Designated Safeguarding and Attendance Lead
We have an exciting opportunity for a Designated Safeguarding and Attendance Lead to join the team at our new Ashdown Garden School in Forest Row. The school is aiming to open in 2026 and is based near the Emerson College site near the beautiful Ashdown Forest and the village of Forest Row.
Base pay range
40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year – starting salary dependent on qualifications and experience.
Responsibilities
The postholder will have the responsibility for safeguarding and attendance and pastoral support within the school. They will support the Executive Principal in providing leadership for the school as part of a contemporary Steiner-inspired school.
The postholder will secure the school's success and continuous improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its students and the highest standards of learning and achievement in accordance with statutory and Ofsted requirements.
As a senior leader at the school, the role is to work collaboratively with the Executive Principal and provide exceptional leadership to ensure the school's success and continual improvement. The postholder will develop and promote a whole-school culture of exceptional safeguarding practice that values high attendance and punctuality, embedding it into the ethos and daily routines of the school and managing key operational procedures for the school including behaviour and engagement.
Qualifications
* Ideally Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or relevant degree
* Level 3 or above qualification in Safeguarding Children and Adults
* Strong knowledge of statutory guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education and DfE attendance frameworks)
* Familiarity with attendance coding, data systems (e.g., SIMS/Arbor), and legal interventions
* A track record of contributing to the success of a department or organisation through leadership and vision
* Experience working with children with complex social, emotional, behavioural and learning needs
* Experience working in specialist education settings
* Demonstrated ability to implement quality assurance processes effectively
* A willingness to embrace the Practical Skills Therapeutic Education method which is inspired by the insights of Rudolf Steiner
* Adaptable, proactive, and able to show initiative
* High levels of personal resilience and emotional intelligence
Interview
>Interviews will be held on Thursday 11th December 2025.
Benefits
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash. Staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research such as our MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
EEO Statement & Disclosure
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure, a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications and verification of the right to work in the UK.
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