Assistant Headteacher - Post 16 Education and Welfare
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AU26 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L10-L14
What skills and experience we're looking for
Assistant Headteacher – Post 16 Education and Welfare (L10-14)
Required for September 2026
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative and inspirational leader to join our school. KGGS is a high performing and popular selective all girls’ grammar school, located in the market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire.
The school has a large sixth form made up of between 300-320 students with 67% of A-level grades achieved in 2025 being at A*-B and positive value added in the sixth form in both 2024 and 2025. This placed us as one of the top state schools in the East Midlands according to the Sunday Times Parent Power Schools guide in 2025 and comfortably within the top 200 secondary schools nationally.
This is an exciting time to be joining Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School with the opportunity to be working with a strong, supportive and experienced body of staff alongside students who are committed to their studies and determined to achieve highly.
The successful candidate will lead our sixth form team, working closely with both pastoral and support staff. Alongside this you will line manage a number of key departments, work closely with the headteacher and other members of the senior team in helping shape the strategic leadership of the school whilst having the opportunity to develop further as a highly competent and successful leader.
The successful candidate will also be a skilled classroom practitioner and be expected to teach up to and including A-level standard.
Both students and staff at KGGS experience a positive and fulfilling learning environment. If you are keen to work with enthusiastic, highly motivated students within a supportive and appropriately challenging setting, we would be delighted to hear from you.
We look forward to receiving your application and invite you to visit if you would like to find out more.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 5th February, 9am
Interviews: Wednesday 11th February
Application forms and further information can be downloaded from our school website. Please return application forms and letter of application to:
Elizabeth Davis, PA to the Headteacher
KGGS, Sandon Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 9AU
Telephone: 01476 563017 Ext 172
E-mail: staffedavis@kggs.org
Website: www.kggs.org
What the school offers its staff
Professional development
Pension scheme
On-site parking
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1202 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School website
- Email address
- staffedavis@kggs.org
- Phone number
- 01476 563017
KGGS is an outstanding selective academy of 1200 students where the focus in the classroom is on teaching and developing students and staff alike.
In 2019 Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School achieved some of its best ever results with 91% of our students achieving 5+ in both English and Mathematics, a progress 8 score of 0.92 and an attainment 8 score of 7.0. The school has a large sixth form of approximately 320 students with an average A-level grade of B- achieved in 2019.
KGGS was placed as one of the top performing state schools in the East Midlands according to the Sunday Times Schools guide 2020.
Arranging a visit to Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email staffedavis@kggs.org.
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