Assistant Headteacher (Intervention Lead)

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth, CV8 2AL

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  17 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £67,898.00 - £75,049.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale Points L12-16

Assistant Headteacher (Intervention Lead) job summary

Assistant Headteacher (Intervention Lead)

Leadership Scale: L12-L16

(£67,898 - £75,049 per annum)

September 2026

The Trust

Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher (Intervention Lead) from September 2026, who is ambitious, motivated and highly skilled to join our senior leadership team.

Currently there are two schools within the Trust, Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Warwickshire and The Westwood Academy, Coventry. The postholder will based at Kenilworth School and Sixth Form.

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form is the only secondary school in the community of Kenilworth and is oversubscribed with engaged, motivated and well-behaved pupils. In September 2023 we opened our doors of Kenilworth School after relocating to a brand new, bespoke campus on Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth.

Ofsted rated the school as Outstanding in November 2023, maintaining our rating from 2013. The school is well resourced to support the delivery of the subject.

Our educational ethos encourages our students to be responsive, resilient, to have reasoning, be reflective and resourceful in their learning.

The Role

We are seeking an ambitious, values-driven Assistant Headteacher (Intervention Lead) to join our senior leadership team and make a significant impact on the life chances of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged students.

This is a key strategic and operational role, focused on raising attainment, improving attendance and engagement, and reducing educational disadvantage through high-quality, evidence-informed intervention.

As Assistant Headteacher (Intervention Lead), you will:

Provide strategic leadership for whole-school intervention, ensuring high impact support for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils

Lead and evaluate targeted academic and pastoral intervention to improve outcomes across key stages

Drive a successful Year 6-7 transition programme, working closely with partner primary schools and families for a successful Year 6-7 transition, including bespoke opportunities for key students

Promote and increase attendance through bespoke strategies and liaison with families external agencies for vulnerable students to narrow gaps by student groups

Provide appropriate intervention and support to improve the attendance of girls below the overall school average

Similarly, appropriate intervention and support to improve the attendance of pupil premium/FMS Ever6 students where appropriate

Promote engagement of and participation in enrichment activities for vulnerable students and those who disadvantaged

Undertake the role of Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC), ensuring safe, inclusive and enriching educational experiences for all students*

Embed and uphold robust safeguarding practices, ensuring the welfare of students is central to all decision-making

Contribute fully to whole-school leadership, culture and improvement planning

* appropriate training will be provided for the EVC role as described above

The Person

We are looking for a leader who:

Is a committed advocate for inclusive education and social justice

Has a proven track record of improving outcomes for disadvantaged or vulnerable learners

Demonstrates strong strategic thinking alongside effective operational delivery

Is an excellent communicator who can inspire staff, students and families

Has sound knowledge of safeguarding, attendance, transition and intervention strategies

Is ready to play an active role as a senior leader, modelling high professional standards at all times

The successful candidate will have had proven middle leadership experience to deliver against high standards.

We can offer you:

Excellent CPD opportunities

A supportive team of colleagues

A positive, community school environment with an innovative learning culture

A dedicated and forward-looking management team, with highly skilled staff upholding high expectations and aspirations for our students

A wide enrichment programme

Employee well-being benefits via our Health Employee Assistant programme (Benenden) which includes 24/7 access to a GP, mental health well-being, private medical care, discounts on the high street and gyms, free use of the on-site gym, a laptop and on-site parking with electric car charging points.

To Apply

Please visit Vacancies - Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust for further information on the role and create an account on MyNewTerm to apply for the role.

To learn more about the school, please visit:

Welcome to Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

We reserve the right to close this advert early and invite candidates to interview before the closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications, or a suitable candidate be found. We will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore early applications are advised and welcomed.

Safeguarding

The Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and parents to share that commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List check and obtain membership of the DBS update Service. 

Closing date: Wednesday 6 May 2026 at 9am

Interviews: Wednesday 13 May 2026

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

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to receipt of a completed application form, satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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 Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1880 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kenilworth School and Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kenilworth-school-and-sixth-form-kenilworth

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form is recognised as being graded 'Excellent' in all areas (Ofsted February 2013) but we are ambitious and continue to better ourselves in every way possible. It became a Multi Academy Trust in January 2019 and currently has one other school within the Trust.

We combine high aspirations with a care for individual students. Our students are happy and confident individuals, who enjoy good relationships with their fellow students and the staff. We are a friendly, orderly school with a well-earned reputation for academic, sporting and personal achievement. In this environment students are given every chance to grow and achieve success.

We emphasize the development of skills such as team building, effort, responsibility, healthy competition and leadership. Our students achieve their best because of the range of experiences that we provide in an environment that is positive, supportive and forward-thinking.

Kenilworth School & Sixth Form embraces its role as a comprehensive school serving the whole community. In addition to the good work carried in the classroom there are many clubs and activities that take place outside of school hours. Our former pupils are to be found in many diverse and successful roles, most having moved through further and higher education. Students regularly achieve excellent academic results, well above the national average, and the Sixth Form Centre is very successful in providing a transition to higher education.

Students achieve their best when school and home work is in harmony. We value the contribution made by parents, governors and the community to ensure that we maintain high standards in all aspects of school life.

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