Overview

Nord Anglia Education – the world’s leading private schools organisation – is recruiting a Group Head of Safeguarding to join our Education team in London HQ. Location: London Victoria (hybrid model, minimum 3 days in the office).

The Role

As Group Head of Safeguarding, you will be responsible for embedding a safeguarding culture across the global group of schools. You will create and review Nord Anglia Education safeguarding policies and practice across all our schools. You will work collaboratively with principals, teachers, regional and central support teams to deliver safeguarding training and ensure colleagues have up-to-date information on policies and best practice. NAE has a strong focus on student wellbeing and you will promote and drive wellbeing initiatives across the organisation.

The Role

We seek an individual to join as Group Head of Safeguarding where your focus will be to:

• Lead on the development of rigorous child safeguarding systems, processes, and practice across the organisation and in all schools, to keep children safe from harm.
• Support schools to build their own capacity for effective internal safeguarding processes in line with the Organisation's self-improving school system methodology through the development of resources, materials, and training.
• Maintain and develop a database of safeguarding audits and action plans, identify trends and patterns, and ensure regular, relevant reporting to the Executive Committee.
• Collaborate with central functions and regional teams (HR, Health and Safety) to monitor and evaluate safeguarding processes and advise on improvements.

The Successful Candidate Will Have Experience In

• Advising on schools and for organisations at regional or national level.
• Judging the performance of schools and the quality of safeguarding processes.
• Managing incidents and investigations.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices outside of the UK.
• Ability to command respect from educational peers and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise and meet targets within deadlines; sound project management skills.
• Able to build and maintain effective relationships and networks.
• Competent with finance/statistics/reporting.

About Us

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, educating more than 90,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We have exclusive collaborations with UNICEF, MIT, IMG Academy and Juilliard, among others, and we emphasise innovative thinking and life-changing experiences for students.

We encourage individuals to join with our “Create your Future” mindset. We provide opportunities to enhance skills and give you autonomy to grow your career.

To Apply

Online applications should be submitted directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and must include a CV.

Equal Opportunity

Nord Anglia Education is an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on skills and qualifications, without discrimination. We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, and those who identify with protected characteristics. We are committed to safeguarding standards in our schools and expect every employee to share this commitment.