Assistant Head of Year/Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Biddulph High School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 7AR24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
20 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
27 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,254 - £30,024
Assistant Head of Year/Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary
The Potteries Educational Trust is a growing Multi Academy Trust, working collaboratively with educational institutions from across Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and beyond, seeking to improve outcomes for all children and young people in the region. The Trust is a vibrant Learning Community working to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The Trust seeks to deliver high quality parental engagement, pastoral support and the pooling of resources and expertise to achieve an Outstanding learning experience and outcomes for all our children and young people. Institutions work together to foster high quality academic and pastoral support, utilising the best elements of educational research in moving existing strong practice to outstanding in every sense.
Biddulph High school is a popular Academy with just under 800 students on roll, situated in a pleasant residential area on the edge of Knypersley and enjoying an excellent reputation. The Trust is a vibrant learning community, working hard in the areas that we serve to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The school is an Ofsted graded GOOD.
Biddulph High School is a caring, inclusive, and dynamic school committed to the safety, well-being, and personal development of all our students.
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated Safeguarding and Assistant Head of Year to join our team and play a key role in protecting and supporting our students. This is a key supporting role, working closely with the Head of Year to promote student progress, attendance, behaviour, and well-being. The role includes responsibility for the safeguarding of students as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be
considered for this role.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Biddulph High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 770 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Biddulph High School website
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