Assistant Headteacher: Pedagogy & AI Strategy

Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7SX

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  9 February 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 (Actual)

Assistant Headteacher: Pedagogy & AI Strategy job summary

Assistant Headteacher: Pedagogy & AI

Hours: Full Time/Permanent (Please note that this is a full-time position only; we are unable to consider part-time arrangements)

Salary: Leadership Range 12 - 16

Start Date: September 2026

At Aylesbury High School (AHS), we aim to develop uniquely talented young adults who are independent, strong, and confident. As we navigate the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we recognise that Artificial Intelligence is a dual-edged sword. To #WalkTall in the modern world, our students must move beyond passive consumption to become autonomous, critical and creative thinkers.

Our core values—Boundless Aspiration, Resilient Bravery, Curious Engagement, and Selfless Generosity—underpin everything we do. We seek a visionary leader who can ensure our students leave AHS with the essential and human foundational literacies, competencies and learner character qualities that technology cannot replicate.

Please see attached the job description for further information. The purpose of this job description is to outline the generic professional responsibilities associated with this post. Securing the right person is our primary objective and this will be tailored to both the skills and expertise of the successful candidate and to offer further professional development.

Aylesbury High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Statement is attached. The appointment will be subject to references which are satisfactory for the advertised post, an enhanced DBS check with a Child Barred List check, identity checks, prohibition orders and qualification checks as appropriate.

CVs alone cannot be accepted for safeguarding reasons
If you are shortlisted for this post, you will also be required to complete a self-disclosure form as part of the recruitment process; this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.

AHS is an equal opportunities employer

We encourage early applications for all vacancies and reserve the right to close our vacancies at any time should the right candidates be found.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Aylesbury High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1358 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aylesbury High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aylesbury-high-school-aylesbury

Aylesbury High School (AHS) is a forward-thinking girls’ grammar school that values both academic and pastoral excellence and co-curricular opportunities with the vision of developing uniquely talented young adults, who are independent, strong and confident.
We create a welcoming environment which draws the very best from all in our community, achieved by providing an ambitious education that stimulates creative and critical thinking, values diversity and facilitates dynamic personal development.
The AHS values are Confidence, Respect, Engagement, Aspiration, Teamwork and Enjoyment and we want all in our community to experience, develop and demonstrate these characteristics both within the curriculum and through our extensive co-curricular offering.

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