Assistant Headteacher - Post Education and Welfare

What skills and experience we're looking for Assistant Headteacher – Post 16 Education and Welfare (L10-14)

Required for September 2026

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative and inspirational leader to join our school. KGGS is a high performing and popular selective all girls’ grammar school, located in the market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire.

The school has a large sixth form made up of between 300-320 students with 67% of A-level grades achieved in 2025 being at A*-B and positive value added in the sixth form in both 2024 and 2025. This placed us as one of the top state schools in the East Midlands according to the Sunday Times Parent Power Schools guide in 2025 and comfortably within the top 200 secondary schools nationally.

This is an exciting time to be joining Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School with the opportunity to be working with a strong, supportive and experienced body of staff alongside students who are committed to their studies and determined to achieve highly.

The successful candidate will lead our sixth form team, working closely with both pastoral and support staff. Alongside this you will line manage a number of key departments, work closely with the headteacher and other members of the senior team in helping shape the strategic leadership of the school whilst having the opportunity to develop further as a highly competent and successful leader.

The successful candidate will also be a skilled classroom practitioner and be expected to teach up to and including A-level standard.

Both students and staff at KGGS experience a positive and fulfilling learning environment. If you are keen to work with enthusiastic, highly motivated students within a supportive and appropriately challenging setting, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We look forward to receiving your application and invite you to visit if you would like to find out more.

Closing date for applications:
Thursday 5th February, 9am

Interviews:
Wednesday 11th February

Application forms and further information can be downloaded from our school website. Please return application forms and letter of application to:

Elizabeth Davis, PA to the Headteacher

KGGS, Sandon Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 9AU

Telephone:
Ext 172

E-mail: staffedavis

Website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

• Wellbeing support
• Professional development
• Pension scheme
• On‑site parking
• Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children
• You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.