Deputy Headteacher - pastoral/behaviour, attendance and safeguarding

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth, CV8 2AL

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £82,654.00 - £91,158.00 Annually (FTE) L20-L24

Deputy Headteacher - pastoral/behaviour, attendance and safeguarding job summary

Deputy Headteacher

Pastoral/behaviour, attendance and safeguarding

Leadership Scale Point L20-24

(£82,654 - £91,158 per annum)

From September 2026

The Trust

Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher who is ambitious, motivated and highly skilled to join our senior leadership team.

Currently there are two schools within the Trust, Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Warwickshire and The Westwood Academy, Coventry. The postholder will based at Kenilworth School and Sixth Form.

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form is the only secondary school in the community of Kenilworth and is oversubscribed with engaged, motivated and well-behaved pupils. In September 2023 we opened our doors of Kenilworth School after relocating to a brand new, bespoke campus on Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth.

Ofsted rated the school as Outstanding in November 2023, maintaining our rating from 2013. The school is well resourced to support the delivery of the subject.

Our educational ethos encourages our students to be responsive, resilient, to have reasoning, be reflective and resourceful in their learning.

The Role

As a Deputy Headteacher, you will be part of shaping the strategic direction of the school and supporting the Headteacher in driving improvement and raising standards. In addition to fulfilling the requirements of a class teacher, you will take on the following key responsibilities:

To lead on pastoral welfare/behaviour and safety in line with the whole School Strategic Development Plan and the mission and values of the school;

Undertake Designated Safeguarding training and support the Designated Safeguarding Lead for child protection, with the potential in future of being nominated DSL;

Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion is essential, with an ability to work closely with the Headteacher, SEND inclusion team and other staff to ensure that all students can reach their full potential.

This role requires a dynamic and confident leader who can work collaboratively with colleagues, inspire staff and students, and uphold the values of the school.

The successful candidate will have had proven middle leadership experience to deliver against high standards.

To Apply

Please visit Vacancies - Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust for further information on the role and create an account on MyNewTerm to apply for the role.

You are most welcome to visit the school to meet our staff and students. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further please contact Laura Midwinter, Head of HR at L.Midwinter@kmat.org.uk

To learn more about the school, please visit:

Welcome to Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

We reserve the right to close this advert early and invite candidates to interview before the closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications, or a suitable candidate be found. We will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore early applications are advised and welcomed.

Safeguarding

The Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and parents to share that commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List check and obtain membership of the DBS update Service. 

Closing date: 19 March 2026 at 12 noon.

Interview dates: Week commencing 23 March 2026

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

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to receipt of a completed application form, satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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 Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1880 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kenilworth School and Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kenilworth-school-and-sixth-form-kenilworth

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form is recognised as being graded 'Excellent' in all areas (Ofsted February 2013) but we are ambitious and continue to better ourselves in every way possible. It became a Multi Academy Trust in January 2019 and currently has one other school within the Trust.

We combine high aspirations with a care for individual students. Our students are happy and confident individuals, who enjoy good relationships with their fellow students and the staff. We are a friendly, orderly school with a well-earned reputation for academic, sporting and personal achievement. In this environment students are given every chance to grow and achieve success.

We emphasize the development of skills such as team building, effort, responsibility, healthy competition and leadership. Our students achieve their best because of the range of experiences that we provide in an environment that is positive, supportive and forward-thinking.

Kenilworth School & Sixth Form embraces its role as a comprehensive school serving the whole community. In addition to the good work carried in the classroom there are many clubs and activities that take place outside of school hours. Our former pupils are to be found in many diverse and successful roles, most having moved through further and higher education. Students regularly achieve excellent academic results, well above the national average, and the Sixth Form Centre is very successful in providing a transition to higher education.

Students achieve their best when school and home work is in harmony. We value the contribution made by parents, governors and the community to ensure that we maintain high standards in all aspects of school life.

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