Deputy Head Pastoral (Prep), Deputy/DSL (August 2025)

The school is looking to appoint a well-qualified, for August 2025 Intake.

The Deputy Head Pastoral and Safeguarding will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team(SLT), responsible for the provision of outstanding pastoral support for all pupils (ensuring that they exceed potential in all aspects of School life and acquire the necessary life skills) and to take the lead responsibility of Safeguarding and Child Protection as the Deputy/ Designated Safeguarding Lead for the College for the upcoming academic year. This role will span across the prep school this year, and will have some teaching responsibilities as well.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Pastoral Leadership/Management and Safeguarding

• Acting as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Prep School.
•  Taking responsibility for embedding a culture of safeguarding across the school and promoting a culture of “it could happen here”.
• Developing and managing target-setting strategies, in conjunction with the Deputy Head Academic, to enhance the pupil experience, and line managing the form tutors accordingly.
• Coordinating an effective implementation of the PSHE, RSE and pastoral programmes, including the Pelican Pathway in conjunction with the Key Stage Leads/Curriculum Coordinator.
• Leading on all areas relating to the behaviour management across all year groups.
• Ensuring meticulous record-keeping of all behavioural, disciplinary and safeguarding matters in line with Brighton College, Cognita and other required international and in-territory inspection requirements.
• Maintaining and managing an accurate log of all complaints, including stage 1 informal concerns.
• Managing the cross-phase liaison with the Prep School and Pre-Prep Leadership Team to ensure smooth transition arrangements for all areas of pastoral care.
• Leading on the establishment of pupil committees, such as the Pupil Council and other systems, to ensure pupil voice feeds into school improvement.
• Oversight for the House system, including managing House Leads and Deputy House Leads, the annual activity overview and its implementation.
• Retaining oversight for all work relating to charity and social responsibility.
• Producing an annual update of all school policies and documentation in relation to pastoral care and safeguarding at the College.
• Organising and running pastoral information events for pupils and parents.
• Developing and maintaining oversight for all forms of pupil responsibility within the College.
• Have oversight of pupil attendance, including absence requests, registration and dismissal.

Broader Senior Leadership Team/Operational

• Contributing to the whole-school culture of pastoral care and safeguarding.
• Supporting the Head of Prep with the delivery of inspirational, thought-provoking and celebratory weekly assemblies.
• Liaising with parents and outside agencies, as appropriate, to develop positive relationships outside the College community.
• Contributing to the SLT’s role in monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning throughout the school.
• Maintaining and enhancing the quality of the College’s operational effectiveness and contributing to the effective performance of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Ensuring the Brighton College values are fully embedded into the College community.
• Contributing to the collection and dissemination of all information relating to the College for the purposes of marketing and communication.
• Contributing to the strategic planning of the whole College to implement the College vision.
• Deputising for the Head of Prep in their absence.
• Any other reasonable management request. 

Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge

•  An Honours degree or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years leadership experience.
• A record of continual professional development.
• An ability to demonstrate an excellent record as a teacher and middle/senior leader, with evidence of providing support and guidance to staff in all matters associated with specific responsibilities.
•  First-class communication skills with a demonstrable ability to act as an effective and compelling ambassador for the College.
•  A demonstrable appetite for educational innovation and a broad knowledge of the rapidly changing sector internationally.
• Knowledge of strategies to raise standards of attainment for a different group of learners.
• Excellent organisational, IT and administrative skills.
• Proven ability to monitor and evaluate teams and individuals.
• Ability to think strategically and to contribute to the development of the College.

Personal Attributes

• A highly visible leader with the charisma, energy and ambition to inspire and motivate the different constituencies which make up the College community.
• An empathetic relationship-builder with a sophisticated understanding of how to work effectively with High levels of emotional intelligence and the cultural sensitivity and global perspective to relate well to people at all levels and from a diversity of backgrounds.
• Sound judgement, high levels of self-awareness, resilience and stamina, and a strong sense of personal and professional integrity.
• A genuine commitment to the Brighton College values, ethos and educational philosophy.

We pride ourselves across the Brighton College Family of Schools in having an outstanding staff of enthusiastic, dedicated and loyal members of staff who are ‘team-players’. Staff are expected to be supportive of the College, its aims and ethos and above all, have a positive approach and a sense of humour.

FURTHER DETAILS

Brighton College (Singapore) is an exciting place to work, and it is our staff who make our community a vibrant and stimulating environment.

Candidates should have a strong demonstrable experience. We will look for evidence of the capacity to contribute to the broader life of the College, and for evidence of passion and enthusiasm for teaching within this age phase.

SAFEGUARDING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, / international Police checks, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical question, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The College understands that a robust, fair and transparent recruitment and selection policy plays a central role in achieving this aim.

The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity.

The College reserves the right to appoint a candidate to the role in advance of any deadline date, in the event that a suitable candidate can be appointed.

“Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third (3rd) parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed