Enrichment and Careers Co-ordinator at Highbury Fields School

Salary grade: 5-6, £31,716-£35,862 per annum- commensurate with experience, term time only plus three weeks (to include Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of GCSE & A-level results week)

Closing date for applications: 12pm Monday 23rd September 2024

Interviews will provisionally take place later in the week of 23rd September.

Start date: To be confirmed with the appointed candidate

Contract type: Permanent, fulltime.

Who are we?

‘The school focuses on the holistic child’ (OFSTED, September 2022)

‘Pupils respond extremely well to the challenge of becoming independent learners’ (OFSTED, September 2022)

Highbury Fields School is a community in which everyone enjoys academic and social success. The school actively celebrates and promotes equality, diversity and inclusion and aims to make everyone in our community feel welcome and wanted in school.

An 11 to 18 girls’ school, we are proud to serve a culturally rich, but often underprivileged, community and are fiercely determined that every child in our care will develop into a confident young adult, who is academically and socially accomplished.

The school’s consecutive ‘outstanding’ OFSTED reports of 2016 and 2022 and our consistently high progress 8 scores –0.6 in 2022 and 0.82 in 2023 – have established our students’ reputation for academic excellence and we are highly regarded in the local community for our calm, focused learning environment.

However, we are neither complacent nor satisfied. The school strives for excellence in all aspects of its work and over the last year we have completed revised our studied, pastoral and wider curricular to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our students in the current post-Covid context. Our intention is to take each student on an educational journey of memorable and stimulating learning experiences, that enables them to be academically and socially successful, both in school and beyond.

What is the role?

‘Leaders and staff have extremely high expectations for all aspects of school life’ (OFSTED, September 2022)

Highbury Fields School is seeking to appoint an Enrichment and Careers Co-ordinator to join our highly talented and committed staff community. Applications are welcome from experienced administrators or career advisors, as well as recent graduates who are looking to start their careers in a role that will provide a diverse and stimulating first employment experience. Highbury Fields School has a proven track record of developing skilled and recently qualified graduates, who are willing to undertake the necessary training for this role. 

The Enrichment and Careers Co-ordinator will support the academic and social success of all students in the school. They will lead and support the further development of the school’s extensive careers, trips and after school programme. They will also co-ordinate a bespoke sixth form “next steps” programme, which encompasses year 12 work experience. The purpose of the role is to ensure that all students in the school have the requisite skills and experiences to successfully transition to university and beyond.

This exciting and quite unique position will involve working closely with senior members of staff, pastoral and curriculum leaders, young people and their families and external organisations and the successful applicant will have a genuine and significant impact on the future life chances of all students.

Highbury Fields School is a community in which everyone enjoys academic and social success.

We actively celebrate and promote equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to make everyone feel welcome and wanted in the school.

The school was graded ‘outstanding’ in 2016 and retained this judgement in September 2022. With Progress 8 scores of 0.6 in 2022 and 0.82 in 2023 our students make consistently excellent progress and their commitment to learning plays a key role in their success.

The successful candidate will understand the context of a school community and be able to develop strategies to ensure all students have a successful education. The school is determined to provide our students with the very best holistic education possible.

Interested applicants should apply by letter of application by the deadline of 12pm Monday 23rd  September.

If colleagues have any questions relating to this opportunity, they should contact Tim Fox. A job description and person specification is attached to this document.

What can we offer the appointed candidate?

‘Low-level disruption in class is very rare. Pupils come to lessons ready and eager to learn’ (OFSTED, September 2022) 

Working at Highbury Fields School offers colleagues the following benefits:

·        An exceptional learning environment

·        A highly regarded research based internal learning and teaching development programme

·        Keeping well time every half term

·        A generous pension scheme

·        Reduced London wide gym membership

·        Cycle to work scheme

·        Interest free travel season ticket loans

·        Employee assistance programme

·        Computer purchase scheme

What are the safeguarding requirements of the role?

‘Pupils are proud of their school. They enjoy school and feel safe’ (OFSTED, September 2022)

Highbury Fields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects that all staff will share and demonstrate this commitment.

The position is subject to a DBS enhanced disclosure check.

In line with ‘keeping children safe in education’ and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of the school’s safeguarding procedures to determine from publicly available information whether they are suitable to work with children and young people. Shortlisted candidates will also be asked at interview about their online presence.

Where should I look for further information?

‘Staff are proud to work at the school. Leaders engage with staff’ (OFSTED, September 2022)

For further information about the school, please refer to the school’s curriculum booklet and latest OFSTED report. 

To arrange a conversation about the role, or a tour of the school, please email the Headteacher’s PA, Karen Bolden, HR@highburyfields.islington.sch.uk