Assistant Headteacher: Pastoral Care
Barton Manor School, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1SU44 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
17 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L14 - L19 (£71,330 - £80,655)
What skills and experience we're looking for
he successful candidate will have the potential and desire to be active and influential across the whole leadership spectrum. As such it will provide a first rate preparation for those considering going on to Deputy Headship.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate the Trust and School's vision and values and promote excellence in all aspects of school life. The role is a fantastic opportunity, as Assistant Headteacher of a new School, to establish the school’s culture/ethos of high academic/vocational standards within a very caring and supportive school community. Our focus is on achieving excellence in all that we do to support outstanding outcomes for all our students.
You will be joining a highly effective senior leadership team, led by the Headteacher and the Executive Headteacher, and joining a state-of-the-art school with the latest facilities, resources and ICT. We aim to ensure that the successful candidate will be central to all major strategic decisions and will be leading some of these, working with the Headteacher and the Executive Headteacher, Governors, staff and students.
What the school offers its staff
The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
In line with KCSIE 2023 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.
Barton Manor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
Applying for the job
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About Barton Manor School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 449 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Barton Manor School website
- Email address
- recruitment@bartoncourt.org
BCAT is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor School.
Barton Manor School, is part of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT), which opened in September 2022 to 150 Year 7 students. The School is designed to be an 11-18 years, co-educational, non-selective school with 5 forms of entry and will grow each year with a new intake into Year 7. The school is planned as a centre of excellence for vocational subjects at KS4 and KS5 along with a joint Sixth Form provision with Barton Court Grammar School offering academic qualifications at Post-16.
Arranging a visit to Barton Manor School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bartoncourt.org.
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