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Compliance Officer

Newland House School · London, Greater London

Salary
£42,000 – £48,000Estimated
Type
Part-time
Posted
Yesterday

Overview

Your policing background gives you a strong foundation in regulatory compliance, from working within PACE and CPIA to managing sensitive information with discretion. The role's focus on safeguarding, safer recruitment, and inspection readiness directly taps into your experience with child protection procedures, evidence handling, and meticulous record-keeping. You are already accustomed to promoting a culture of accountability and following strict protocols, which makes the transition to a school compliance environment a natural step.

About this role

Compliance Officer

12 month fixed term contract - to start as soon as possible

37.5 hours per week

Flexible working arrangements

The Compliance Officer plays a vital role in supporting the school's leadership team by ensuring that we meet our statutory and regulatory obligations. You will work closely with the Head, Bursar and Designated Safeguarding Leads and take the lead on promoting a culture of compliance awareness throughout the school.

This is a full-time role ideal for a self-motivated professional ideally suited to someone who thrives on detail, enjoys keeping systems running smoothly, and wants to help safeguard the operational strength and integrity of a values-led school. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days a week on site.

As Compliance Officer, you will play a vital part in supporting the school’s leadership by ensuring that we meet our statutory and regulatory obligations across key areas including:

  • Safeguarding and safer recruitment
  • Health and safety
  • Data protection (UK GDPR)
  • Independent School Standards (ISSRs)
  • Inspection readiness and policy management

You will be the go-to person for compliance matters, working closely with the Head, Bursar, and Designated Safeguarding Leads to promote a culture of best practice, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Key requirements

Working knowledge of regulatory requirements in the UK independent school sector.​

Proven experience in a compliance, governance, or risk management role.​

Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.​

Ability to work independently and manage priorities.​

Discretion and integrity, particularly in handling sensitive information.

Prior experience in a school, education or legal background environment would be helpful but not essential.

Why join us?

Newland House School is a successful, flourishing co-educational independent day school for children from 3 to 13 years, based in Twickenham in South-West London. We set high standards of learning for all the children in a caring and supportive environment, and you will help to promote our ethos in encouraging enquiring minds and building pupil’s strengths, interests and experiences. We pride ourselves in fostering excellent home/school relationships with parents and the candidate will be expected to have strong communication skills. In return, we offer competitive pay, a 34.4 week term, lunches and refreshments (term time), professional and personal development and an active staff social committee.

If you are enthusiastic about making a meaningful difference in a child's educational journey, we would love to hear from you!

How to Apply

Please click the apply button for initial contact with the HR team. Candidates meeting the requirements of the role will be sent the job application pack and application form (which may also be found on the school's website). Candidates will be required to complete and return the application form for formal consideration.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview on Monday 10 August 2026.

​*Safeguarding*

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process in accordance with the guidelines of the government document, Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service(DBS). All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.​

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join our School.

Pay: £42,000.00-£48,000.00 per year

Benefits

  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted or free food
  • Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate

  • Twickenham TW1 4TQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education

  • A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience

  • compliance or governance: 1 year (required)
  • education: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Twickenham TW1 4TQ

About compliance & regulatory roles for ex-police

Compliance, AML and regulatory roles. Working to PACE, RIPA and CPIA is a stronger regulatory grounding than most civilian applicants can offer — firms increasingly recognise this.

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Why this fits a police background — match score 65/100

  • Evidence & case files
  • Working to legislation & regulation
  • Safeguarding & public protection

What compliance & regulatory roles pay ex-police

Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026

Compliance analyst£32,000–£42,000
Compliance / AML officer£40,000–£55,000
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