Assistant Headteacher - Key Stage 4

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Assistant Headteacher – Key Stage 4

Leadership Group Pay Spine

L16-20 (£75,049 to £82,654 per annum)

Permanent contract

Required to start 1 January 2027

King Edward VII School is a thriving, over-subscribed School with a diverse intake. It is a stimulating place in which to work, offering many opportunities to students and staff alike. The School enjoys an excellent reputation and sees the calibre of its staff as a key strength. King Edward VII School has two sites within the S10 area, approximately 1.5 miles apart.

At King Edward VII School we offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, eye test vouchers and a wellbeing package. We also offer a full employee assistance programme (EAP).

King Edward VII School is seeking to appoint an exceptional, experienced Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Key Stage 4 to join the School’s Leadership Team. This is a strategically significant post and the successful candidate will display outstanding leadership skills and knowledge to support the best outcomes for students in the School. This role is central to realising the ambitious long-term plans for the School.

Working and reporting directly to the Headteacher, you will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership on all aspects of the School, including:

• Sharing fully in the strategic leadership of the School
• Leading on the strategic development of Key Stage 4
• Having the proven ability to lead and inspire staff and students
• Having a successful track record of the management of change
• Being dynamic and dedicated, bringing vision, creativity, flexibility and enthusiasm to the role
• Having a passionate commitment to ensuring a high-quality education for all
• Having the determination and ambition to develop his or her career in and beyond this post

The successful candidate will:

• Hold an appropriate qualification
• Be highly self-motivated with a strong work ethic
• Have a confident and professional manner
• Have excellent interpersonal skills

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.

Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed.

There will be an opportunity to visit the School to see the students and staff  would like to invite any interested candidates to join us on Thursday 18 June 2026 at 2.15pm.

For further details or to book a place on the visit, please contact Mr T Hall – HR & Cover Manager at recr or visit

Interviews: W/c 28 September 2026

King Edward VII School is a thriving, over-subscribed School with a diverse intake. It is a stimulating place in which to work, offering many opportunities to students and staff alike. The School enjoys an excellent reputation and sees the calibre of its staff as a key strength. King Edward VII School has two sites within the S10 area, approximately 1.5 miles apart.

At King Edward VII School we offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, eye test vouchers and a wellbeing package. We also offer a full employee assistance programme (EAP).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety.