Assistant Principal

Chatham Grammar, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £65,766.00 - £76,241.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Principal job summary

We are seeking an inspirational and strategic Assistant Principal (Inclusion) to join our ambitious and supportive leadership team on a full-time, permanent basis from September 2026.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, values-driven leader who is passionate about inclusion, SEND, safeguarding, and equity, and who is committed to ensuring that every student, regardless of need or background, can access a high-quality education and thrive.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and reflective leader with a strong track record of impact in inclusion and SEND provision. You will lead on Special Educational Needs, safeguarding, attendance, behaviour support, and targeted interventions, ensuring that systems are robust, compliant, and highly effective in meeting the needs of all learners, including those with EHCPs, LAC, EAL, and other vulnerable groups.

You will champion a fully inclusive ethos across the academy, closing attainment gaps and removing barriers to learning through high-quality pastoral care, evidence-informed interventions, and strong multi-agency working. A key part of your role will be to develop staff expertise, ensuring teaching and support staff are confident and well-equipped to meet diverse learner needs.

Working within a forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust, you will play a pivotal role in shaping an inclusive culture of high expectations, positive behaviour, and strong relationships. You will ensure safeguarding practice is exemplary and that all statutory requirements are met, while promoting student wellbeing, resilience, and independence.

The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust-wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down-to-earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer: https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat.

Chatham Grammar offers its students a wide variety of educational opportunities with a commitment to ensuring that its students achieve good educational outcomes, develop healthy minds and aspire to be happy confident young women ready to embark on a variety of aspirational careers. It benefits from being part of the University of Kent Academies Trust and has a current Ofsted rating of Good. Chatham Grammar is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit for further information: http://www.chathamgrammar.org.uk/.

How to Apply

Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification, and you will use the application to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role. CVs will not be accepted.

We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust, and therefore, we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.

Tours are available at 9.00am on Thursday 7th & Friday 8th May, please email recruitment@ukat.org to book

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search once as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is intended to help us identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online. The selection panel will then explore such items with the candidate during interview. The Trust’s PeopleTeam or another member of staff trained in safer recruitment will use Google.com to conduct each search, and no adverse judgement will be formed for applicants with limited or no online footprint.

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

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service
(DBS).

In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search, once, as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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 Chatham Grammar

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 950 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chatham Grammar website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chatham-grammar

Chatham Grammar (CG) is a selective 11 – 19 girls academy (with a mixed sixth form) whose Lead Sponsor is the University of Kent. Chatham Grammar is part of the established University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT).

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