MACPT Education Lead

Swindon Borough Council; Swindon; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Swindon Borough Council is seeking an Education Lead to join the Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams (MACPT). This fixed-term role focuses on embedding education within safeguarding decisions, liaising with schools and partners to ensure children's educational needs are considered in safeguarding processes.

You will be the key link between education providers and safeguarding partners, supporting high-quality information and expert guidance.

Qualifications

• Degree or professional qualification in education, safeguarding or related field.
• Significant experience in education, safeguarding and multi-agency working.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation and Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality education information contributes to safeguarding assessments and decisions.
• Provide specialist education and safeguarding advice across the partnership.
• Contribute to strategy discussions, child protection conferences and multi-agency meetings.
• Ensure attendance, SEND, exclusions, vulnerabilities and protective factors are considered in safeguarding plans.
• Facilitate effective communication between schools, education services and safeguarding teams.
• Provide professional challenge to promote high-quality safeguarding practice.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Relationship building

Professional challenge

Education

Degree or equivalent (teaching or social work)

Job description

MACPT Education Lead

Ref: 193083

Salary: £51,356 p.a. plus benefits

37 hours per week

Fixed term contract - Until end of March 2028

Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that\'s who we\'re doing it for - the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you\'ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It\'s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Your next role

Are you passionate about safeguarding children and ensuring that education is at the heart of effective multi-agency decision-making?

SBC is seeking an experienced and committed education and safeguarding professional to join our Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams (MACPT) as the Education Lead.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in strengthening the contribution of education within safeguarding arrangements. Working closely with education settings, Children\'s Social Care and partners, you will ensure educational information, insight and expertise inform decisions about children experiencing, or at risk of, significant harm.

About the Role

You will act as the key link between education providers and safeguarding partners, ensuring that children\'s educational experiences, needs, strengths and vulnerabilities are fully considered within child protection processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring high-quality education information contributes to safeguarding assessments and decision-making.


• Providing specialist education and safeguarding advice across the partnership.


• Contributing to strategy discussions, child protection conferences and multi-agency meetings.


• Ensuring that attendance, SEND, exclusions, vulnerabilities and protective factors are fully considered within safeguarding plans.


• Facilitating effective communication between schools, education services and safeguarding teams.


• Providing professional challenge and scrutiny to promote high-quality safeguarding practice.


• Contributing to quality assurance activity, audits and continuous service improvement.


• Working closely with Children Missing Education, Elective Home Education and the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) to identify and support vulnerable children.


• Supporting education settings to understand and fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities.


• You will be an experienced professional with a strong understanding of both education and safeguarding.

About the role

You will have:

• A degree or relevant professional qualification, such as teaching or social work.


• Significant experience in education, safeguarding and multi-agency working.


• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education.


• An understanding of attendance, SEND, exclusions, Children Missing Education and Elective Home Education.


• Excellent communication, analytical and relationship-building skills.


• The confidence to provide constructive professional challenge.

The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required and access to a car/to be available to attend meetings around the town on occasion.

You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act "for the effective performance of a customer-facing role").

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It\'s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you\'ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We\'ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we\'ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you\'ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don\'t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we\'d love to hear from you.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

For further information about the role please contact Jo Goodey, Head of Pupil Access and Wellbeing on [e-mail]

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [e-mail]

Closing date: 22 October 2026

Interview date: 27 & 28 October 2026