Assistant Principal
King James's School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6SG15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 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
- £69,596.00 - £76,772.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Principal job summary
The role
We are looking to appoint a senior leader to deliver on an area of the school development plan, which will be chosen in consultation with the Principal and Vice Principal from the list below:
- Curriculum and Teaching
- Inclusion
- Achievement
We are committed to appointing the best leader and any area above can work within our strong, effective and growing senior leadership team. This post will involve leading a team of staff and whole school responsibilities.
Us
At King James’s School, we are ambitious for the very best outcomes for every one of our students, and we believe that education is more than just examinations and lessons. Our school focuses on providing a holistic experience that inspires curiosity, builds confidence and character in our young people and prepares them for their future by giving them strong foundations and happy memories.
We are a community-focused school built on respect, inclusion and the belief in valuing and developing people. We had a highly successful Ofsted in 2025 that highlighted we are a very good school that should now strive to be a great school, that is our ambition in all senses. This is an opportunity to be a key part of our special school and our journey.
You
We are more interested in your leadership qualities and your professional character than in specific experiences or knowledge. You need to be a leader who understands how to set a strategic vision, how to inspire others at all levels to develop and implement that vision, how to see change and development through to completion and impact. You will be able to demonstrate a track record of impact in your leadership journey to this point. This post will suit someone who is professionally ambitious.
You will be a team player, who believes in leadership setting the example, you will be professionally reflective, collaborative and enjoy challenge. A hands-on leader who is solution focused and wants to be involved in the life of our community is important; a good sense of humour is also something we value. Finally, someone who believes in the potential of people, whether staff or student and wants to be a key part of shaping that culture in our school community.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. We ask all applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will also carry out online searches for all candidates who are shortlisted for interview as part of our due diligence. Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
(DBS) check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.
Applications
Completed applications must be submitted by 8:00 on Tuesday 4 May 2026.
If you have any questions about the role, or if you would like to attend one of the hosted Visit sessions, please contact Tracey Brook, PA to the Principal, on 01484 412990 or email her (staff.tbrook@kingjames.school).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding & promoting welfare & safety of children and young people and expect staff to share this commitment. We ask applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About King James's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1064 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King James's School website
King James’s School is a successful and oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school (NOR 906), serving a suburban area and a scatter of villages to the east and south of Huddersfield. It is situated approximately 2 miles from the centre of Huddersfield in a semi-rural position overlooking the Farnley Valley.
Our origins go back to the thirteenth century and the school, which has occupied its present site since 1547, became an Academy in 2012.
King James’s is a truly comprehensive school. The annual intake of 180 students, for which we are regularly over-subscribed, has a very broad socio-economic and ethnic mix, closely resembling the wider British society. Our intake comes predominantly from the priority admission area of Lepton, Kirkheaton and Grange Moor, but we also take from outside the area, particularly from Dalton and Almondbury.
‘A lovely, friendly school, full of history and character, offering an excellent learning environment in a wonderful setting’ - Ofsted 2018
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