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  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    16 October 2025 at 10am

  • Date listed

    2 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS plus fringe and TLR1

Additional allowances

MPS/UPS plus fringe and TLR1

Head of Sixth Form job summary

We wish to appoint an outstanding and inspirational Head of Sixth Form due to the promotion of the current post holder. The Post 16 provision at Stanborough is a beacon of excellence at the school with rising numbers of students joining Year 12 each year. The provision is part of the Welwyn-Hatfield consortium which allows students from local schools to access a high number of courses across the 5 sites of the consortium.

Students in the Sixth Form enjoy working with a team of dedicated Post 16 Tutors, Deputy Head of Sixth Form and the Post 16 Student Support Officer. The enrichment curriculum for post 16 students is also well developed with a number of additional qualifications and opportunities on offer.

This post would equally suit an experienced Head of Sixth Form / Head of Year or an ambitious teacher looking to take the step into year group leadership. We are looking for a candidate with the drive to develop the Sixth Form further and support our students as they transition into senior learners and consider their Post 18 pathways.

For an informal discussion about the post or to arrange a visit prior to application please contact Zoe Armitage, Deputy Headteacher - zarmitage@stanborough.herts.sch.uk

We were delighted to be awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted in March 2023, this recognises the hard work and progress made by all in the school. Prospective candidates are encouraged to read the full report available on our website at https://stanborough.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-OFSTED-Report.pdf.

Further information is also available on our website: https://stanborough.herts.sch.uk/vacancies/staff-vacancies/

Prospective candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as we reserve the right to call candidates for interview and appoint before the closing date

Stanborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references therefore applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers. Please note that this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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

Stanborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The following policies are provided on the vacancies section of our website: Policy for Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment and Retention Policy

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About Stanborough School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1261 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
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Awarded a 'Good' rating by Ofsted in January 2023, Stanborough School is an 11-18 co-educational Academy that sits on the southern fringe of Welwyn Garden City with easy access to the A1 and London. Due to parental demand for places at the school, from September 2019 the school expanded to 8 form entry. We pride ourselves in being a fully inclusive school that serves our local community and on being a school that does its best for each individual student so they can achieve their potential during their time at Stanborough.

Stanborough is proud of its community involvement. We work closely with the four other local Secondary Schools as part of the Welwyn-Hatfield 16-19 Consortium. We also take a leading role in hosting and developing a number of other key community developments such as the Handside Schools Partnership with a local special school and primary school.

The school boasts excellent facilities including our first-rate IT resources, a legacy of our Specialist Computing Status. With a dedicated Art and Technology block, Sports Hall, Sixth Form Centre and the recently constructed MFL and Humanities and Music and Drama teaching blocks the students enjoy some outstanding facilities. Our excellent resources in all curriculum areas also show our commitment to giving students a wide variety of curricular opportunities including technology, the performing arts and computing.

Our greatest asset at the school is our staff. We want the best educators for our students and through exceptional retention we have a stable staff with very low turn-over. A number of staff who started at the school as NQTs now find themselves in senior positions at the school. We have a strong support team and many staff have remained with the school for several years.

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