Education Lead (Pastoral and Safeguarding)

Competitive salary plus excellent benefits including contributory pension scheme, health benefits, free gym membership

The Education Lead (Pastoral and Safeguarding) ensures that pastoral care and safeguarding across all partner schools are outstanding, robust, and fully authentic to King’s. Working remotely and in person, the role supports schools in developing and delivering world leading systems that prioritise student wellbeing, inclusion, and protection.

Responsibilities will include the following:

Safeguarding and Pastoral Operations

• Ensure safeguarding and pastoral standards are consistently excellent across all partner schools
• Support schools in developing and embedding robust, transparent pastoral systems that are authentic to King’s and appropriate for specific territories and cultures
• Maintain oversight of relevant pastoral and safeguarding policies
• Lead safeguarding and pastoral audits across the family of schools

Student Welfare and Wellbeing

• Monitor student welfare, including social and emotional development, across partner schools
• Implement systems to track and analyse pastoral trends across the network
• Oversee delivery of PSHE related curricula, ensuring high-quality provision and alignment with current best practice and local authority expectations

Training, Support, and Systems

• Liaise with pastoral leaders to provide training and professional development as required
• Support safeguarding and pastoral elements of teacher recruitment
• Support school start-up workstreams to design and embed excellent systems

Inclusion and Community

• Lead Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) across the family of schools, contributing to policy and initiatives and responding to local regulatory expectations
• Oversee the house system across the family, working closely with the Education Lead (Global Student Learning) to coordinate cross-school initiatives

Partner School Liaison and Reporting

Act as an ambassador for King’s College School Wimbledon

Attend and contribute to governor and committee meetings when requested

Provide regular updates and formal reports to the KCSWI Board on pastoral and safeguarding matters

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Dedicated and hard-working character
• Excellent communication skills
• Mission led
• Inclusive personality able to develop positive working relationships across the King’s community in Wimbledon and overseas
• Experience in a pastoral leadership and safeguarding in an early year, primary or senior school setting (e.g. head of year/head of house or above)
• Willingness to travel internationally
• Strong administration and planning skills
• A high degree of personal motivation, initiative and energy
• Teaching qualification or experience
• A good understanding of the independent school ethos and commercial aspects of school management

TERMS & CONDITIONS

• A highly competitive salary
• Envisaged start date: September 2026

King’s is one of the most successful schools in the world, with outstanding academic results, first-class pastoral care and a vibrant co-curriculum. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of southeast England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.

Closing date: Monday 30th March 2026 at 9am

Interviews: Monday 13th April 2026

To apply for this role, please register your details online via our website www.kcs.org.uk (under useful information / career opportunities). Once you have registered your details with us, you can apply for vacancies by logging into the candidate area using your email address and chosen password. You will be asked to fill an online application form which includes a covering letter.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

King’s is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. King’s College School is fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in its recruitment of teaching and support staff.