Pastoral and Academic Support - Secondary School
Full Time
Kensington and Chelsea
We're looking for a passionate and proactive Pastoral and Academic Leader (PAL) to join a forward-thinking secondary school in the heart of Chelsea. Whether you join on a term-time or full-year basis, your role will be central to shaping the wellbeing, behaviour, and progress of pupils.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a PAL, you’ll be that consistent, steady presence students need. Your day-to-day will include:
Leading on pupil behaviour, wellbeing and academic support
Collaborating with staff, families, and external agencies to ensure every student is safe, seen, and supported
Promoting positive behaviour and helping young people build self-belief and independence
Working closely with the Assistant Head for Inclusion to deliver holistic student support
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
Have experience in pastoral, learning, or wellbeing support
Know how to build trust with young people, staff, and families
Have a confident, calm presence and excellent communication skills
Want to work in a setting that values development—for students and staff
What You’ll Get
A warm, inclusive team with a real sense of community
Professional development and training that actually feels useful
The chance to make a genuine difference in a school that values care as much as curriculum
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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