Assistant Headteacher

Kingsmead School, Enfield, EN1 1YQ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £78,074.00 - £83,715.00 Annually (Actual) L14-L17

Assistant Headteacher job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Senior Leadership Team bringing about rapid improvements across the school. We have introduced a new ‘teams’ approach to work, where colleague share offices to facilitate an ongoing dialogue around the area that they are leading. To this end we have a Teaching and Learning Team, a Support and Intervention team and a School Organisation Team. We meet alternate weeks, firstly as a full SLT and then in our Teams. We are very hard-working but collegiate, supportive of one another and focussed on bringing about systemic change in order to raise standards, but a sense of humour is always good!

Applications from teachers who can demonstrate impact in raising standards in the area for which you are applying, are welcome.

We reserve the right to interview before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kingsmead School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1484 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kingsmead School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsmead-school-enfield

Kingsmead is a large, mixed, oversubscribed school – easily accessible from both central London and surrounds – with loyal staff, an established standing in the community and a very strong track record. We are consistently above average in Progress 8 and A Level value added, with high Ebacc entry and a wide range of options at KS4 and KS5. Those outcomes are built on a calm, purposeful and collaborative atmosphere.

Despite the school’s size and standing, the Headteacher was appointed relatively young after experience of leading for a high-performing academy chain and in one of the most successful London boroughs. He has restarted the school culture and approach over the last few years and is determined to push it forward from being in the top 20% nationally to being somewhere where things are achieved others do not think possible.

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