Head of Next Steps

All Saints Academy Dunstable, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5AB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 June 2026

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: £30,773.00 - £32,497.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale SO1 Pts 23-25 £34,434 - £36,363 (FTE)

Head of Next Steps job summary

Head of Next Steps

Scale SO1 (points 23-25)

£30,773 - £32,497 actual salary per annum

Term time only plus INSET days with 5 additional days to be worked during exam result weeks in August (40 weeks per year)

37 hours per week (Mon-Thurs 8am - 4pm & Fri 8am - 3.30pm)

We are seeking to appoint a talented individual to fill our Head of Next Steps role. This role combines managing all aspects of examinations management within the Academy, supporting our students with their work experience placements and working with our Careers Lead to hold one to one interviews with students.

The successful candidate will have good administrative skills, computer literacy and be highly efficient and organised. They will be articulate and able to deal sensitively with a variety of situations with teachers, examination invigilators, students, parents, examination board representatives, external companies. The ability to be clear and assertive whilst remaining calm, composed, tactful and flexible is essential.

All Saints Academy is a fantastic school in which to work, with exemplary relationships at all levels. All staff and students are valued highly. We have a first class commitment to developing individuals and working with others to reach their full potential.

All Saints Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, including right to work in UK, online search, overseas criminal backgrounds checks (where applicable) and all other pre-employment checks, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2025). It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Please click on link for further information Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK

All employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Timeline for recruitment process

Closing date for applications: Monday 6th July at midday

Interviews: As soon as possible

We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

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.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About All Saints Academy Dunstable

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 564 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: All Saints Academy Dunstable website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/all-saints-academy-dunstable

All Saints Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. All Saints educates 11 -16 year olds, as well as mainly from the town of Dunstable and some surrounding villages. In addition, the school offers further education for 16-18 year olds through its Sixth Form department.

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