Our key aim is to create a positive, happy ethos and culture where our students behave well, have good manners, develop age-appropriate self-discipline, engage positively with their learning and show integrity in their words and actions.

Student Voice is a huge strength of the academy serving to raise student engagement, encouraging participation in charity, community, learning and peer support. We strongly believe our student voice makes students feel valued and included in their schooling.

Praise culture for staff and students sits at the heart of our vision of belonging. Our system of praise values and celebrates the achievement of all students and staff, both within and outside the classroom. This culture of praise is visually represented in each classroom with teachers encouraged to praise students for going above and beyond. Students receive a Praising Stars report every 6 weeks which reviews and praises their effort in their classes. The academy calendar is built upon a number of regular weekly, termly and annual praise events such as our weekly PROUD Thursday which we welcome you to come and view when you visit us.

The academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools, and we intend that every member of staff receives CPD appropriate to the role.

If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Laura Holmes Vice Principal (ROLE) at EMAIL: l.holmes@shafton.outwood.com

Responsibilities

We are looking for a proactive, resilient, and collaborative professional who can work directly with families in the local community to break down barriers to learning, with a sharp, hands-on focus on improving school attendance. The ideal candidate will build strong, professional relationships with families and external partners, empowering parents to make sustainable, positive changes that get their children back into the classroom every day. You must be highly organised, capable of managing a caseload under pressure, and deeply committed to student welfare, safeguarding, and driving attendance recovery.

Reporting to the Vice Principal and Inclusion Coordinator, your core responsibilities will centre on managing an active caseload as a designated Key Worker, utilising assessment tools to coordinate, implement, and review tailored support plans that directly target persistent absence and increasing individual and academy attendance. Crucially, you will coordinate and attend school attendance panels to get kids back into school, progressing enforcement measures where necessary. Additionally, you will build parental capacity, assist families in accessing external specialist services and financial benefits to eliminate practical obstacles keeping children from school, organise community support sessions, and maintain precise, confidential records on CPOMS while collaborating closely with the academy’s safeguarding, attendance, and inclusion teams.

Key duties include delivering evidence-based interventions in both school and home environments, supporting parents to build resilience and parenting capacity, and assisting families in accessing specialist services or financial entitlements.

We are very proud of our Faculty and would welcome you to visit.

Qualifications

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Candidates must possess Level 2 qualifications in English and maths, or an equivalent standard of education. It is essential to hold a specialist Level 4 qualification in a relevant area, such as social care. While not strictly essential, an additional safeguarding qualification is considered highly desirable for this position. Furthermore, the successful applicant must be able to provide a satisfactory DBS check to meet the Academy’s safety requirements.

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