Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Abbeyfield School · Northampton · West Northamptonshire
Job description
About You:
Abbeyfield School is seeking a compassionate, organised and proactive individual who is passionate about safeguarding and making a positive difference to the lives of young people. The successful candidate will have experience working in a school or safeguarding-related environment, excellent communication and record-keeping skills, and the ability to build effective relationships with students, families, staff and external agencies. You will be confident managing a varied workload, handling sensitive information with professionalism, and working collaboratively to ensure the best possible outcomes for every student
Our Ideal candidate will have:
- School-based Experience:Experience of working within a school environment.
- Communication Skills:Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with a variety of audiences.
- Relationship Building:Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, colleagues, families and external agencies.
- Problem Solving:A proactive problem solver who can assess situations and make appropriate decisions.
- Organisation & Initiative:Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage a busy workload and successfully multi-task.
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About this school
Abbeyfield School
Academy sponsor led · Secondary · Ages 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,358
- Avg teacher salary
- £42,833
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 21.9:1
- Academy trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Northampton, West Northamptonshire, NN4 8BU
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 9 September 2026
- Closing date
- 21 September 2026
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