Head of Safeguarding
We are looking to appoint a Head of Safeguarding to provide high-level oversight, expert guidance and quality assurance, ensuring that we meet statutory duties and that children are kept safe across all Wensum Trust schools.
Job Title: Head of Safeguarding
Pay Grade: Leadership spine L13–L17
Terms of Employment: Permanent
Hours: 6.5 hours per week ( 1 day per week) Term Time +1
Responsible To: Strategic Leads (PSL / SSL)
The Head of Safeguarding role is a senior, strategic safeguarding expert who will help build and maintain a robust and compliant safeguarding culture across all Wensum Trust schools.
The role's purpose is to provide high-level oversight, expert guidance and quality assurance, ensuring that all Trust schools meet their statutory duties and that children are kept safe. This role involves working with our Strategic Leads, developing and delivering our overarching strategies for Safeguarding at Scale, promoting a unified approach, and adapting to the complexity of modern safeguarding issues by implementing consistent systems that can be applied uniformly across schools.
As a part-time role, the successful candidate will focus on strategic leadership rather than day-to-day operational management, supporting the school-based Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and central leadership team.
To make an application for this role, please email Angie Clifton and Tom Rolfe outlining why you are suitable for the role and how you would approach it to ensure success.
Closing date: 15 December 2025
Interviews: 18 December 2025