Head of Safeguarding
Global Academy
Hayes
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £32,310-£36,026 FTE
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 25 September 2017
Job overview
The Global Academy opened its doors in September 2016 to the first cohort of students. September 2017 sees us double our student numbers which means we are on the lookout for phenomenal staff to join our existing small staff body.
What’s it all about?
Our vision is to practically educate our young people to be ready for life in the creative media sector, linking all education through our specialism in broadcast and digital media. Our values are underpinned by our Obsession statement and our commitment to crafting everything we do to be the very best it can be. By doing this, we aim to create inquisitive, confident and reflective students who can harness their creativity to progress their own well-being and that of others.
What will you be doing?
As Head of Safeguarding for the Global Academy, you’ll be responsible for ensuring all students feel safe, secure and supported. The Lead for Safeguarding within the Academy will be responsible for ensuring all matters relating to safeguarding are dealt with correctly, reflecting best practice and following the recommendations as set out by legislation. They will ensure all matters relating to safeguarding are recorded according to the Academy systems and updated as required. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring relevant staff are informed of any concerns and that external agencies are involved and updated as soon as possible to ensure the very best outcomes for our students. The Head of Safeguarding will have a proven track record of ensuring safeguarding matters are dealt with correctly and in a timely manner, and will be able to demonstrate they are highly organised and process-driven.
This post is being advertised as full time but term-time only would be considered for the right candidate.
We will review applicants as they are received and therefore may invite people in for interview sooner than the closing date.
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About Global Academy
- Global Academy
- The Old Vinyl Factory, 1 Record Walk, Hayes
- Middlesex
- UB3 1DH
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Global Academy – a unique media school for Year 10 – 13 students in West London that prepares young people for a career in the creative media industry in partnership with Global - one of the world’s leading media and entertainment groups. We also train young adults on our one year Creative Entrepreneurship Professional Diploma programme for 18+ students as a fast track into the creative industry and a unique alternative to Higher Education.
Whether it be on-air, via global player or through their outdoor advertising – Global entertain and reach over 50 million individuals across the UK every week. We also work closely with UAL: London College of Communication. University of the Arts London (UAL) is a world-leading university for art and design (ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2021 QS World University Rankings®) and works right alongside the Global Academy team to deliver an amazing educational experience that will set students up for long-term success in the creative industries.
Values and vision
Our vision is to practically educate our young people to be ready for life in the creative media sector, linking all education through our specialism in broadcast and digital media. We aim to create inquisitive, confident and reflective students who can harness their creativity to progress their own well- being and that of others.
Global Academy is committed to the welfare of its staff and offers a strong CPD package which allows all staff to share ideas and best practice. Global Academy is a state-funded school based in Hayes with state of the art facilities including 8 radio studios, 2 TV Studios, a Podcast studio, an Esports Studio and industry standard editing suites - allowing our students to learn the skills needed to make it in the media and broadcast industry.
We work closely with our industry connections to ensure the skills we teach are the ones companies are looking for and our students leave the academy with a network of contacts along with the ability to progress into further education or employment.
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