Start date: September 2026

Closing date: Monday 13th July

Shortlisting date: Monday 13th July

Interview date: Thursday 16th July

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: 37 hours per week

Working pattern: Term time, TD days plus 5 days (40 weeks) Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.10pm Monday - Thursday, 8.00am to 3.40pm Friday

Salary Range:  Actual: £28,140-£30,725 (FTE: £31,537-£34,434) pay award pending

Kingsdown School is seeking an authentic and analytical professional to join our education support team as a Progress Leader. In this role, you will hold oversight for the progress, attendance, and behaviour of a single year group, staying with those students to guide them as they progress through each academic year of the school. This continuity allows you to build deep, meaningful partnerships with families and understand each student's development over time.

Working closely with our Attitudes & Engagement Lead Practitioner, you will act as the key link between tutors, teachers, families, and external agencies. This is a position for an established pastoral professional who values a structured environment where student well-being and academic progress are treated as inextricably linked.

Why This Role Matters

Our support staff are pivotal in establishing a culture of high expectations and mutual respect across the school. As a Progress Leader, your early intervention when behaviour or attendance patterns change ensures that no student slips under the radar. By coordinating early help and structured behaviour plans, you directly protect the learning environment for everyone.

What You Will Bring

• Pastoral Experience: Proven experience working within a secondary school pastoral team is essential.

• Intervention Expertise: The ability to plan, implement, and evaluate targeted interventions, such as Individual Behaviour Plans or Early Help Assessments.

• Communication Skills: Exceptional professional communication skills when handling complex or sensitive situations with parents and external agencies.

• High Standards: A commitment to being a visible role model, maintaining high standards during daily break and lunch duties, and coaching pupils on positive choices.

• Safeguarding Knowledge: Level 3 Safeguarding/Child Protection training, or a willingness to complete this immediately.

The Kingsdown Difference

At Kingsdown School, we recognise that our support staff are integral to our educational mission. We offer a professional, stable environment where your workload is respected, and your contribution is visibly valued. You will join a friendly, established office team that balances high professional standards with genuine mutual support.

As part of the River Learning Trust, you will also benefit from excellent professional development alignment, networking opportunities with HR peers across our schools, and access to a comprehensive staff benefits package.

Compliance & Safeguarding

Kingsdown School is a member of the River Learning Trust (RLT). The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and medical clearance.

For more details, please see the Job Description in the attached pack.  If you would like to know more about this opportunity, or to arrange visit or a call please contact recruitment@kingsdownschool.co.uk  

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. 

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

The River Learning Trust and Kingsdown School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this List of offences that are not filtered.