Director of Safeguarding
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £34,538-£36,379
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st January 2018
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2017
Job overview
Director of Safeguarding
The Excel Academy Trust seeks to appoint an inspirational and highly motivated Director of Safeguarding to make a real impact at Framwellgate School Durham. The successful candidate will possess energy, vision and enthusiasm and believe that the core purpose for any school is to keep children safe. Only when this happens can we realise our aim of raising achievement and creating a truly outstanding environment for teaching and learning. A commitment to safeguarding, strength to hold staff to account and a ‘can-do’ attitude that will engage students, staff and the wider community are all essential.
This is a non-teaching post; the successful candidate may have a background in education, social services, the NHS or elsewhere, and we appreciate that each applicant will come with their own particular strengths. Potential candidates are invited to arrange an informal visit to the school to meet Andy Byers, the Headteacher. Please contact Fiona Thompson (Thompson.f@framdurham.com) to make arrangements for a visit. The available date for a visit is Monday 20th November 2017 at 10.30am (we apologise in advance that no other dates/times are available). The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Wednesday 22nd November 2017. Shortlisting will take place on 22nd November, shortlisted candidates will be contacted that evening and interviews will take place on Monday 27th November 2017
Framwellgate School Durham is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS and Section 128 clearance will be required for this post, together with completion of a pre-employment health questionnaire.
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About Framwellgate School Durham
- Framwellgate School Durham
- Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham
- County Durham
- DH1 5BQ
- United Kingdom
Framwellgate School Durham (FSD) is an 11-18 school which was granted academy status in 2011. There are approximately 1300 students on roll including 140 in the Sixth Form. Within the next two years, we envisage a roll of 1400 including 230+ in the sixth form. The school serves the population to the north of Durham city, primarily from the Newton Hall estate, but we attract students from a wide surrounding area and over 20 feeder primary schools. We are a high achieving 11-18 academy with a strong track record in both provision and outcomes. We are fully committed to the students in our care, and work to ensure that both the pastoral provision and quality of teaching is the very best.
Excellence, Compassion and Respect for All
Our school promotes academic excellence and embraces the shared values of honesty, integrity, respect and compassion. We want our students to be ambitious, kind, resilient and hardworking, and have a genuine passion for learning. We want them to change the world with the knowledge, skills and confidence they have learned here; to champion fairness, have friendships for life, and pride in our school. Above all, we want our students to be happy.
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