Communications and Events Coordinator

About the role

The Communications and Events Manager Coordinator is central to the school's voice and brand. You will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive communications strategy that supports the school's objectives, as well as promoting and supporting school events to maximise stakeholder engagement.

Contract: Up to 37 hours a week (minimum 27 hours a week, to include Fridays) term time plus 1 week

Main Areas of Responsibility:

• Manage the school’s Digital and Social Media communications

• Coordinate internal communications

• Content creation and brand management

• Event and community engagement

• Ad-hoc administrative support

See Job Description/Person Specification for further details

We will offer you a positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and governors. We have enthusiastic students who are willing to learn and behave well in and around the school, and a professional, hardworking and supportive team of staff with capacity and commitment to raise student achievement even further.

Tring School can offer the successful candidate:

• Training for school specific systems as required

• ‘State of the Art’ school facilities

• Children of staff have second priority admission after 2 years’ service or recruited to fill a post with a demonstrable skill shortage

• CPD Champion School

• Free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Cycle to Work scheme and free on-site parking

• Free flu vaccinations

• Dedicated wellbeing team who are extremely passionate about ensuring our staff are well looked after

• Access to Occupational Health

• Discounted membership to our onsite Sports Centre, offering swimming and exercise classes

Tring School is very popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England comprehensive school with over 1500 students on roll including 330 in the Sixth Form. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work. Ofsted Inspection May 2023 stated: “Tring is a school where everyone is made to feel welcome and can be themselves, whatever their background or personal situation. "Students achieve well in examinations because they have secure subject knowledge." Staff wellbeing is incredibly important to Tring School and we have a wellbeing team who organise events and surprises to support staff, as well as links to external support via our Employee Assistance Program. All staff receive high quality CPD opportunities provided to the whole school and within the department.

We are proud to be joined by two local Primary schools in our closely formed MAT, The Ridgeway Learning Partnership, where we create a seamless educational journey from ages 3-19.

If you are interested in the prospect of working in a supportive environment where you can have real impact, and where exciting things are happening, then we welcome an application from you. We warmly welcome visits.

Closing date: 2 July 2025

Interview date: Thursday 10 July 2025

“The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.”Safer recruitment Policy , Child protection Policy KCSIE 2022