Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Teaching)
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 11c0dc5c-c036-40ae-84a7-d4c619559700 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an inspirational leader with a proven track record of success at middle or senior leadership? Are you passionate about leading in a school that has a longstanding tradition of academic excellence coupled with outstanding pastoral care?
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team at an exciting point in the school’s development. This post represents an expansion of our current team, and having been judged ‘Outstanding’ in all areas in our January 2025 OFSTED inspection, we are now looking for a colleague who will build upon these successes.
You will be a driving force in our vision, helping to shape the next stage of our school’s journey, and for this we need a strong, effective practitioner and leader who will bring their passion for education and school leadership to this role. This is a wonderful career opportunity to work in a very successful and supportive team in a popular school.
What the school offers its staff
Highworth Grammar School is an over-subscribed 11 – 18, selective girls’ school of 1553 students with 462 students in the Sixth Form (98 boys). We are situated in the South East of England, with excellent transport links to both the rest of Kent and London.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please use the following link to apply online via our vacancy portal SAMpeople Recruit.
We do not accept CVs.
Closing Date: Monday 23rd February 2026 at 8am
Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Highworth Grammar School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Commitment to safeguarding
Highworth Grammar School is committed to: Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. This post will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). Creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
Are you an inspirational leader with a proven track record of success at middle or senior leadership? Are you passionate about leading in a school that has a longstanding tradition of academic excellence coupled with outstanding pastoral care?
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team at an exciting point in the school’s development. This post represents an expansion of our current team, and having been judged ‘Outstanding’ in all areas in our January 2025 OFSTED inspection, we are now looking for a colleague who will build upon these successes.
You will be a driving force in our vision, helping to shape the next stage of our school’s journey, and for this we need a strong, effective practitioner and leader who will bring their passion for education and school leadership to this role. This is a wonderful career opportunity to work in a very successful and supportive team in a popular school.
What the school offers its staff
Highworth Grammar School is an over-subscribed 11 – 18, selective girls’ school of 1553 students with 462 students in the Sixth Form (98 boys). We are situated in the South East of England, with excellent transport links to both the rest of Kent and London.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please use the following link to apply online via our vacancy portal SAMpeople Recruit.
We do not accept CVs.
Closing Date: Monday 23rd February 2026 at 8am
Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Highworth Grammar School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Commitment to safeguarding
Highworth Grammar School is committed to: Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. This post will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). Creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.