Assistant Headteacher

The Kingsbrook School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7BR

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 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) L12 - L16

Assistant Headteacher job summary

The Kingsbrook School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as an

Assistant Headteacher

Leadership Pay Scale L12-16

(£67,898 - £75,049)

Closing Date: Monday 9th March 2026 at 12 noon

Start date - September 2026

At Insignis Academy Trust we are recruiting an Assistant Headteacher for The Kingsbrook School. The successful candidate will be responsible for a number of aspects of whole school leadership. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to take on a senior leadership role at this flagship new school in Aylesbury, to drive the continued development of these important aspects of the school’s work and the wider culture and ethos of the school as it entered its fourth year of operation in 2025-26.

Opened in September 2022 to 180 year 7 students, the Kingsbrook school has grown by a year of entry each September. The first cohort of students begin KS4 in September 2025 and the school will be full in KS3 and KS4 in 2026-27 and 6th form, in 2028-29. Located at the heart of the Kingsbrook Estate in Aylesbury, the school boasts state of the art facilities across the mainstream school and a purpose built Inclusion Unit for children with additional Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Closing date - Monday 9th March 2026 at 12 noon

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices, and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is 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.

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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 The Kingsbrook School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 569 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Kingsbrook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-kingsbrook-school

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