Interim Director of Quality and Safeguarding

Company: GatenbySanderson
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Location: London
Job Description:

Role: Interim Director of Quality & Safeguarding

Sector: FE Education

Location: On-site across London & Surrey

GatenbySanderson is delighted to be supporting a specialist SEND college in the appointment of an Interim Director of Quality & Safeguarding.

Reporting to the CEO, this highly visible leadership role will provide strategic and operational oversight of quality assurance, quality improvement and safeguarding across a multi-site specialist education environment.

The successful candidate will lead on quality of education, inspection readiness, self-assessment, safeguarding assurance and continuous improvement, whilst providing support and challenge to leaders across the organisation.

The Ideal Candidate

  • A proven track record of leading quality improvement within FE, specialist SEND or wider education settings.
  • Strong understanding of Ofsted frameworks, quality assurance and inspection readiness.
  • Experience of leading self-assessment, quality improvement planning and internal audit activity.
  • Significant safeguarding leadership experience, with the ability to provide assurance at organisational level.
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the credibility to support and challenge senior leaders.
  • Experience within SEND would be highly desirable, although strong FE quality leaders will also be of interest.

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Posted: October 1st, 2026