Assistant Headteacher
Kingstone High School, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 9HJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £58,118.00 - £64,129.00 Annually (Actual) L7 to L11
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Kingstone High School, Hereford
Position: Assistant Headteacher
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full-Time
Salary: Leadership Scale L7 to 11. Annually (Actual)
Closing Date: 12:00pm, Friday 16th May 2025
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Interview Date(s): week commencing 19th May 2025
Are you an experienced leader ready to take the next career step? Here at Kingstone High School, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher to join our close-knit team.
The Assistant Headteacher will play an integral part in our senior leadership team, contributing to whole-school improvement, communicating the school’s vision and strategic overview. You will implement strategies that ensure high standards and expectations, driving engagement and student progress.
The successful candidate will demonstrate impact from previous experience as a leader or have the appropriate skills and ambition to take the next step into leadership and the areas of responsibility assigned to this role will be built around the strengths of the successful candidate.
Kingstone High school is a rural secondary school in Herefordshire, just 6 miles from the cathedral city, serving a wide catchment area. We are at the heart of our local community and we benefit from fantastic grounds and facilities.
We have a committed and talented staff body who work tirelessly to offer our students the best life chances and opportunities. We believe in growing potential and see leadership opportunities as a logical step for those who make a real impact. Professional development and ultimately professional success is at the heart of our staff team
Kingstone offers a friendly and inclusive working environment with a commitment to creating work life balance and promoting staff wellbeing alongside the opportunity to continue your professional development journey. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the direction for Kingstone High School, so if you are an ambitious and innovative leader who is passionate about transforming the lives of young people and feel that we may be the right place for you, we hope you will consider applying for the post. We would love to hear from you.
Visits to the school are welcome; if you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit, please contact our the Head’s PA Mrs Sally Spreckley on 01981 250224.
Please apply via My New Term. You can also find the details on the school website www.kingstonehighschool.co.uk.
Kingstone Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All vacancies that involve working with vulnerable adults and/or children will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at Enhanced Level, along with other standard pre-employment checks.
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 are not accepted.
About Kingstone High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 606 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kingstone High School website
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