Assistant Headteacher - Post 16

Kingsmead School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8TE

33 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  21 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,070.00- £69,596.00

Assistant Headteacher - Post 16 job summary

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and inspirational Assistant Headteacher to help lead our Post 16 provision at Kingsmead School.

This post provides an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and aspirational leader to play a key part in providing strategic and operational support to the Headteacher and Trust Leader with a specific focus on Post 16. This post would suit a colleague who has existing leadership experience or a colleague who is looking to take on their first leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will work alongside the Headteacher to help shape and embed the Key Stage 5 curriculum.

This post is integral to our school and plays an important role in enhancing the opportunities for young people. This post would suit an experienced middle or senior leader who is passionate about maximizing the potential of pupils and who has experience working with children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities.

As an Assistant Headteacher you will need to share our commitment and vision and play an integral part of the school’s strategic development. Our collection of schools is not only changing but also growing. As a result, this could lead to further progression opportunities within our schools over time as well as extensive CPD opportunities.

The successful candidate will be able to engage and enthuse all members of the school community and work cooperatively within a diverse team of professionals from across the education and wider care landscape. Our mantra “we never give up” underpins our approach to working with pupils and guides and underpins our values. This is a fundamental part of Kingsmead School vision so it is important that the successful candidate can fully embrace and embody this philosophy.

We understand that our staff team are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and cooperation with a high regard for personal and professional development. If you feel that you have the ability and drive to enable our students to reach their full potential, joining our school also offers many personal benefits including:

1. A committed and passionate staff team

2. A strong commitment to your continuing professional development and training opportunities

3. Regular well-being support

4. A supportive environment where your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded

5. Potential for further career opportunities as the school and wider Collaboration of Schools grow

6. Employee Assisted Health Care through Westfield Health

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 Kingsmead School

• School type: Special school, ages 7 to 18
• School size: 129 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsmead School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsmead-school-derby

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