Headteacher:  Mr F Moane

School Roll:  786 with 202 in Sixth Form

Sixth Form Study Mentor

Hours:  13 hours per week, term time plus 5 INSET days, ideally Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8.30am to 3.30pm

Payscale: H4 £26,717 - £27,982 (£7,780 - £8,149 pro-rata approx)

Permanent Contract

Verulam School is looking to recruit a Sixth Form Study Mentor to join our existing team. The post involves close liaison with teaching staff, the Director of Sixth Form and other members of the Sixth Form team. Ideally, we are looking for someone with UCAS/University experience to assist with applications, which could be carried out working from home for an extra 4 hours per week.

Verulam places great emphasis on extra-curricular activity and engagement and benefits from  outstanding attendance and exemplary behaviour. 

Verulam School is a high achieving boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form, which forms part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium.  As a school, our core values of “Excellence, Character, Respect” permeate all that we do.  We are located in St Albans, a beautiful and vibrant Cathedral city with a lively cultural life and a huge variety of restaurants, bars, pubs and shops. Recently named in the Sunday Times as the best place in the southeast to live, St Albans is surrounded by beautiful countryside but is still only 20 minutes from London by train and with easy access to motorways and airports.

The school has good GCSE and A Level results and achieved an above average Progress 8 score of +0.36 in 2023 for the whole school.  It was judged to be a Good school in all categories by Ofsted in May 2024. 

Verulam School is a member of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and ATLAS Multi Academy Trust. As a member of AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organisation.  We work together within the Trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students.

Verulam School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and the creation of an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment selections are made according to suitability for the post, irrespective of background or protected characteristic. Verulam School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you wish to have a tour of the school or ask any questions, please contact Roberta Williams on HR@verulam.aetrust.uk or 01727 766100.

To apply, please submit a completed application form from the portal My New Term via a link on the school website: https://verulamschool.co.uk/job-vacancies/

Closing date: Friday 20th February 2026

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.  Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.