Sixth Form Study Centre Manager

Barking Abbey School; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Barking Abbey School is seeking an innovative and committed Sixth Form Study Centre Manager to enhance pastoral and curriculum support, fostering a successful learning environment for students. The role involves collaborating with students and families, managing a dedicated team, and encouraging an engaging educational experience in a diverse and dynamic environment.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Supportive community atmosphere

Opportunity to work with committed staff

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pastoral care and curriculum support.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and teams.
• Strong leadership skills in managing pastoral support teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Sixth Form Pastoral Support Team and Study Centre.
• Promote safeguarding and welfare for all students.
• Support students in completing independent study and engage them with educational opportunities.

Skills

Collaboration

Pastoral Care

Student Engagement

Job description

Sixth Form Study Centre Manager

Term time only (plus ten days)

Contract type: Fixed Term/Permanent

Commencing: September 2025

Salary Scale: PO2 (Pt 29 – 32, to be pro rata’d for weeks and hours)

Do you want to join a highly successful, committed, student centred pastoral team?

Are you prepared to work hard with exceptional young people and staff committed to going the extra mile?

Do you have the skills and experience to lead our dedicated Sixth Form Study Centre Pastoral Support Team?

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, innovative, and committed Sixth Form Study Centre Manager who will play a significant part in the pastoral and curriculum development of our sixth form students. The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and understanding of implementing and embedding pastoral and curriculum support and interventions.

The successful candidate will be able:

• To work collaboratively and proactively with students and their families to ensure that children and young people can have full access to the educational opportunities offered at Barking Abbey.

• To support and promote the safeguarding, and welfare of all children and young people attending Barking Abbey; working closely to support the DSL’s and DDSL’s.

• To work in partnership with the Sixth Form team to improve opportunities and engagement for students.

• To manage the Sixth Form Pastoral Support Team.

• To manage the organisation and supervision of the Sixth Form Study Centre.

• To manage and support students in completing high levels of independent study while in the study centre and at home

• To encourage, enable and, where necessary, enforce the school behaviour for learning policies with all students, working with the wider family, community, and external agencies.

• To promote the welfare, mental wellbeing, appropriate development and protection of students.

• To create an outstanding learning environment which inspires all students.

In return we can offer:

• A student-centred, progress focused student ethos.

• A welcoming and supportive community.

• The opportunity to work with a passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.

• A commitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.

• A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.

• A cohort of students with high aspirations and a willingness to learn.

Barking Abbey is an Ofsted Outstanding heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment.

The school is located less than 10 minutes walk from Upney tube and 15 minutes from Barking mainline station.

Barking Abbey celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history please apply.

We are proud that Ofsted recently judged the school to be Outstanding in all areas. The report states; “This is a large and diverse school where difference is valued. Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are supportive and respectful of each other. Pupils’ conduct is exemplary, both inside lessons and around the school. Leaders have established simple and clear rules that everyone understands. Pupils are focused, engaged and participate well in lessons. Staff feel that their workload and well-being has been carefully considered by leaders. They appreciate their open-door policy”. (Ofsted, February 2024)

Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:

https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/

Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.