Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Teaching)

Highworth Grammar School, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership (L15-L19)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an inspirational leader with a proven track record of success at middle or senior leadership? Are you passionate about leading in a school that has a longstanding tradition of academic excellence coupled with outstanding pastoral care?

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team at an exciting point in the school’s development. This post represents an expansion of our current team, and having been judged ‘Outstanding’ in all areas in our January 2025 OFSTED inspection, we are now looking for a colleague who will build upon these successes.

You will be a driving force in our vision, helping to shape the next stage of our school’s journey, and for this we need a strong, effective practitioner and leader who will bring their passion for education and school leadership to this role. This is a wonderful career opportunity to work in a very successful and supportive team in a popular school.

What the school offers its staff

Highworth Grammar School is an over-subscribed 11 – 18, selective girls’ school of 1553 students with 462 students in the Sixth Form (98 boys). We are situated in the South East of England, with excellent transport links to both the rest of Kent and London.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please use the following link to apply online via our vacancy portal SAMpeople Recruit.

We do not accept CVs.

Closing Date: Monday 23rd February 2026 at 8am

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Highworth Grammar School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

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

Highworth Grammar School is committed to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. This post will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
Creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Application pack AHT - Curriculum & Teaching.pdf - 1.72 MB (opens in new tab)

About Highworth Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1543 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highworth Grammar School website
• Email address: hr@highworth.kent.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01233 624910
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highworth-grammar-school

Highworth Grammar School is an over-subscribed 11 – 18, selective girls’ school of 1553 students with 462 students in the Sixth Form (98 boys). We are situated in the South East of England, with excellent transport links to both the rest of Kent and London.

We have a longstanding tradition of academic excellence coupled with outstanding pastoral care and Highworth is indeed a great place to teach. Why not come and be a part of our exciting future?

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