Job Description

Highbury Fields School

Islington
30,263 - 34,032 pro rata


Expiring soon

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

2 July 2025

Job overview

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Salary grade: NJC Pay Scale 5-6, 30,263 to 34,032 per annum (depending on experience). Note this is the pro rata term time only plus 2 weeks salary

Term time only plus 2 weeks, 35hrs per week

Closing Date for Applications: 9am, Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Start Date: September 2025

Contract type: Permanent

Interviews will take place from Friday 4th July 2025

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 (0.82 in 2019; 0.6 in 2022; 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 not 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)


It is in this context that the school is seeking to appoint

a

Science and Technology Technician

to jointhe school in September 2025. This is an important and busy role supporting the science and technology departments. Your role will involve providing technical support, ensuring that laboratory and technology equipment is functioning properly and is ready to use, and that the right materials are available for particular lessons. The successful candidate will be a highly valued member of our outstanding team of teaching and non-teaching staff.


Applications are welcome from recent science graduates with lab based experience (this could include experience during your university course), who are looking to start their careers within education, to learn about every aspect of school life, as well as from more experienced colleagues.


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.

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 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


If you are interested in the post and would like to find out more about the role and the school, please contact Ms Karen Bolden, Headteacher's PA by emailing hr@highburyfields.islington.sch.uk

About

Highbury Fields School

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Highbury Fields School

Highbury Hill
London
N5 1AR
United Kingdom

+44 2072881888

Highbury Fields School community is united by a firm commitment to the values of mutual respect and tolerance. Our school is a culturally rich community that reflects and celebrates the social diversity of London. Whilst students are supported and encouraged in their individual talents and ambitions, Highbury Fields is characterised by a strong feeling of togetherness and this spirit permeates everything we do, whether it be in the classroom, on the sports field or on stage.



All in the Highbury Fields School community are deeply ambitious for our students and firmly believe that every child in our care can, and will, achieve social and academic excellence. Our strength in understanding our students and developing them into safe, happy and confident young women is the cornerstone of our students' success. GCSE results are consistently in the top 5% of schools in the country for progress and our sixth formers have all progressed to university or further training for the last five years. Many of these students read their degrees at Russell Group universities.



We are dedicated to truly knowing every child in our care and our ethos enables students to enjoy their learning, challenge themselves and to think creatively. As a consequence, Highbury Fields students are determined but compassionate; independent but community minded. They understand both local and wider society and are ready to contribute to both.

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