Assistant Headteacher – Key Stage 4 - Term Time

Heath Farm College, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-60601-23L
• Posted:03/12/2025
• Pay:Up to £50,000.00 per annum (not pro rata)
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:31/12/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Job Title: Assistant Headteacher – Key Stage 4
Location: Heath Farm College, Maidstone, ME16 0ER
Salary:     Up to £50,000 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours:      37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start:       January 2026
UK applicants only – this role does not offer sponsorship

Heath Farm College is seeking an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to lead Key Stage 4 and inspire learners to achieve their full potential.

About the Role
The Assistant Headteacher (KS4) will hold strategic and operational responsibility for the effective running of the Key Stage 4 Centre and serve as a key member of the College Senior Leadership Team. You will uphold and model the College’s core values of Love, Commitment and Opportunity, ensuring high standards of provision, behaviour, welfare, and achievement. The role includes direct responsibility for the welfare, education, and day-to-day oversight of a small cohort of Year 10 and Year 11 students.

Qualifications Required

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Why Join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do. You will make a meaningful difference every day, working in an environment that values your contribution. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks, and successful candidates will require a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us. Our exceptional reward package includes:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with flexible contribution options
• Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to mental health support and physical health checks

Through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, you can choose additional benefits to suit your needs:

• Health, wellbeing, and insurance options
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work and Electric Car Purchase Schemes
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of suitable applications is received.

Outcomes First Group is committed to a fair, thorough recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants are responsible for any costs incurred during the process. All stages are subject to statutory safeguarding checks, which may affect timescales.

Information about the school

We are an independent specialist sixth form college that caters for young people with social, emotional and mental health needs. We offer a unique and stimulating environment where every student is able to make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education.

Heath Farm College is situated in Maidstone and has capacity to support up to 58 students. The provision facilitates a professional post 16 provision for students with EHCPs who are not ready for a large FE college or large school/academy 6th Form provision.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Siscely Solomon
• Address:Queens Avenue, Ferndown, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0ER
• Telephone: 01622 829114
• Email: recruitment@ofgl.co.uk

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• JD - Assistant Headteacher – Key Stage 4