A competitive salary on the College leadership scale

Full Time, Fixed Term

Expected July/ August 2025

6 December 2024

Brighton College Vietnam is a dynamic and exciting school looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Prep/Primary Deputy Head (Pastoral). This is a unique opportunity to join an exceptional and hard-working team with the united goal of ensuring that every child reaches their potential both academically and socially, by pushing boundaries and broadening horizons. Our expectation is that leaders at the College will show a desire to collaborate, inspire and develop teams, demonstrating the highest standards in terms of leadership, organisational and pedagogical skills with a willingness to contribute to the rich co-curricular life of this busy school. The role encompasses key responsibilities in Pastoral Leadership, Management and Safeguarding. The successful candidate will play a vital role in driving the development of the school; ensuring a consistently positive experience for all our pupils.
The role reports directly to the Head of Prep School.
Responsibilities
Pastoral Leadership/Management and Safeguarding

• Acting as the Designated Safeguarding Lead in 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 and RSE programmes in conjunction with the Head of Department/Curriculum Coordinator.
• Leading on all areas relating to the rewards and sanctions management across all year groups.
• Ensuring meticulous record-keeping of all behavioural, disciplinary and safeguarding matters in line with Brighton College, BSO 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 in order 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 in order 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 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 groups 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.

Safeguarding: Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all employees to share this commitment. All applicants should read the College’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which is available on our website, and are required to declare any information as requested on the application form. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, such as the International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) if they are UK based/UK national or a police certificate from every country that they have worked in outside the UK, as well as written/verbal reference checks from previous employers and qualification verification checks.
**Please note that only fully completed applications will be processed.

Safeguarding: Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all employees to share this commitment. All applicants should read the College’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which is available on our website, and are required to declare any information as requested on the application form. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, such as the International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) if they are UK based/UK national or a police certificate from every country that they have worked in outside the UK, as well as written/verbal reference checks from previous employers and qualification verification checks.