Deputy Headteacher with responsibility for Behaviour and Culture

Kingstone High School, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 9HJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1.4.26 or earlier

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  4 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy 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) L13 - L17

Deputy Headteacher with responsibility for Behaviour and Culture job summary

Organisation: Kingstone High School

Post: Deputy Headteacher

Leadership Scale: L13-L17

Closing Date: 5th January 2026

Required for Easter 2026 or sooner if possible

Are you an individual who has a vision for cultural excellence, and understands the importance of building positive relationships with key stakeholders? If so, Kingstone High School is seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher overseeing Behaviour and Culture from Easter 2026, or earlier, as part of an exciting new leadership structure that centres around collaboration and the shared responsibility that leads to good student outcomes.

We require an enthusiastic individual with experience at senior leadership level, with a strong track record, who is inspirational and dynamic, and with the vision and commitment to make a positive contribution to our school. You will have specific responsibility for the strategic direction and development of behaviour and culture, and its operational oversight. You will secure the commitment of parents and the wider community to the vision and direction of the school.

Key attributes we are seeking for the role include:

Leadership experience, vision and ability to drive forward change.

A passion for working with young people and offering them the breadth of opportunity and aspirations to excel.

The ability to motivate and inspire individuals and teams around you, fostering a culture of trust, consistency, and learning.

Proven track record of impacting positively on standards.

A relationships-based approach to working with staff, students and parents/carers.

Enthusiasm for educational improvement and life-long learning.

The skill to innovate and embrace new initiatives.

A reflective practitioner with excellent organisational skills.

An excellent knowledge and understanding of pastoral provision.

In return, we offer:

A school with a strong commitment to your professional development.

A working environment focused on Teaching and Learning and progress for all students.

The opportunity to work in a staff team where your skills, enthusiasm and hard work will be appreciated.

A school where staff wellbeing is a priority.

To arrange a visit to the school or for an informal conversation, please call or e-mail via the Head’s PA, Mrs Sally Spreckley on 01981 250224 or sspreckley@kingstoneacademy.co.uk

Please apply via MyNewTerm.

Kingstone Academy Trust reserves the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date should a successful candidate be identified.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All vacancies that involve working with vulnerable adults and/or children will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at Enhanced Level, along with other standard pre-employment checks.

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

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 Kingstone High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 595 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingstone High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingstone-high-school

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