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Assistant Headteacher

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Start date: 1st September 2025

Are you an experienced leader ready to take the next career step? Here at Kingstone High School, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher to join our close-knit team.

The Assistant Headteacher will play an integral part in our senior leadership team, contributing to whole-school improvement, communicating the school's vision and strategic overview. You will implement strategies that ensure high standards and expectations, driving engagement and student progress. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate impact from previous experience as a leader or have the appropriate skills and ambition to take the next step into leadership and the areas of responsibility assigned to this role will be built around the strengths of the successful candidate. 

Kingstone High School is a rural secondary school in Herefordshire, just 6 miles from the cathedral city, serving a wide catchment area. We are at the heart of our local community and we benefit from fantastic grounds and facilities. 

We have a committed and talented staff body who work tirelessly to offer our students the best life chances and opportunities. We believe in growing potential and see leadership opportunities as a logical step for those who make a real impact. Professional development and ultimately professional success is at the heart of our staff team. 

Kingstone offers a friendly and inclusive working environment with a commitment to creating work life balance and promoting staff wellbeing alongside the opportunity to continue your professional development journey. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the direction for Kingstone High School, so if you are an ambitious and innovative leader who is passionate about transforming the lives of young people and feel that we may be the right place for you, we hope you will consider applying for the post. We would love to hear from you. 

Kingstone Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

For more information contact

Visits to the school are welcome; if you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit, please contact our the Head’s PA Mrs Sally Spreckley on 01981 250224.

Please apply via My New Term  https://mynewterm.com/jobs/137073/EDV-2025-KHS-82682

You can also find the details on the school website www.kingstonehighschool.co.uk.

Hoople Ltd is working on behalf of our Client as a Recruitment Agency.