Package Description:
Join the Board of the High School of Dundee: Designated Director for Child Protection and Safeguarding
The High School of Dundee is seeking a passionate, dedicated individual to join our Board as the designated lead for Child Protection and Safeguarding.
This is a unique opportunity to play a vital role in ensuring the safety, welfare, and well-being of our pupils, shaping policies, and upholding the highest standards of care in our school community.
Key Responsibilities:
* Providing strategic oversight for Child Protection and Safeguarding.
* Supporting and advising on policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and best-practice standards.
* Liaising with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure robust Child Protection and Safeguarding measures are in place.
What We’re Looking For:
We welcome applications from individuals with experience in Child Protection, Safeguarding, or related fields. A background in Education, Social Work, Medicine, Law Enforcement, or similar disciplines would be beneficial, but a commitment to Safeguarding excellence is paramount.
Why Join Us?
By joining the Board of the High School of Dundee, you’ll contribute to a school that prides itself on its inclusive, supportive, and dynamic learning environment.
If you’re committed to making a difference in the lives of young people and have the skills to lead in this crucial area, we’d love to hear from you.
Help us ensure every child’s experience at the High School of Dundee is safe, nurturing, and inspiring. Together, we can make a lasting impact.
About the High School of Dundee
At the High School of Dundee, our unique location in the heart of the city is a major strength, helping our pupils feel connected to the real world, creating fully rounded and grounded young people. The school currently has over 900 pupils, from age 3-18, who divide their time between our main city centre campus and our extensive sports facility, Mayfield.
Our approach is built on a profound belief that if young people are valued, supported known, and engaged in their learning, they can achieve amazing things. We have a long track record of outstanding exam results, which we owe to our rigorous approach, expertise built up over many years and a genuine desire to see our pupils realise their potential.
In our Primary School, the children work daily on the crucial building blocks of literacy and numeracy, but the focus is also on making learning fun, engaging and wide-ranging. And in the Senior Years, choice is paramount. In S3, our pupils can choose eight subjects to focus on, while in S5 they can select from 25 subjects at Higher level. At Advanced Higher, 23 subjects are available.
The timetabling of exciting new interdisciplinary STEM Innovation and Business Enterprise courses, in addition to computer science for all, has embedded Future Skills into our curriculum. In tandem, the development of partnerships with local businesses is allowing us to provide real world learning opportunities which further enriches our pupils’ learning.
A focus on the essential importance of Pastoral Care and on encouraging all pupils to make the most of the opportunities presented by our vibrant and extensive co-curriculum, helps create an environment in which the School’s Core Values are ever-present and where the desire to learn, support one another and grow is embraced by all.