Assistant Principal - Inclusion and Behaviour - Full-time

Chilmington Green School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC887-3794378-117L
• Posted:05/01/2026
• Pay:Competitive
• Start Date:September 2026
• App Close Date:22/02/2026 at 16:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Recruitment Event 

As part of our recruitment for September 2026, Chilmington Green School is hosting a recruitment evening on Wednesday 11th February 2026. This event will share our exciting plans for the school and the progress that has been made so far. To sign up, please follow this link  

The Role 

We are recruiting for either an Associate Assistant Principal, or an Assistant Principal, dependent on the experience of the successful candidate. The successful candidate will join an existing senior leader for pastoral care to increase our capacity within the team. Either role has significant opportunities for progression and development within the leadership team as the school grows to full capacity. 

About You 

We are looking for an exceptional leader with the vision and commitment to shape our growing school throughout its formative years and beyond. We are looking for a leader who will create a culture of excellence and who shares the Trust’s determination to bring out the best in young people. 

The position is a great match for someone with the highest expectations, determination, resilience, audacity and compassion in equal measure.  

The successful candidate will work closely alongside the Principal and senior leadership team and will lead the strategic direction of the Inclusion and behaviour strategy, ensuring all students make exceptional progress throughout their time with us. The successful candidate will lead experienced and growing team, including both the SENCo and our pastoral team, to ensure that all students are well supported to fully access the curriculum and wider opportunities in school.  

This role will also involve other aspects of whole school leadership, which may include welfare, safeguarding, attendance, rewards and co-curricular. The precise role is open to negotiation based on the strength and experience of the candidate appointed.  

As with all members of the Senior Leadership Team, this role comes with responsibility for ensuring the smooth and effective running of the school on a day-to-day basis. As a significant member of the Leadership Team, the Assistant Principal works in partnership with the Principal in defining and articulating the vision and values for the School and then implements this through their actions. They are committed to securing United Learning’s aim of ‘Best in Everyone’.  

United Learning values diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce.  In this regard we would not only welcome applications from professionals of minority ethnic origin, but from majority ethnic professionals who share our commitment.  

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact: Jon Rutland, Principal, jonathan.rutland@chilmingtongreenschool.org.uk or  HR@chilmingtongreenschool.org.uk . 

Information about the school

United Learning are delighted to have opened a new school in Ashford. Chilmington Green School is a new secondary school which opened in September 2023 with its first cohort of 120 Year 7 students. At capacity, the school will be a six-form entry, co-educational, non-selective secondary with a 240-place 6th form. We are currently looking for excellent, highly motivated staff, with the vision and aspiration to be a part of a school from its opening through to its first A-level results day; bringing to life the United Learning ethos of the Best in Everyone through a curriculum, culture, environment, and structure that provides an exceptional educational offer for local young people.

Staff will form a dynamic team who are supportive, friendly, and dedicated to instilling the qualities of pride, respect, and resilience in the next generation of children, preparing them for successful, fulfilling, and enjoyable adult lives. Chilmington Green will work collaboratively with United Learning’s cluster of highly successful schools in the area, Wye School (free school, 11-18) and Ashford School (independent, all through and boarding) and, as a result, staff will benefit from richer and wider opportunities for continued professional development (CPD).

United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. The subject specialists, Group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

Here at United Learning, we are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Chloe Brisley
• Address:Chilmington Green School, Chilmington Green Road , Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DL
• Telephone: 01233 438776
• Email: hr@chilmingtongreenschool.org.uk

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• Chilmington Green School - Assistant Principal Job Role