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Lindsey Stuart

Kidlington,Oxfordshire

Summary

An experienced teacher and leader, deeply commited to safeguarding young people and meeting their pastoral and learning needs. 25 years working with international and UK based students in a boarding environment. Well established in Oxfordshire with strongs professional links with local schools and partners, including OSCB, MASH, LCSS, LADO, TVP, CAMHS. Indepth knowledge of local and national guidance, ISI and NMS requirments. Passionate about rooting learning in strong relationships between students and teachers, engaging young people in developing their school through student voice initiatives and encouraging a strong sense of personal agency. Expertise in cultural lens and creating a strong culture of safeguarding, diversity, inclusivity and equity. Experience curating PSHE curriculum sand of preparing and leading inspection in key areas. Commited to ongoing professional development. Flexible, resilient and supportive colleague.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work history

Pastoral Director of Middle School

Headington Rye
Oxford
06.2024 - Current

Teach 50% timetable of Music from Yr 7 - 13

DDSL responsibility for 550 students in Yr 9-11

Overarching responsibility for pastoral and safeguarg across Yr 9-11

Curation of PSHE programme for Middle School

Line management responsibility for Middle School Heads of Year

Involvement in student recruitment events and selection processes.



Sixth Form Housemistress and Teacher of Music

Headington Rye
Oxford
09.2022 - 06.2025

Overarching pastoral and academic oversight of 50 boarders, both UK and overseas students.

Worked with parents, guardians and host families to ensure students were well cared for during holiday periods and school remained complaint with UK immigration requitements and NMS/ISI regulations.

Led and managed a team of academic and non-teaching staff.

Member of Sixth Form Management Team, responsible for shared role in line managing academic tutors, organising social events, supporting UCAS and university entrance preparation, meeting prospective students and managing induction.

Managed the complexities of students of the age of 18 living within school boarding houses.

Director of Safeguarding, SLT

Dragon School
Oxford
09.2017 - 08.2022

DSL

Whole school responsibility for policy and practice in all aspects of safeguarding.

Responsibility for training of school and governors inline with local and national requirements.

Reporting to Governance and LA.

Oversight of all safeguarding records, including staff concerns, low level concerns and HR requirments.

Implementation of new software packages to manage safeguarding data.

Line management responsibility for School Counsellor and Lead Nurse

Provide wellbeing support to Houseparents and Head of Boarding

Build strong relationships with OSCB, MASH, LCSS LADO, CAMHS, TVP and Local Schools.


Housemistress

Dragon School

1/9/14-31/8/17

Founding Houseparent Day Boarding House - new boarding model in mixed house.


31/3/03-31/8/13

Full range of pastoral, academic and developmental oversight for 50 full boarders.

Head of Year

Dragon School
09.2013 - 08.2015

Led Yr 7 and Yr 8 alternately, 140 students per year.

Led a team of 14 teaching staff as academic tutors.

Oversight of co-curricular offer and student uptake.


Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead

Dragon School
09.2013 - 08.2017

Teach 70% timetable

Deputise for the Director of Safeguarding

Head of Academic Music

Dragon School
09.2011 - 08.2014

Led the academic tranche of the department - 7 full time staff

Development of curriculum and schemes of work (Yr 4 - Yr 8)

Oversight of departmental input for ISI inspection

Scholarship mentoring


Teacher of Music

Dragon School
09.2008 - 08.2022

Head of Strings

Dragon School
09.2000 - 08.2008

Oversight and development of all string provision across Prep and Pre Prep.

Work with Director of Social Impact to create opportunitites for outreach and partenership work.

Led team of string teachers.

Significant contribution to co-curricular offer.

Education

BA (Hons) Music -

University of Oxford, New College
04.2001 -

MA (Oxon) -

University of Oxford

PGCE -

Univeristy of Buckingham
09.2010 - 07.2011

BSA Diploma Pastoral Care and Boarding Management -

University of Roehampton / BSA
09.2004 - 06.2006

A-Levels -

Old Palace School of John Whitgift
London
09.1990 - 07.1997

Skills

Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership

Lead Trainer

Qualified and permitted to deliver Level 2 Statutory Safeguarding Training within Oxfordshire

Level 3 Designated Safeguarding Lead

Trained and updated every 2 years

Early Help Trained

CAMHS Self Harm and Crisis Management


Broader CPD

Safer Recruitment Trained

Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work

MHFA Youth Mental Health First Aid

Parent Group Leader Accreditation - Centre for Emotion Health (Talking Teens and Parenting Puzzle)

Counselling for Non Counsellors - Relate

Prevent - Channel Awareness

NCSC Cyber Security

Online Safety for Teaching Staff

Sexual Harassement

Fire Marshall Training







Timeline

Pastoral Director of Middle School

Headington Rye
06.2024 - Current

Sixth Form Housemistress and Teacher of Music

Headington Rye
09.2022 - 06.2025

Director of Safeguarding, SLT

Dragon School
09.2017 - 08.2022

Head of Year

Dragon School
09.2013 - 08.2015

Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead

Dragon School
09.2013 - 08.2017

Head of Academic Music

Dragon School
09.2011 - 08.2014

PGCE -

Univeristy of Buckingham
09.2010 - 07.2011

Teacher of Music

Dragon School
09.2008 - 08.2022

BSA Diploma Pastoral Care and Boarding Management -

University of Roehampton / BSA
09.2004 - 06.2006

BA (Hons) Music -

University of Oxford, New College
04.2001 -

Head of Strings

Dragon School
09.2000 - 08.2008

A-Levels -

Old Palace School of John Whitgift
09.1990 - 07.1997

Housemistress

Dragon School

MA (Oxon) -

University of Oxford
Lindsey Stuart