Date: 8 Aug 2025
Location:
London, GB
Job ID: 6809
School: Group Central Support United Kingdom Office
Company: Nord Anglia Education
GROUP HEAD OF SAFEGUARDING
Location: London Victoria (hybrid model, minimum 3 days in office).
Nord Anglia Education – the world’s leading private school’s organisation is recruiting a Group Head of Safeguarding to join our Education team in our London HQ.
London is our global headquarters where 200 colleagues across Finance, Risk, Corporate Development, Legal, HR, Marketing, Admissions & Communications (MAC) and Education drive the success of our 80+ schools in 30+ countries. By joining our fast paced and innovative organisation, you will be regularly liaising with our global team-mates from the Philippines to Peru, from Beijing to Boston and beyond.
If you have a global mindset, enjoy thinking outside the box and are prepared to go above and beyond to find solutions, then a career at Nord Anglia is for you.
In the role of Group Head of Safeguarding, we are looking for someone who will be responsible for embedding a safeguarding culture across the global group of schools. You will be creating and reviewing Nord Anglia Education safeguarding policies and practice across all our schools.
As an experienced safeguarding leader, you will work collaboratively with the principals, teachers, regional and central support teams to deliver safeguarding training across the schools and ensure colleagues have up to date information on policies and best practice. NAE has a strong focus on student wellbeing and you will work alongside school and central colleagues to promote and drive wellbeing initiatives across the organisation.
The role:
We seek an individual to join as Group Head of Safeguarding where your focus will be to:
- Lead on the development of rigorous child safeguarding systems, processes, and practice across the organisation and in all schools, which keep children safe from harm.
- Support schools to build their own capacity for effective internal safeguarding processes in line with the Organisation's self-improving school system methodology through the development of resources, materials. training etc.
- Maintain and develop a database of safeguarding audits and action plans identifying trends and patterns in performance and school quality across the group and ensuring regular, relevant reporting to the Executive Committee of the organisation.
- Work in collaboration with central function and regional teams (HR, Health and Safety) to monitor and evaluate the quality of safeguarding processes and advise on steps for further improvement.
The Successful Candidate will have experience in:
- Advising on schools and for organisations at regional or national level.
- The ability to judge the performance of schools and the quality of safeguarding processes.
- Managing incidents and investigations.
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices outside of the UK.
- Ability to judge the performance of schools and the quality of safeguarding processes
- Ability to manage incidents and investigations
- Ability to command respect from educational peers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to prioritise, meet targets, within deadlines and surpass expectations
- Sound project management skills
- Able to build and maintain effective relationships and networks
- Competent with finance/statistics/reporting
See full job description, here.
About Us
Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 90,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.
Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.
By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team. As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.
We encourage individuals to join us with our “Create your Future” mindset – we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career.
To Apply
On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.
At Nord Anglia Education, we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination.
We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with protected characteristics.
Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.
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