Assistant Headteacher- Teaching and Learning - Full-time

Aylesford School, Aylesford

• Ref:KCC886-5410-672T
• Posted:01/10/2025
• Pay:Leadership Pay Scale (L9-L13)
• Start Date:January 2026
• App Close Date:15/10/2025 at 11:00
• Interviews:As Arranged

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Assistant Headteacher – Teaching and Learning

Aylesford School, Kent

Start date: January 2026

Salary: Leadership Pay Scale (commensurate with experience)

About the Role;

Aylesford School is seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching and Learning from January 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, forward-thinking leader to play a pivotal role in raising standards, driving innovation, and ensuring the highest quality of classroom practice across the school.

The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Leadership Team and will be central to shaping and delivering our vision for outstanding teaching. You will lead on developing pedagogy, curriculum implementation, and professional development, ensuring that every lesson inspires, challenges, and supports our students to achieve their very best.

The successful candidate will be tenacious, flamboyant and want to share the joy and passion of teaching with everyone; their energy should be infectious, their lessons creative and engaging and should have a Coaching Leadership style to bring the team along with them.

Key Responsibilities;

• Leading whole-school strategy for teaching and learning, ensuring consistent high standards across all subjects.
• Ensuring Teaching and Learning is at the forefront of everything we do
• Supporting, coaching, and developing staff at all stages of their careers, including ECTs and aspiring leaders.
• Driving evidence-informed practice, innovation, and continuous professional development.
• Monitoring and evaluating the impact of teaching on student progress and outcomes.
• Contributing fully to school leadership, strategic planning, and whole-school improvement priorities

About You;

We are looking for a leader who:

• Has a proven track record of improving Teaching and Learning and able to demonstrate how and why

• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner with the credibility to model and inspire excellence in teaching.
• Has a proven track record of improving outcomes through high-quality teaching and learning strategies.
• Can lead and motivate staff, driving collaboration and professional growth.
• Has strong communication and organisational skills, with a commitment to inclusive and aspirational education.
• Is ambitious, resilient, and ready to contribute to the ongoing success of Aylesford School.

What We Offer;

• A school committed to high standards, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• A collaborative and supportive leadership team.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression within a forward-thinking trust.
• Enthusiastic students and dedicated, hardworking staff.

Information about the school

Aylesford School is an inclusive school where every child, regardless of ability and background can fulfil their dreams and aspirations.

Aylesford School forms part of the Character Education Trust, currently a 2 Academy Trust that aims to provide students with high quality academic and ‘Character Education’. Our vision is to support and encourage the students within our Trust to develop good character; to be confident and kind; to have integrity; to respect difference and to make a positive contribution to the community around them. A link to our website for more information can be found here https://www.charactereducationtrust.org/

Job Contact Information

• Name:Ben Sanchez
• Address:Teapot Lane , Aylesford , Kent , ME20 7JU
• Telephone: 01622 717341
• Email: ben.sanchez@aylesford.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Form
• Teaching and Learning JD