Headteacher

Riverside Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8ET

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January or Easter 2027

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £79,460.00 - £94,349.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay Scale Point 17-24

Headteacher job summary

Are you an inspirational, compassionate and ambitious school leader ready to lead a truly inclusive, community-focused primary school?

Riverside Primary School is a two-form entry primary with nursery provision, proud to be a fully inclusive school community with two integrated resourced provisions supporting children with Education, Health and Care Plans for autism and visual impairment. Our commitment to inclusion has been recognised through our Inclusion Quality Mark Flagship status, and we are an OPAL Platinum Award school and a Platinum Better Medway Health and Wellbeing Award holder.

Ofsted noted: “Expectations of achievement are high, and pupils strive to meet these. Classrooms are settled and focused… Pupils are well prepared for the next stages of their education.”

Riverside is joining Aletheia Academies Trust on 1 October 2026, and will retain its distinct identity while benefiting from the wider trust’s collaboration, support and shared expertise.

We are looking for a Headteacher who will put children at the heart of every decision, inspire and empower staff, build on our strong inclusive practice, and develop strong relationships with children, staff, families, governors and the wider community.

How to apply:

Please complete our online application form. For an informal conversation or to arrange a visit, contact Naomi Mercer, Director of People and Culture, on HR@aletheiatrust.org.uk or 01474 555 638.

Key dates:

School visits available:

6thand 9

th

October 2026

Closing date:

9am on the 12

th

October 2026

Informal conversations:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an informal conversation on 12th or 13th October 2026

Interviews:

Candidates successful at the informal conversation stage will be invited to attend aformal interview on 15th October 2026

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant 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 Riverside Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 453 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Riverside Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverside-primary-school-gillingham

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