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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    15 December 2025 at 8am

  • Date listed

    28 November 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,586.00 - £32,995.00 Annually (Actual)

Admissions Officer job summary

About Us

COLAT is driven by an unwavering ambition to bethe best. We believe exceptional people create outstanding schools, transforming lives and shaping the future of every student. We have academies located in north, south and east London combining the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within our evolving Trust.

We:

  • believe strongly in the transformational nature of education operating schools in areas of significant disadvantage.
  • understand that strong outcomes lead to improved life chances for our students, so we are unapologetically results driven.
  • adopt a ‘warm/strict’ approach, combining high expectations with care and support meaning that we never compromise on standards or expectations
  • ensure that no student’s background becomes a reason for low expectations.
  • provide an environment where students can learn without disruption
  • maintain exemplary standards of behaviour, with systems, rituals and norms that instil strong habits
  • take great pride in fostering an exceptionally positive learning environment and we work meticulously to maintain our strong ethos and culture

About you

You will be:

  • fully aligned with our approach, understanding the critical role that all staff play in supporting a behavioural and learning culture.
  • highly effective and will strive to surpass what has been achieved.
  • committed to creating an environment that promotes academic, creative, sporting, linguistic and personal achievement.

This is an exciting time to be part of the City of London Academies Trust, and we very much hope that you will be inspired to want to join us. We are committed to investing in the next generation of COLAT people who will embody the Trust’s culture, values and ethos.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and innovative Admissions Officer who will be responsible for all aspects of the admission process. The main responsibly will be to provide support throughout the admissions process, from initial point of contact via application to a pupil’s arrival at school. In addition, the post-holder will be expected to take responsibility for the administration and organisation of the Banding tests, which take place in October and November.

If you match our ambition and want to join our dedicated team of professionals, we would love to hear from you. Candidates must address the person specification in no more than 1,000 words. Applications must be submitted via the My New Term portal.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
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Commitment to safeguarding

City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About City of London Academy Islington

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
896 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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The City of London Academy Islington (COLAI) is a secondary academy, with sixth form within the City of London Academies Trust (CoLAT). COLAT is driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student.

COLAT currently oversees six secondary academies, three primary academies and one sixth form centre all located in north, south and east London. We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.

COLAI opened in September 2008, and is mixed, non-selective, with no religious affiliation, committed to providing an exceptional level of pastoral care, academic education and enrichment for every student and joined the City of London Academies Trust in September 2020. We have created a high-quality academy with the highest levels of achievement and self-discipline, and a broad, dynamic curriculum designed to help students achieve the highest personal and academic standards. Since opening in 2009 we have achieved two Outstanding grades from Ofsted. COLAI is based in the heart of an evolving community in Islington, and we value the diversity of our workforce. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.

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