At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead safeguarding referrals, manage attendance, and oversee medical needs for pupils.
- Company: St Mary’s is part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi-Academy Trust.
- Benefits: Access to enhanced family leave, Employee Assistance programme, and discounts on gym memberships.
- Other info: This role is full-time, permanent, and subject to an Enhanced CRB check.
- Why this job: Join a Senior Leadership Team to shape pupil safety and wellbeing.
- Qualifications: Experience in safeguarding, attendance management, and medical needs oversight required.
The predicted salary is between 42839 - 42839 £ per year.
St Mary’s is a part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, Multi-Academy Trust. At IFtL, we believe in the power of collaboration and shared expertise to drive excellence in education. As a united family of schools, we are committed to supporting and empowering our staff, ensuring that every child receives the best possible learning experience.
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Attendance, Safeguarding and Medical Needs Lead to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a vital role in shaping the safety, wellbeing, and success of every pupil. This is an opportunity to take leadership across safeguarding, attendance, and medical needs, ensuring every child is supported, protected, and able to thrive.
Aim and main purpose of the role:
- Protect and empower pupils by leading safeguarding referrals and case management, ensuring timely interventions that make a real difference to children’s lives.
- Drive improved attendance and engagement, identifying barriers early and leading targeted strategies that help every pupil reach their full potential.
- Create a culture of confidence and vigilance, equipping and supporting colleagues to recognise, respond to, and prevent safeguarding concerns.
- Champion joined‑up support for families, working closely with external agencies to deliver coordinated, high‑impact interventions.
- Ensure every child’s needs are met, through effective oversight of medical provision and wellbeing support across the school.
- Use data to influence change, monitoring trends, evaluating practice, and shaping strategic improvements that strengthen safeguarding and pupil outcomes.
As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, successful candidates have access to enhanced family leave, Employee Assistance program, bespoke CPD and auto enrolment in LGPS/Teacher pension. All IFtL employees have access to a benefits platform which offers discounts on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme and much more.
Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.
Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives. All school‑based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check.
Attendance, Safeguarding and Medical Needs Lead in Milton Keynes employer: St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
Inspiring Futures through Learning offers a supportive environment with access to bespoke CPD and a benefits platform. Located at St Mary’s, the trust values diversity and aims to reflect this in its workforce. The mission focuses on empowering every child through collaborative excellence in education.
Contact Details:
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary Recruitment Team
