Safeguarding Manager at Ernulf Academy

Ernulf Academy; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health support line

Cycle to work

Discounts & savings

Enhanced family leave

Optical care

Life assurance

Employee support

Gym membership

Pension scheme

Professional development

On-site parking

Job summary

Ernulf Academy is seeking an experienced Safeguarding Manager to lead welfare, safety and wellbeing of all scholars. You will work with the DSL, senior leaders, and external agencies to ensure safeguarding practices are robust, effective, and responsive to pupils' needs.

You will promote a strong safeguarding culture, support vulnerable scholars, maintain confidential records, deliver staff training, and contribute to academy operations and compliance.

Qualifications

• Must have safeguarding experience and a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Resilient, compassionate, highly organised, and committed to ensuring every scholar receives support.

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding and child protection processes - Manage safeguarding concerns, referrals, and records, ensuring all actions are timely, compliant, and child-centred.
• Support vulnerable scholars and families - Work directly with children, families, and external agencies to remove barriers and improve outcomes.
• Manage safeguarding records and reporting - Maintain accurate, confidential records and provide updates, reports, and analysis to academy leaders.
• Build effective multi-agency relationships - Liaise with social care, health services, local authorities, and other partners to coordinate support for scholars.
• Promote attendance, wellbeing and inclusion - Support initiatives that improve attendance, engagement, wellbeing, and the safeguarding culture across the academy.
• Train and support staff - Provide guidance, advice, and safeguarding awareness to colleagues, helping ensure statutory responsibilities are understood and fulfilled.
• Contribute to academy operations and compliance - Support safeguarding audits, policy implementation, statutory returns, and the continuous development of safeguarding practice across the academy.

Skills

Safeguarding leadership

Child protection

Multi-agency liaison

Record keeping

Staff training

Job description

About this Role

JOIN OUR MISSION TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY!

At Ernulf Academy, we are building a team of exceptional and highly skilled staff committed to delivering excellence and continuous improvement. Over the last two years, we have significantly improved outcomes for our scholars and remain ambitious in our pursuit of even greater success. We believe that every child deserves to feel safe, supported, and able to thrive, and safeguarding sits at the heart of everything we do.

As Safeguarding Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring the welfare, safety, and wellbeing of all scholars. Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), senior leaders, external agencies, and families, you will help ensure that safeguarding practices are robust, effective, and responsive to the needs of our young people. You will be instrumental in promoting a strong culture of safeguarding, supporting vulnerable scholars, and helping to remove barriers that may impact on attendance, wellbeing, and achievement.

This role is ideal for an experienced safeguarding professional who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people. You will be resilient, compassionate, highly organised, and committed to ensuring every scholar receives the support they need to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding and child protectionprocesses - Manage safeguarding concerns, referrals, and records, ensuring all actions are timely, compliant, and child-centred.
• Support vulnerable scholars and families - Work directly with children, families, and external agencies to remove barriers and improve outcomes.
• Manage safeguarding records and reporting - Maintain accurate, confidential records and provide updates, reports, and analysis to academy leaders.
• Build effective multi-agency relationships - Liaise with social care, health services, local authorities, and other partners to coordinate support for scholars.
• Promote attendance, wellbeing and inclusion - Support initiatives that improve attendance, engagement, wellbeing, and the safeguarding culture across the academy.
• Train and support staff - Provide guidance, advice, and safeguarding awareness to colleagues, helping ensure statutory responsibilities are understood and fulfilled.
• Contribute to academy operations and compliance - Support safeguarding audits, policy implementation, statutory returns, and the continuous development of safeguarding practice across the academy.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic time to join TEAMERNULF on our turnaround journey. We are on a RAPID MISSION to turn our school into one of the BEST in the country! When the current leadership took over, in September 2024, Ernulf had NEVER received an Ofsted 'Good' in ANY category. In January 2025, after just one term, Ofsted rated us 'Good' in ALL categories. If our rapid improvement and ambition EXCITE you, then join us to disrupt disadvantage by transforming the education of our pupils. We are within an hour's commute of North London, Norfolk, Grantham and Rugby.

We believe in keeping things simple. Our mantra is: WORK HARD, BE KIND. We don't just want children to attain incredible academic outcomes; we also want to help them become great people.

WORK HARD

Team Ernulf don't believe in fads. We know the biggest factor in a child's achievement is how hard they work. That is why we have sky high expectations. We have simplerules, centralised detentions, and we back our teachers - so that our classrooms are disruption-free. We do this to support our children who want to work hard and do well.

BE KIND

Team Ernulf is WWF: warm, welcoming, and friendly. We pride ourselves on having a family atmosphere. We teach our pupils empathy and respect and have zero tolerance to bullying. A scholarly approach is at our core, but teaching pupils to be polite, considerate, and caring is just as important.

Our world-class enrichmentprogramme takes learning beyond the classroom. Over the last year alone, children visited Cambridge University, The British Museum, The National Gallery, RAF Hendon, Kenilworth Castle, and were on Channel 5 and BBC radio!! As well as this, every week KS3 children have the opportunity to take part in electives such as British sign language, clubbercise, building a robotic arm, chess, girls cricket, and many more!

What We Offer:

• A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on 'powerful knowledge' and a traditional teaching and learning approach inspired by Rosenshine and TLAC.
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources.
• Disruption-free learning and a warm/strict behaviour system, including centralised detentions. We back our teachers!
• Pay above the national scales!
• 8 INSET days per year!
• Whole-class feedback over marking to reduce workload and increase impact!

Benefits:

• Health Support: Access to AXA's 24/7 health support line for medical advice.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Salary sacrifice deduction for bicycles and cycling accessories.
• Discounts and Savings: Access to the Blue Light Card and Costco membership.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Paid leave to support our people when they need it the most.
• Optical Care: Financial contribution to optical care for habitual DSE users.
• Life Assurance: Peace of mind for our people and their families.
• Employee Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted Gym Membership: Available at The Gym Group with 245 locations nationwide.
• Pension Scheme: Access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Professional Development: Continued professional development and training opportunities.
• Convenience: Free on-site parking.

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check. We value diversity and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure all candidates can fully demonstrate their abilities.

In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and the statutory Code of Practice, the Trust requires all public-facing post holders to demonstrate fluent English.
Within a school setting, this applies to all roles that involve direct or indirect interaction with pupils, parents, or members of the public.

Flexible Interview Dates:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.