate staff to ensure students have access to appropriate curriculum work whilst in the Reset Room
• ·         Facilitate restorative conversations that help students reflect on the reasons for their removal, understand the impact of their behaviour and identify strategies for improvement
• ·         Prepare students to return to lessons with a positive mindset, ready to meet the academy's high expectations for behaviour, learning and conduct
• ·         Where appropriate, liaise with teaching staff prior to students returning to lessons, ensuring any relevant information or agreed strategies are shared
•  Monitor students following their return to lessons and provide additional support where appropriate to promote a successful return to learning
• ·         Identify patterns or repeated lesson removals and communicate these to the relevant pastoral staff, contributing to targeted intervention where required
• ·         Promote accountability, self-regulation and resilience, supporting students to make positive choices for the remainder of the academy day

4. Collaboration and Communication

• ·         Work closely with the Lead for Internal Reintegration, SENDCo, Pastoral Team, Attendance Team, teaching staff and safeguarding team to ensure coordinated support for students
• ·         Where appropriate, liaise positively and professionally with parents/carers regarding student progress, wellbeing, attendance, and engagement
• ·         Support communication between the academy, families, and external agencies where appropriate
• ·         Share relevant information appropriately and professionally in line with academy systems and safeguarding procedures

5. Monitoring, Record Keeping, and Administration

• ·         Maintain accurate, timely and confidential records of all lesson removals, restorative conversations, interventions and outcomes in line with academy procedures.
• ·         Record student attendance within the Reset Room, completion of learning activities and readiness to return to lessons
• ·         Monitor patterns and trends in lesson removals, identifying repeat incidents, common triggers, locations, subjects or times of day, and share this information with the relevant pastoral staff
• ·         Contribute to the identification of students requiring additional behavioural, pastoral or safeguarding support by highlighting emerging concerns and patterns of behaviour
• ·         Record safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing concerns promptly and accurately using CPOMS, ensuring all concerns are reported in line with the academy's safeguarding procedures
• ·         Liaise with teaching staff following lesson removals to ensure appropriate follow-up actions and successful return to learning
• ·         Contribute to the ongoing review and development of Reset Room procedures, making recommendations to improve consistency, student outcomes and the overall effectiveness of the provision
• ·         Ensure all documentation is completed accurately, stored securely and complies with GDPR, safeguarding and academy policies

6. Safeguarding and Professional Responsibilities

• ·         Promote and uphold safeguarding and child protection procedures at all times
• ·         Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and appropriate boundaries in all aspects of the role
• ·         Demonstrate understanding of trauma-informed practice, restorative approaches, inclusive education, and behaviour support strategies
• ·         Engage in relevant training and professional development related to SEND, SEMH, safeguarding, behaviour, mental health, and inclusion
• ·         Model the academy’s values, ethos, and expectations, contributing positively to the wider community