Sixth Form Manager
Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FH14 days remaining to apply
Closing date
7 May 2026 at 8am
Date listed
23 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,934.00 - £26,586.00 Annually (Actual) The position is 37 hours a week but part time and job share will be considered
Sixth Form Manager job summary
Job Purpose
To support the Sixth Form Leadership, with bespoke strategies appropriate for 16-19 students, to ensure that students are ready for their next steps in education, employment or further training.
To monitor student achievement and behaviour, finding innovative ways of celebrating success via use of the school website and social media channels and dealing with inappropriate behaviour in accordance with the school’s policies
To supervise the sixth form study area to ensure a productive and focussed study environment is maintained at all times.
To undertake appropriate CPD training to support the development and progression of the role.
To take an active and engaged role in the recruitment and induction of new students into the Sixth Form, including coordination of events and an oversight of the application platform Applica.
To work with the whole school attendance team to ensure outstanding sixth form attendance matters are dealt with and to follow appropriate intervention procedures.
To establish, develop, maintain, monitor and review administration systems, whether manual or computerised, (in line with GDPR legislation), ensuring that the Head of Sixth Form's correspondence, papers and other items are current, accessible and secure.
To prepare and proof-read relevant correspondence and documents, ensuring that policies and procedures relating to the Sixth Form are reviewed and updated on a regular basis
To assist in tackling underachievement within the 6th Form primarily by working in partnership with students, teaching and pastoral staff, families, parents and carers in the school context to enable students, particularly the most disadvantaged, to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning, achievement and participation.
To take an active and engaged role in the admissions process, overseeing the application process, communication with students and parents through Applicaa.
To take on the lead role as the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) coordinator, overseeing the role of mentors and organising the assessment process.
Please see the job description for the full duties of the role
In return, you will have access to our staff benefits package including:
Commitment to Flexible Working
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)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
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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