About This Position

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including, receipt of high-quality references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification and police checks, including overseas checks.

Key Responsibilities:

Six areas make up the working week. They are held alongside the Principal, the Head of Primary and the Head of Secondary, and in close partnership with HR and Operations.

Safeguarding and child protection

Hold the designated safeguarding lead function for the whole school: policy, procedures, records and case management.

Own safeguarding training, reporting routes and referral relationships with external

agencies.

School improvement

Collaborate on improvement systems and structures: community input, writing, implementation and review.

Turn evidence into priorities the whole school can act on.

Monitor progress against the school improvement plan and report to the Principal and Taaleem.

Wellbeing and student experience

Share leadership of student and staff wellbeing, attendance, punctuality and behaviour.

Hold accountability for before- and afterschool programmes.

Provide strategic oversight of inclusion, ECPs, arts, sport, student leadership, sustainability and buses.

Compliance and accreditation

Maintain the integrity of the Taaleem, ADEK and Raha policy suite through scheduled review and version control.

Lead inspection and accreditation documentation.

Chair the Cultural Compliance Consideration Committee and liaise with regulatory and

government entities.

Professional learning and appraisal

Own the appraisal and development cycle, including BlueSky administration and moderation of quality.

Lead the design of the CPD offer, leadership programming and the coaching programme.

Lead induction and onboarding of new staff; manage educational subscriptions and their value.

Safety, operations and deputising

Lead Occupational Safety and Health and the Emergency Response Team.

Work as a visible senior leader across both primary and secondary phases.

Deputise for the Principal as required.