Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral)
Thamesview School, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
12 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership - L21 to L25
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a dynamic and ambitious leader with a record of school improvement looking for a new challenge, or an experienced leader with the potential to support our school at an exciting stage in its development? We are looking to appoint a new Deputy Headteacher following confirmation of the appointment of the current postholder to the position of Headteacher with effect from January 2027.
Our successful candidate will be a talented, inspiring and highly motivated leader who can build on the significant improvements made by the Senior Leadership Team in recent years and take the school to new levels of success. You’ll find a well-kept physical environment and a culture of high aspiration. We aim to build a community of support, learning and respect; raising the aspirations of all students to believe, achieve and succeed to their full potential.
What the school offers its staff
Recognised as ‘Good’ in our most recent Ofsted Inspection (May 2024), Thamesview School is committed to providing high quality learning through high quality teaching. Our recent successes in improving our examination results have been due to the hard work of staff, governors, students and parents/carers. We place Teaching and Learning at the very core of everything we do and are committed to empowering students to be: Respectful, Resilient and Ambitious.
We want our students, whatever their background or ability, to have the best possible all-round education to prepare them to take their place in society. We pride ourselves on our inclusive approach and seek to promote positive values in all aspects of school life. For the right candidate the role provides an exciting challenge with significant opportunities for professional and personal development.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students.
Appointment to this post will require an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Thamesview School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 978 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Thamesview School website
- Email address
- k.mcgowan@thamesview.kent.sch.uk
Thamesview School is a place where every member of school is encouraged to have the highest aspirations in their personal and academic lives. Our students are encouraged to become globally aware citizens who embrace high moral standards.
We place Teaching and Learning at the very core of everything we do and are committed to empowering students to become:
• aspirational
• confident in learning
• adaptable
• creative
• responsible
Our school emphasises the importance of core skills and the importance of the fundamental skills involved, particularly in English and maths, and in all other curriculum areas. Our rich curriculum enables each student to make progress on a pathway which is right for them. This means that the school offers both academic and vocational qualifications so that each individual is fully prepared to maintain strong habits of learning throughout their lives and to be fully prepared to participate in society as lifelong learners.
Thamesview School cares for its students so that everyone feels safe and is able to learn. Our ethos of care and respect permeates through every aspect of school life. Students are encouraged to act with integrity and honesty in every aspect of their lives and to ensure that they leave school with a tenacity to succeed and willingness to make positive contributions to our society.
Arranging a visit to Thamesview School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.mcgowan@thamesview.kent.sch.uk.
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