Lead for Pupil Development: Safeguarding and Attendance

Millfield Primary School, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 0ES

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February/March 2026

• Closing date

  14 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,369.00 - £25,353.00 Annually (Actual) Pro rata (35hrs per week)

Lead for Pupil Development: Safeguarding and Attendance job summary

“Giving every child the chance to succeed and be happy”.

Millfield Primary School, part of the Enrich Learning Trust, is a primary school with over 260 pupils and a 16 place Specialist Resource Base in Norfolk. We are a rapidly developing school that has a strong community of dedicated staff who live out our vision and gives every child the chance to succeed. This is underpinned by CARES values that permeate the school.

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and caring individual to further support our students. The successful individual will work closely with our Lead for Pupil Development: Behaviour and the Assistant Headteacher for Character and Culture. The successful individual will

Assist in ensuring that all children in the academy are safe from harm

Manage an identified caseload of students who have safeguard or Child Protection (CP) needs.

Ensure the very highest levels of attendance

Manage an identified caseload of students who require support to improve their attendance

Follow statutory guidelines in the promotion of pupil welfare

Assist with provision of regular child protection/safeguarding training to school staff

Communicate the importance of child welfare and attendance to all members of the school community

Lead meetings with external agencies

Uphold the vision and values of the school in all their work and interactions.

For an informal discussion contact the Headteacher, Mrs Laura Gatward (lgatward@millfieldprimary.school). We welcome visits to the school prior to application.

Enrich Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Enrich Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

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.

About Millfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 283 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Millfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/millfield-primary-school-nr28-0es

Millfield Primary is a thriving school in the market town of North Walsham, and this is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Multi Academy Trust. Situated approximately 20 miles north of Norwich, we are part of the Enrich Learning Trust family of schools. Millfield Primary School is a fully inclusive setting with a 16 place SRB for Autism.

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