Head of School

Kingsbury High School, London, NW9 9JR

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  24 April 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  18 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £98,737.00 - £106,823.00 Annually (Actual) L23 - L27 on the Inner London Scale

Head of School job summary

Job Purpose

In addition to the professional responsibilities common to all classroom teachers, Deputy Headteachers are members of the Senior Leadership Team and, as such, play a full part in the leadership of the school to ensure a clear sense of direction as well as delivering the smooth day to day operation of the school across both sites.

Line management

• Assistant Headteachers attached to the Upper/Lower School.

• Other members of the leadership team at assistant Headteacher or Associate Assistant Headteacher level.

• The Head of Faculty for a core subject English /Mathematics or Science.

• Common to all teachers: Teachers’ job description

• To deliver the expectations of effective teaching and Teachers’ Standards 2012

Leadership and management

• Acting as Head of School for: the Upper or Lower School

• Accountability for strategic leadership and operational management of aspects of the School Improvement & Development Plan and whole school areas of responsibility.

• Building capacity amongst staff to deliver and sustain the highest quality outcomes.

• Helping to lead self-evaluation processes on the Quality of Education and/or pastoral work, including monitoring the quality of the curriculum and teaching and learning and its impact on students.

• Supporting the assessment routines and data analysis of performance in the Quality of Education across the school

• Holding colleagues accountable in their roles at all levels, being accountable for the continuing effective work of all staff for whom the postholder is responsible including line management and appraisal.

• Leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of others.

• Deputising for the Headteacher and members of the Senior Leadership Team within the school and wider community and assisting other members of the SLT as appropriate.

• Championing staff wellbeing and actively working to improve it

• Refining the quality of professional development to ensure staff are continually supported to enhance their impact in the classroom.

Ethos and values

• Promoting and delivering The Kingsbury Way and contributing to our commitment to the UNICEF Rights of the Child.

• Leading whole school assemblies.

• Developing and promoting policies and procedures that ensure the school’s distinctive ethos is reflected in all learning activities.

Attitudes and Behaviour

• To ensure that the Lower/Upper School site has a calm and orderly environment

• To monitor the quality of pastoral support and teaching of social, emotional and behaviour curriculum and to devise systems which ensure continual improvement.

• Leading, with other members of the Senior Leadership Team, the behaviour management of the school.

The full job description and person specification as well as further details about the school can be found on the candidate pack for this role. Any further questions or requests for a school visit should please be directed to khsvacancies@kingsburyhigh.org.uk.

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 Kingsbury High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1997 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsbury High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsbury-high-school-london

Kingsbury High School is a vibrant learning environment with a strong community ethos.

Prospective candidates are welcome to come and look around the school to see for yourself what makes Kingsbury High different. As a large 12 form entry 11-18 split site school we are situated in an inner London location, but with an out of London feel – surrounded by parkland with large playing fields and great local amenities, excellent transport links to enable easy access from central London and fringe areas. Our school is truly diverse in its makeup, whilst united as one family working to achieve the best for all our students.

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