12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    12 October 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    30 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 3.30 pm

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

Grade 12 £29541 - £33119 - Starting Salary 21,940

What skills and experience we're looking for

Candidates will need to demonstrate the following:

  • exceptional communication skills and confident when communicating with parents and external agencies
  • the ability to ensure that students are provided with a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment
  • excellent organisational skills, be self-motivated and committed to ensuring that students get the very best learning experience in every aspect of school life
  • experience of supporting vulnerable students and implementing strategies to improve behaviour, attendance and achievement
  • the ability to inspire, motivate and support students

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer:

  • The full support of a dedicated and committed team of staff
  • The benefit of working in an innovative and forward-thinking Academy
  • An attractive location in the picturesque Cheddar Valley, close to Bristol
  • Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme
  • A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family
  • Exciting opportunities as part of a growing multi-academy Trust
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution in excess of 20%, subject to pension eligibility criteria
  • Safeguarding training and ELSA training will be provided.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding young people and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff appointed will undergo online checks and be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Assistant Head of House Advert September 2026.pdf - 361 KB (opens in new tab)
AHOH Job Description September 2026.pdf - 256 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Kings of Wessex Academy

Organisation type
Academy, Church of England, ages 13 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1043 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 18
Ofsted report
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Website
The Kings of Wessex Academy website
Email address
jobs@kowessex.co.uk
Phone number
01934742608
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Kings is a high achieving 13-18 years school. Exam results are consistently high year-on-year, with students making outstanding progress from Key Stage 2 to 4, and after the Sixth Form many students go on to top universities.

Accolades and league tables are important, but there is more to Kings than percentages and statistics.

We believe in every child, and have high expectations for them regardless of their background. We take pride in excellent attendance and behaviour, a positive attitude, and smart uniform. We want every child who attends Kings to be happy in their learning and believe that they can succeed.

Our dedicated and committed staff are here to guide and support students on a daily basis so that they feel loved, cared for and supported.

Kings is very much a community school within the heart of the beautiful Cheddar Valley here in Somerset, and is an Upper School of the family of soon to be 16 First and Middle Schools.

We are part of the Wessex Learning Trust that strives to offer a world class, 21st century education for all young people between the ages of 2 and 18, by providing outstanding learning opportunities and creating centres of educational excellence that meet the needs of all children.

We are passionate that our work in the classroom inspires a love of learning, enquiry and creativity as we strive to develop our young people to prepare them for life and their next steps in our globally competitive world.

As an Upper School, exams are obviously a significant part of our work and goals and, therefore, every lesson and every piece of homework really counts. We encourage students to do their best and take pride in their subjects so that ultimately in the final exams they will realise their true potential.

Students who join Kings at age 13 in Year 9 follow a continuous curriculum, meeting the full suite of subjects, developing their study skills, before embarking fully upon their Key Stage 4 courses for their GCSEs. For the final year of Year 11 each student is assigned a staff Mentor with whom they meet to review progress and extra support and to feel really boosted. Students are also encouraged to attend golden time extra sessions during the year and, as the exam season gets closer, a dedicated programme of revision sessions in the Easter holidays.

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