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Deputy Head of Sixth Form

Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FH

This job expired on 4 March 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  1st September 2024

• Closing date

  4 March 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 February 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Sixth Form
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,350.00 - £47,839.00 Annually (Actual) Plus TLR 2B payment of £5,527 p.a.

Deputy Head of Sixth Form job summary

In preparation for our continued expansion with the addition of our Sixth Form from September 2004, we are seeking a Deputy Head of Sixth Form to work closely with our Sixth Form Manager to support our Head of Sixth Form with the pastoral function of our Sixth Form. The role will focus on establishing high standards of achievement, behaviour, attendance and personal development for all students across KS5 year groups.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on what the role encompasses. However, key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Head of Sixth Form in raising standards of student attainment and achievement.
• Keeping abreast of developments in post-16 education.
• Contributing to Sixth Form development planning. Managing and leading on the work of the Sixth Form Tutor Team.
• Supporting the Head of Sixth Form in monitoring mechanisms of Sixth Form provision to ensure excellent standards of learning, progress and pastoral care.
• Ensuring that matters relating to KS5 year groups are clearly communicated and well-publicised.
• Addressing the needs of students who require help to overcome barriers to achievement, both inside and outside of school, enabling them to reach their full potential.
• Dealing with student issues as they arise by supervising students and communicating any actions required to relevant staff and/or parents/carers.
• Maintaining regular contact with the families/carers of students in need of extra support, keeping them informed of students’ progress and needs.
• Assisting, engaging and supporting with student attendance, including liaison with external agencies as required.
• Promoting and developing the school’s Behaviour Policy, ensuring that Sixth Form tutors understand, and are actively implementing, key aspects of this policy together with other related school policies.
• Checking and commenting on all reports for KS5 year groups
• Monitoring the progress of students who fall into identified vulnerable groups
• Investigating poor behaviour referrals, including liaison with the Head of Sixth Form on matters that are sufficiently serious (and/or Headteacher in extreme cases), making use of sanctions and follow-up strategies, keeping relevant written records and informing parents as appropriate.
• Promoting engagement among students with the range of enrichment opportunities on offer at the school, including playing a key role in the running of period 7 for Sixth Form students.
• Supporting students in securing their next best destination, including involvement in the UCAS application process.
  
• Providing targeted support relating to the safeguarding of Sixth Form students

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who:

• exude infectious enthusiasm and have a genuine passion for their subject
• are collaborative team players
• are excited by the prospect of launching A Level courses to our first cohort of Year 12 students in September
  
• are keen to embrace innovative approaches towards all aspects of school life
• use research-driven teaching methods to inform their teaching
• are committed to securing the best outcomes for our students
• Can offer enrichment and extra-curricular experiences related to their subject and beyond
• are flexible in their approach to work and can adapt to new challenges
• thrive under pressure with an ability to prioritise multiple responsibilities
• possess analytical and problem-solving abilities
• can demonstrate excellent planning and organising skills
• are detail conscious and resilient

In return, you will have access to our staff benefits package including:

• An annual Flex Day to be taken on a day of your choice (with an additional day granted for every 4 years of service)
• Free parking on site
• Free use of the school gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our in-house team of Mental Health First Aiders
• Buddy system for new staff
• Access to mentoring and CPD opportunities
• Regular staff socials
• Discounts with local businesses
• An opportunity to work with friendly and welcoming colleagues in a modern, aesthetically pleasing and forward-thinking environment.

The ethos of our school focuses on enabling every student and staff member to make outstanding progress. You will be supported in your role by our Head of Sixth Form, giving you the opportunity to enhance your skills and accelerate your career.

If you share our belief that young people have the right to a transformational educational experience that will enable them to fulfil their potential and realise their ambitions, then we look forward to hearing from you.

At KWS, we understand the value of having a workforce that reflects and represents our multi-ethnic student body from an equality, diversity and inclusivity perspective. We therefore welcome and embrace applications from all backgrounds.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

As part of our selection and appointment process, and in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, we are required to conduct online searches on all candidates in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.

Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process, and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Katherine Warington School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1017 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Katherine Warington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/katherine-warington-school

Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a
further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding
schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).

Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk

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