School Administrator - Term Time

King Ethelbert School, Birchington

• Ref:KCC886-4120-308S
• Posted:28/04/2026
• Pay:Grade 5
• Start Date:June 2026
• App Close Date:12/05/2026 at 09:00
• Interviews:tbc

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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR

Required June 2026

Salary: Grade 5 (£25,402 - £26,672) pro rata per annum

Actual: (£22,608.28 - £23,738.61)

Term Time Only + One week

Hours: 08.00 am - 4.30 pm

(4.00 pm finish on Friday)

 We are looking for an enthusiastic School Administrator to join our fantastic school team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a genuine desire to work in a busy environment within a small yet friendly and hardworking team. You will be based in main reception, alongside our other school administrator, and will be the first line of contact for parents and visitors calling in at the school, as well as main contact for staff during school hours. It is essential that you have a professional, courteous and respectful style of communication at all times, as well as an understanding of the importance of 'Child Protection and Safeguarding' issues when working on a school reception. In addition to general reception duties, you will assist in a variety of administrative tasks to support the wider staff team.

 King Ethelbert School is rated "Good" by Ofsted and is very popular, being oversubscribed for several consecutive years. We are part of the Coastal Academies Trust which is made up of a grammar school, three Thanet high schools and two primary schools. All of these schools operate independently and have unique characteristics but good practice is shared helping to drive forward standards at every level: our mission is to make Thanet the centre for excellent education. In the sixth form we offer the exciting International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (CP) which has brought the school international recognition.

 King Ethelbert School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The post is subject to safeguarding checks including an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and;Barring Service and in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025), King Ethelbert School will undertake an online search via social media platforms of publicly available information concerning all short-listed candidates.

 Should you require any additional information please contact Laura Pease, PA to the Headteacher,

via personnel@kingethelbert.kent.sch.uk, or on 01843 831999.

More information about our school can be found by visiting www.kingethelbert.com.

Please apply as soon as possible but not later than 9am on Tuesday 12th May 2026

 We are keen to appoint so we may progress with interviews prior to this date to secure the right person for this post.

King Ethelbert School

Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent CT7 9BL

01843 831999

mail@kingethelbert.kent.sch.uk

Information about the school

King Ethelbert is a mixed non-selective school of approximately 900 students. In the context of Thanet (Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate), it is one of the most popular non-selective schools each year, filled with first-choice students and long waiting lists for each year group. We have a wide range of abilities studying with us, including some students who have passed the Kent Test but want to be at their local school where they can be equally successful; such is our reputation. We were last visited by Ofsted in June 2024 and were again rated Good with the school receiving some extremely positive feedback. Particular strengths identified by Ofsted were; the positive relationships between staff and students, the school’s high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and the broad and ambitious curriculum delivered to all pupils.

The school's outcomes are strong consistently, but we are determined to ensure that we do not compromise the curriculum or breadth of educational experience that we offer, in order to achieve a positive Progress 8 score or increase Attainment 8. We want all of the students to be happy, confident and successful during their time here with us and use our ASPIRE values so that students know how to be successful in school.

King Ethelbert was one of the first state schools in the country to offer the International Baccalaureate Careers-Related Programme in the sixth form because it is the best post-16 educational offer in the world. We are a lead school for the IBCP and support many other schools in Kent, as well as welcoming visitors from across the world to see what the IBCP does for our students and how we can share good practice internationally as well as locally.

The commitment to work together lies at the heart of Coastal Academies Trust. The trust began as a federation between King Ethelbert and Dane Court Grammar School in 2009 and these two schools still share a governing body. Over the last few years we have been joined by Cliftonville Primary School, Hartsdown Academy, Royal Harbour Academy and Newington Primary School. As a trust our commitment to all schools is non-negotiable. All students who attend any one of our schools are valued and important and we have a collective responsibility to all. We are committed to making Thanet the centre of excellence for education. The trust is fully invested in the continuous professional development of all its staff. We deliver bespoke leadership training to complement the new, revised NPQ programmes and give hands-on, practical experience and training to our aspiring and existing leaders at all levels.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Laura Pease
• Address:King Ethelbert School, Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT79BL
• Telephone: 01843 831999
• Email: personnel@kingethelbert.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Application pack