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Sixth Form Pastoral Administrator - Maternity Cover

Sixth Form Pastoral Administrator - Maternity Cover

King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls

Birmingham

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Salary:
Grade 6 £21,968 Pro Rata £20,167
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
November 2024
Apply by:
14 October 2024

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our forward looking, ambitious and happy school as a Pastoral Support Administrator for the Upper School to join this busy and very successful school in November 2024 for a maternity cover. The role would involve working with the Director of Sixth Form who leads the Pastoral Leader Team in the upper school. It would therefore suit someone who has previously worked in a school though training is available for a suitable candidate who may not have held the role before.

To work as part of the Pastoral Administration Team you will be required to provide a comprehensive business support service, including communicating various form of information and providing timely and accurate distribution of materials for the school. Full details of the role are contained in the job description. Excellent administrative, ICT and organisational skills are essential for this role.

Monday 08:00 – 16:00 Tuesday to Friday 08:00 – 15:45   

inc. 30min unpaid lunch break

term-time only+ 2 weeks in the summer

The King Edward VI Foundation, Birmingham, is a progressive charitable organisation which has supported excellence in education across the City since 1552. Our schools are diverse in nature but have a common purpose and commitment to achieving our mission of “making Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK”. 

Our Academy Trust currently consists of two independent schools, six selective, and five non-selective academies. Our recent expansion into a wider diversity of local communities is enabling us to accelerate our strategies for improving the life chances of young people in Birmingham, whatever their background. 

The King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham (“the Academy Trust”) was established in 2017 and is made up of the academies outlined above. The academies receive back office central support services including governance, from the Foundation Office (a central support services function), with several staff being seconded from the Foundation to deliver support services to the Academy Trust and the academies themselves.

Our highly focused five-year strategy aims to build on our existing strengths and heritage and deliver our ambitious growth strategy which aims to bring in a further five academies over the next five years.  

If our vision, ethos and ambition match your own philosophy, please download the job description, information for applicants and person specification from our website to find out more about the role and the school and how you can fit with our vision and values. Visits are welcomed and encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the Head’s PA, Mrs S Harvey.

In order to apply, please complete the Academy Trust application form including the names and addresses of two referees, to the Headteacher, Mr D Goodwin.

CVs will not be accepted.

Please also use the statement section of the application form to explain the ways in which your experience to date has helped to prepare you for this role and how you would seek to contribute through this role to our vision and ambition.

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About King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls

King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls is a secondary grammar school in Birmingham, operating under the Schools of King Edward VI MAT in Birmingham. Since 2011, King Edward VI Handsworth School has held academy status. There are 1287 pupils aged 11-18 on the school roll, 350 of whom are in the sixth form.

The school was founded in 1911 by the merger of three pre-existing schools. Designed by architect PB Chatwin, King Edward VI Handsworth School then cost the very high figure of £50,000 to build.

Extensive renovations have been undertaken on the grammar school’s historic buildings, while new facilities include a library, science building, state-of-the-art sports hall along with a new dining room and Gym facility. A neighbouring church has been transformed into its music centre. The long-running school magazine is known as The Beacon.

Interim Headmistress

Miss C Berry

Values and vision

We are committed to the nurture and development of all those who learn here and seek to inspire all to be their best. We embrace the transformative power of education and value a love of learning and intellectual curiosity. We support all within the school to find, develop and enjoy their interests and passions. Our school offers vibrant extracurricular opportunities and participation is both valued and celebrated. We are a happy and caring school which values and takes pride in diversity and celebrates individuality.

We offer a broad curriculum where academic rigour is enjoyed. We are committed to excellent teaching and learning in an environment where students relish the opportunities they are given to master the subjects they are studying, are willing to take risks and enjoy the intellectual challenges this brings.

This is a school which is proud of its history and tradition whilst simultaneously developing staff and students who are forward thinking, outward facing and willing to rise to a challenge.

We develop staff and students who have the desire and courage, combined with the emotional, intellectual and practical capacities to change the world in ways that might be great or small but are always for the better. Our ideals are firmly grounded in honesty and integrity.

Our purpose is developing students with empathy, understanding and appreciation for other views and opinions. We support the girls to develop friendships which will last long beyond their time here and empower them to grow into independent, strong women who are equipped with the flexibility and moral courage to deal with the challenges of the modern world.

Ofsted report

“Almost all students make expected progress in both English and mathematics and a very high proportion make more than expected progress in these subjects compared to national figures. There is no significant difference between the rates of progress of students from different ethnic backgrounds.”

View King Edward VI Handsworth School’s latest Ofsted report

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