Safeguarding Assistant
The Kingsway School, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4QX17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 October 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
14 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- From £31,537 to £33,699
Actual salary
- From £18,634 to £19,912
Pay scale
- Grade 6 (Point 18-22)
What skills and experience we're looking for
It is an exciting time to join TKS. Over the last three years, we have worked tirelessly to ensure that TKS is a special place for our students. Our campus based Key Stage offer has brought about a significant shift in our school’s culture and reputation and we are delighted that our most recent Ofsted visit in February 2026 recognised the huge advancements the school has made. Our children are happy here, our staff are proud to work here and our parents would recommend the school.
We are delighted to share this unique opportunity for a Safeguarding Assistant. Safeguarding is central to all aspects of students' education at TKS and all of our staff recognise that safeguarding is everyone's moral as well as statutory responsibility. In September 2026, we will be joined by a new Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead who comes with significant safeguarding experience from another local Secondary school. Our current Operational Safeguarding lead is well established in the role and will be instrumental in supporting and guiding the newly appointed Safeguarding Assistant. It is therefore an exciting time to be joining a committed and passionate team of safeguarding who between them have both a wealth of experience and the drive to shape the future of safeguarding for our students.
Please note that we are keen to recruit the right candidate so due to timeframes, we will interview early for strong applications and may therefore close this advert at the time of appointment.
Our leadership team is dedicated to creating a school where staff and students feel valued, supported and proud to belong. We believe in high standards, strong relationships and a genuine sense of community.
At Kingsway, the core purpose of every teacher is to deliver consistently high-quality teaching and learning so that every student can achieve their full potential. We are looking for teachers with vision and creativity who can strengthen curriculum implementation within their subject and secure ambitious outcomes for our diverse, comprehensive intake.
Our best teachers are reflective, kind and community-minded, combining innovation with attention to detail and consistently high expectations.
Please read our comprehensive recruitment pack to discover more about our school and about our Safeguarding Team.
Our pack includes details about:
- Our curriculum vision
- Our unique middle school and upper school model
- Our staff wellbeing charter
- Our bespoke ECT training program
- Our enhanced professional development opportunities
- Testimonials from current staff
Please return applications to: recruitment@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
If you would value an informal discussion about the post, please contact Laura Likissa (DSL) on l.likissa@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
What the school offers its staff
About Education Learning Trust:
Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 490 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.
As a valued member of our Trust, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package. This includes a highly competitive salary, a respected and generous pension scheme, and outstanding opportunities for career progression and professional development. We are also committed to supporting your health and wellbeing, offering access to our award-winning employee assistance programme and a wide range of employee benefits and discounts.
Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:
- exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
- school improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
- opportunities for professional development and leadership
- a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
- innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.
All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks.
It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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.’
We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).
Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Please send completed applications to recruitment@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
ELT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.
All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Kingsway School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1260 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- The Kingsway School website
- Email address
- recruitment@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
The Kingsway School is a large successful 11-16 comprehensive school, located in between the popular Cheadle and Gatley areas of Stockport.
Students from all backgrounds thrive at The Kingsway School. Our students are not only encouraged to develop their own skills and talents to the full, but also to learn the importance of contributing to the wider community. This is a high achieving school, with a sustained focus on learning and a curriculum designed to inspire and challenge.
Our students and staff are committed to our ethos of Opportunity, Achievement and Respect.
What makes our school special?
Our commitment to staff wellbeing with our collaborative Staff Wellbeing Charter.
The fully inclusive nature of our school community including our resourced based students (SEN) and students from minority ethnic backgrounds (EAL).
Our mantra for Engagement, Challenge and Progress in all lessons.
A well-established, traditional and academic curriculum that supports students in the next stage of their education and future career pathway.
Our promotion of SMSC and British values through the curriculum, extra-curricular and whole school activities.
Our commitment to careers advice and informing students on career pathways, evidenced by our IAG Gold Award.
Our passion for the promotion of STEM based subjects within the school curriculum, and extra-curricular offer, evidenced by the MOSI STEM Excellence Award.
Our student leadership team and the impact they have on improving their school, evidenced by our representation on the British Youth Parliament.
Our work with local, national and global charities including a sister school in Kolweny, Kenya, evidenced by our International School School status.
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