Assistant Headteacher - English Literacy, Teaching & Learning - Full-time

Olive Academy Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells

• Ref:KCC886-1129-38L
• Posted:23/03/2026
• Pay:Leadership L7 to L11 (£60,145 to £66,368)
• Start Date:Tuesday 1 September 2026
• App Close Date:20/04/2026 at 09:00
• Interviews:Friday 24 April 2026

Advert

We are seeking an inspiring and transformational senior leader to join OA-Tunbridge Wells as our Assistant Headteacher for English Literacy, Teaching & Learning. You will be an exceptional educator with recent, successful leadership experience and a proven ability to raise standards, develop colleagues and model outstanding teaching and learning.

You will bring deep understanding of behaviour management, inclusive practice and the needs of pupils with complex SEMH and SEND profiles. With strong analytical and strategic skills, you will use data intelligently to drive improvement, lead high-impact outreach work, and contribute to a culture where every student can thrive.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, resilient and committed to tackling disadvantage. You will excel at building positive relationships with pupils, families, colleagues and external partners, and will demonstrate the openness, empathy and professional integrity needed to lead in an alternative provision setting.

Information about the school

Welcome to OA – Tunbridge Wells, an alternative provision academy where students can grow both academically and socially, and where enrichment is an important part of our core curriculum.

The Olive Academies family, recognises and respects the potential of every student, supporting them to be the very best they can be.

We believe in the Olive Way and our core values:

Ambition: All challenges can be overcome and education is an important lifelong journey.

Reflection: Learning from experiences and developing a capacity to improve further.

Determination: Not giving up on those who have not experienced success.

Conviction: Everyone has the capacity to reach their potential.

We want all our students to leave us as resilient and fully confident young adults, who will make a significant contribution to wider society in the future.

Our broad and balanced curriculum underpins our ethos of creativity, innovation and mastering of the basics: reading, writing, communicating and mathematics.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me by emailing info.tunbridgewells@oliveacademies.org.uk if you would like to visit OA - Tunbridge Wells or need any further information.

Tony Machin Executive Headteacher

Job Contact Information

• Name:Tony Machin
• Address:Olive Academy - Tunbridge Wells, Pagoda Centre, Off St. John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9TX
• Telephone: 01892 519841
• Email: tony.machin@oliveacademies.org.uk

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