About this Role

Designated Safeguarding Lead opportunity for March 2026 or sooner.

Harborne Primary School is a vibrant and inclusive school, committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and aspirational environment where every student can thrive. We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to join our Senior Leadership Team (SLT). This pivotal role will involve taking lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the school, ensuring the safety and welfare of all students. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual to make a significant contribution to our school community by leading and promoting a strong safeguarding culture.

The DSL will act as a key point of contact for staff, students, families, and external agencies, providing expert advice and ensuring that safeguarding standards are upheld.

Why This Role?

Harborne Primary School is a four-form entry primary school based on 2 sites with 840 pupils on roll: the original site dating back to 1902 at Station Road and our second site newly built in 2019 at Court Oak Road.

We are a friendly and thriving four form entry primary school and operate from 2 sites. We also offer term time wrap around care.

The school is a place where happy pupils succeed, which balances attainment with wider world skills acquisition and the development of well-rounded and happy children well equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team.

We are seeking a driven Designated Safeguarding Lead to join our team in March 2026 or sooner. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who is looking for a change and is eager to make a difference in the lives of our children in a nurturing and forward-thinking school.

Informal visits are welcome and encouraged, please contact Zoey Hutton to arrange a visit on 0121 464 2705.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a motivated and dedicated Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to:

• Lead on all safeguarding and child protection matters, including online safety.
• Act as the primary contact for staff, parents, carers, and external agencies regarding safeguarding concerns.
• Ensure prompt and effective referral of cases to the appropriate external bodies.
• Support HR with safeguarding-related referrals, including the Disclosure and Barring Service.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date safeguarding records using CPOMS.
• Work closely with SLT to ensure a whole-school approach to safeguarding.
• Collaborate with the Senior Mental Health Lead to support students with safeguarding concerns linked to mental health.
• Ensure a culture of high aspirations for children who have or have had a social worker.
• Provide safeguarding training and updates to all staff and monitor compliance.
• Conduct internal safeguarding audits and oversee risk assessments.
• Lead on attendance strategies, monitoring and evaluating whole-school attendance data.
• Ensure all safeguarding policies are reviewed, updated, and implemented effectively.
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Do you:

• Have a Strong background in safeguarding and child protection, ideally within a school setting.
• Have experience working with vulnerable children and their families.
• Have a passion about safeguarding and being committed to student welfare.

Information about our commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Further details about the role

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment following Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Visas cannot be sponsored.