Headteacher

Ditton Church of England Junior School, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6AE

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary range: L12 - L18
• Additional allowances:

  Salary range: L12 - L18

Headteacher job summary

Headteacher

Full-time, Permanent

Salary Range: L12 - L18

Required to start: January 2026

Ditton Church of England Junior School is on a journey of improvement, with strong foundations in place and a dedicated team ready to embrace the next phase. The children are full of potential, the community is eager for renewed connection, and the support of the Aletheia Academies Trust provides a powerful platform for success.

We are looking for a Headteacher with the vision, resilience, and enthusiasm to lead with purpose; someone who sees challenge as opportunity and is committed to shaping a school where every child can thrive and every voice is valued.

Ditton Junior School is a vibrant school with a clear Christian identity and a commitment to nurturing the whole child. A critical part of the Headteacher’s role is ensuring our core values: Compassion, Love, Perseverance, Respect, and Responsibility are woven into every aspect of school life, guiding our curriculum, relationships, and daily interactions ensuring a nurturing environment where children develop both character and academic strength.

As part of the Aletheia Academies Trust, you will benefit from a collaborative network of schools, sharing best practices and resources to drive continuous improvement. With the Trust’s support and the school’s existing foundations, this role offers a genuine opportunity to make a significant and lasting impact.

Leading Ditton Junior School is an exciting and deeply rewarding opportunity to work with a passionate team and an engaged community, unlocking the full potential of every child, and shaping a school that inspires pride, connection, and a lifelong love of learning.

If you are excited by this role and believe you have the values, vision, and expertise, then we would love to hear from you.

Why work at Ditton Junior School? Some of our Trust benefits include:

Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities

Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.

Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.

Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions

Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year

For more information, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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 Ditton Church of England Junior School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 217 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ditton Church of England Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ditton-church-of-england-junior-school-aylesford

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