Assistant Headteacher - Teaching & Learning

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 April 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  19 March 2026

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: Full-time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L12-L16

What skills and experience we're looking for

The school wishes to appoint an Assistant Headteacher with a particular focus on promoting high-quality Teaching and Learning within the school. The core purpose of the role is to provide vision, strategic direction and leadership for Teaching and Learning with a focus on ensuring Quality First Teaching (QFT) for all students in lessons. As well as leading on designated whole school areas of responsibility, including whole school teaching development, staff CPD, new staff induction, oversight of ECTS and ITTs, and quality assure both teaching and the curriculum, as well as leading on department reviews.

The successful candidate will be quick-thinking, articulate, and a creative leader.

We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate:

• a track record of outstanding teaching

• a strong academic portfolio

• excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• a capacity for hard work and commitment to teamwork

• calm, good humour and common sense

• energy, enthusiasm and a commitment to securing excellence in all that you do.

The Leadership Team currently consists of the Headteacher, one Deputy Headteacher who is the DSL, five Assistant Headteachers and the School Business Manager. All teaching members of the Leadership Team are DSL trained. An Extended Leadership Team also works closely with the members of the Leadership Team.

The post is exempt from section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)). It is not, therefore, in any way contrary to the Act to reveal any information concerning convictions which would otherwise be considered as “spent” in relation to the applicant’s suitability for employment. Any such information will be kept in strict confidence and only used in consideration of the suitability of the applicant for such a position where such an exemption is appropriate.

What the school offers its staff

Staff benefits include:

Strong support for professional development

Staff well-being committee

Benenden Healthcare Scheme

On-site parking.

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 School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School will undertake an online check of shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of the current edition of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Assistant Headteacher - Teaching & Learning Application Pack March 2026.pdf - 1 MB (opens in new tab)

About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls website
• Email address: mstarns@mggs.org
• Phone number: 01622752103
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,250 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 320. Ofsted judged us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development.

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)

If you wish to find out more about MGGS please visit our website at https://www.mggs.org/ and to take a virtual tour please visit https://youtu.be/kuqmn-D4AJY

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