Assistant Headteacher (teaching and learning)

King Charles I School, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1XA

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L8-L12

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher to join our growing Senior Leadership Team at King Charles I School from September 2025.

The successful candidate will be an experienced middle or senior leader and have a corporate responsibility for the smooth running of the whole school with a focus on the development of teaching and learning. They will be well read and have an up-to-date knowledge of the latest educational research and policy with a proven track record of outstanding classroom practice and the ability to improve, challenge and support colleagues. They will also have superb drive and enthusiasm and demonstrate the ethos of being uncompromising in the pursuit of high standards of student behaviour and achievement. The post offers excellent opportunities for ambitious and talented candidates with aspirations of further promotion.

Our successful candidate will have the following experience, skillset and qualifications:

• Honours Degree
• DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status

• Outstanding classroom practitioner with the knowledge, understanding and practical application of effective teaching and learning strategies in order to raise standards
• Successful experience of strategic leadership and management
• A track record of effectively leading, managing and motivating students and staff and developing team approaches

What the school offers its staff

At King Charles we are ambitious and welcoming; we both support and challenge every child to leave our school with strong academic qualifications, a well-developed character and clear values that will carry them through to long term success. Our staff give 100% and in return, we ask our students to also give 100%. This means being ambitious in their thinking, hardworking and resilient. Excellent pastoral support coupled with determination to succeed means that every student will develop into a well-rounded young person and achieve their best.

We are part of The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust, who believe our students deserve nothing less than the best. As a family of like-minded schools, we work collaboratively to provide mutual support, share best practice, and create a thriving, high-performing environment.

Our work is underpinned by our core values of: Ambition, Commitment, Creativity, and Integrity and a relentless focus on achieving our Trust Dividend to ensure opportunity and success for all by transforming lives through high quality education.

Further details about the role

As part of our Trust, you will have:

§ Opportunities to be part of a collaborative culture whereby you are part of a network where schools and staff work together to excel.

§ Quality resources and a rich environment, to enable you to develop a personalised approach for every student you teach or support.

§ A culture of lifelong learning, emphasising professional growth where your own ambitions are actively encouraged and supported.

§ A safe and positive physical and psychological environment that welcomes diversity and actively promotes wellbeing.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Four Stones MAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our requirements under Keeping Children Safe in Education we will undertake pre-employment checks on all shortlisted candidates. This role has the opportunity for regular contact with our children and young people and therefore this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

AHT JD and PS KC1.docx - 1.06 MB (opens in new tab)

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About King Charles I School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1105 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King Charles I School website
• Email address: recruitment@the4stones.co.uk
• Phone number: 01562 512880
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-charles-i-school

King Charles I School is an excellent secondary school set within extensive grounds. At King Charles I we work tirelessly to provide an inspiring learning environment for every student which helps them achieve to their full potential. We are one of the highest performing schools in Worcestershire, with a focus on academic achievement and with outcomes that are consistently well above the local authority average.

We are part of The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust who are a family of like-minded schools based in the West Midlands. We have come a long way in a short time and are now home to three schools, over 3,500 students, a Teaching School Hub and a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teaching Training) all with differing contexts and serving different communities.

At The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust, we understand that happy, well-motivated and well-trained employees make the most effective teaching and support staff. We know that the education sector can be a demanding and pressurised environment and we always strive to remove barriers and find ways to make life that little bit easier, where possible.

Arranging a visit to King Charles I School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@the4stones.co.uk.

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