Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)

Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6BT

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  13 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 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: £55,747.00 - £63,070.00 Annually (Actual) Medway L4 - L9

Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) job summary

Join Featherby Partnership Schools as Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)!
Lead inclusion. Inspire others. Help every child belong, participate and achieve.

Hours: Full time teaching hours Contract: Permanent Time Time Only: 39 weeks per year Start Date: January 2027 Actual Salary: L4 - L9

About the Role

Are you an experienced school leader who is passionate about inclusion and ambitious for every child? Featherby Partnership Schools are looking for an inspirational and collaborative Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) to join our Senior Leadership Team and help shape the next stage of our school's development. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who is ready to take their next step. You'll bring a strong understanding of high-quality teaching, learning and curriculum alongside a genuine commitment to ensuring every child can participate, belong and achieve. As Assistant Headteacher, you'll have the opportunity to influence practice across our school, develop colleagues and help create the conditions in which pupils and staff can thrive. You'll combine strategic leadership with a visible presence in everyday school life, building strong relationships with children, colleagues, families and our wider community.

In this role, you will:

• Champion inclusion and help ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive

• Contribute to the strategic leadership and continued improvement of Featherby

• Lead and develop high-quality inclusive teaching, learning and curriculum practice

• Coach, support and inspire colleagues, building confidence and capability across the school

• Use evidence, insight and data to identify priorities and drive improvement

• Work collaboratively with leaders, families and professionals to remove barriers for children

• Play an active role within the Senior Leadership Team and wider life of the school

This is a role for a leader who wants to make a difference not only for individual children, but to the culture, practice and future of the whole school. Who You Are We're looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and inclusive leader who:

• Has previous experience as part of a school Senior Leadership Team

• Is an excellent classroom practitioner with strong curriculum knowledge

• Has a track record of contributing to whole-school improvement

• Brings out the best in others through supportive and collaborative leadership

• Has high expectations and is ambitious about what every child can achieve

• Builds positive, trusting relationships with pupils, colleagues and families

• Is confident using evidence and data to inform priorities and evaluate impact

• Is reflective, resilient and solution-focused

• Can balance strategic thinking with the realities of leading in a busy school

Above all, you'll bring energy, integrity and ambition to our leadership team and share our belief that inclusion is about creating a school where every child feels valued, belongs and is able to succeed.

What We Offer

At Featherby Partnership Schools, you'll join a warm, ambitious and inclusive community where colleagues work together to create the very best opportunities for our children. As part of Maritime Academy Trust, you'll also benefit from wider collaboration, professional networks and opportunities to continue developing as a leader. Here's what you can expect:

• The opportunity to play a significant role in shaping the future of Featherby

• A supportive and collaborative Senior Leadership Team

• Opportunities to influence inclusion, teaching and learning across the school

• High-quality leadership development, CPD and Trust-wide professional networks

• Opportunities for future career development across Maritime Academy Trust

• Teachers' Pension Scheme and national terms and conditions

• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity provision

• A comprehensive wellbeing offer, including our Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Team Network, Mental Health First Aiders and Occupational Health support

• Lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits, including Cycle to Work, Blue Light Card, eye care vouchers and access to employee discounts

Ready to Take Your Next Step?

We know choosing your next leadership role is an important decision, so we'd warmly encourage you to visit Featherby Partnership Schools, meet our team and experience our school community for yourself.

Please contact the school office on 01634 231984 to arrange a visit.

You'll find more about Featherby, the leadership opportunity and Maritime Academy Trust in our Candidate Information Pack. Applications should be submitted via My New Term.

Featherby Partnership Schools and Maritime Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, online checks and relevant pre-employment checks in line with current safeguarding guidance. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and value diversity at all levels.

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 Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.

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 Featherby Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 348 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Featherby Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/featherby-junior-school

Featherby Junior School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

The Featherby Partnership is made up of 2 schools: Featherby Infant and Nursery and Featherby Junior who are working closely together like one school. We are going forward through an exciting period of change with a new leadership team and a collaborative approach to ensure consistency of high expectations for the whole of the Featherby community. At Featherby you will find a true passion for learning, happy and safe children, a purposeful environment and an inspiring curriculum. We believe these are the key ingredients that make a Featherby child stand out from the rest.

Our vision statement is 'Working together to inspire minds through inclusive and creative practice; aspirations are high for all'. Underpinning this we have our core values of unity, resilience, responsibility, respect, honesty and trust. We are very much a value lead school which underpins our whole approach. Featherby is an inclusive school that supports learners well and encourages them to be independent and take risks in their learning.

We have high expectations of behaviour at Featherby and promote positive praise amongst learners.

Working in collaboration with each other ensures that we build strong relationships with families, children and the wider community to continuously provide children with great learning opportunities!

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