KS5 coordinator

Highlands School, London, N21 1QQ

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  19th August 2026

• Closing date

  17 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 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: £26,053.00 - £27,586.00 Annually (Actual) NJC scale 4

KS5 coordinator job summary

Highlands has a vibrant and cohesive admin team who play a crucial role providing a wide range of administrative support to ensure the efficient running of the school.

There are 20 members of the team providing exceptional admin support for the school teaching staff and leadership team and a welcoming and supportive environment for students and visitors. The main office is open from 7:45 am to 4:45 pm, Monday to Friday and is the first port of call for all queries from visitors, students, parents and the wider community.

Highlands has an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’, high performing and oversubscribed sixth form. In February 2024, the Department for Education value added performance tables put Highlands Sixth Form 106th out of 4,362 schools in England and 47th out of all state school sixth forms. Watch our 2025 sixth form video here. Students go to on to a range of destinations including top universities (Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, King's college London), others have gone on to do degree apprenticeships at companies like Deloitte, Blackrock and law firms such as Allen and Overy. Whether it be A levels or BTECs we support students to the next stage of their life. At Highlands it is not just what students achieve academically that matters, but what type of young people they become and what they choose to do when they leave.

It is for this reason that we have built a diverse and challenging curriculum, along with excellent enrichment opportunities for our students. Students participate in a thriving FemSoc, a debating society and other sporting events. We are an inclusive sixth form, with a welcoming, diverse and grounded community in which our students feel cared for and supported.

Supporting students to make the right university or career choices is a priority at Highlands. We have a dedicated team of staff who bring outside speakers into the school to develop students’ understanding of the world of work. We have a flourishing enrichment programme which encourages sixth form students to take up leadership opportunities. We have a special pathway for students wishing to enter careers such as law or medicine, study at Russell Group universities or who wish to study at Oxford or Cambridge. We are committed to supporting each student into the career or university of their choice. Learn more about the sixth form on our sixth form website area.

Highlands is an ‘Outstanding’ school (OFSTED 2011, 2014 and 2024) at which students consistently outperform national expectations in terms of both attainment and progress. Outstanding outcomes provide our students with the opportunity to continue their studies at prestigious institutions; students at Highlands regularly receive offers from medical schools, Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. Colleagues joining Highlands are joining one of the most popular and successful schools in North London.

The work we do at Highlands is underpinned by our values: determination, aspiration, respect and equality (DARE).

Your application should be completed after reading the job description and person specification. Please use the application form to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role and why you believe you would be a strong candidate.

We are committed to attracting top talent to our school and welcome applications from all members of the community.

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

Safeguarding students is central to everything we do at Highlands School. We are committed to ensuring that students are safe, cared for and taught how to keep themselves and others safe. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that students receive effective support and protection.

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 Highlands School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1650 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highlands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highlands-school-london

Highlands is an ‘Outstanding’ school (OFSTED 2011, 2014 and 2024) at which students consistently outperform national expectations in terms of both attainment and progress. Outstanding outcomes provide our students with the opportunity to continue their studies at prestigious institutions; students at Highlands regularly receive offers from medical schools, Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. Colleagues joining Highlands are joining one of the most popular and successful schools in north London.
The work we do at Highlands is underpinned by our values: determination, aspiration, respect and equality (DARE).

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