Head of Pastoral and Well-Being

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with more than 81 schools located across 32 countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 74,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on our four pillars of creativity, well-being, excellent academic outcomes, and global connectedness. These are delivered through the innovative use of educational technology to create a personalised 21st-century learning experience for all students.

Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. Nord Anglia schools deliver high-quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

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The College

Oxford International College Brighton is an international boarding school opening in Ovingdean, Brighton in September 2023. For the right candidate, this is an exciting and highly rewarding opportunity to lead and develop a new College, shaping its academic trajectory within Nord Anglia’s world-class international network of schools. The College’s curriculum will be based on the proven success of Oxford International College’s three-pronged curriculum model which has led to outstanding academic outcomes; OIC Brighton intends to join OIC Oxford at the top of the UK league tables, preparing our leavers for the most competitive courses at the world’s best universities. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in shaping the College’s opening phase and strategic direction, both in terms of increasing pupil numbers and developing a world-class curriculum.

The Head of Pastoral and Well-Being will sit on the College’s Senior Leadership Team, and will direct the College’s vision of pastoral care to our students and ensure its effective implementation. They will be responsible for the pastoral care for all students and ensuring that the appropriate systems, process and resources are in place in order that students’ pastoral needs are met.

As a member of the College’s Senior Leadership Team, they will be expected to be involved in, and to make a pro-active contribution to, all aspects of the life of the College, supporting and where appropriate representing the Principal in all aspects of school leadership. The includes crucial contributions to the College’s leadership and strategic development, identifying and taking every possible opportunity to improve, enhance and further the College’s educational, pastoral, boarding and super curricular provision.

More specifically, they will be the College’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, and as such will have responsibilities with regards to safeguarding and child protection. This will involve College-wide responsibility for:

• Supporting the wellbeing for our students;
• Issues relating to behaviour and discipline;
• Safeguarding and child protection (as Designated Safeguarding Lead);
• Overseeing and contributing to the development of the College’s boarding provision; and
• Leading on boarding and pastoral regulatory compliance.

The associated duties and responsibilities of this position can, generally, be broken down into Pastoral and Well-being, Behaviour and Discipline, Safeguarding and Child Protection, Leadership and Management. The expectations of the role should be read as indicative rather than exhaustive. There may be some expectation to teach a limited number of academic lessons, subject to the needs of the College.

In a broad sense, the associated duties and responsibilities for this position are set out below, although you can expect to be tasked, from time to time, with additional responsibilities within your capacity and expertise. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 03/04/2023