Assistant Headteacher
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- L12-L16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1/9/2025
- Apply by:
- 23 June 2025
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher
Salary Grade: L12-L16
Start date: Sept 2025
Contract type: Permanent
Job Overview
Oakwood Park Grammar School is a selective boys’ school located in Kent, admitting girls into the sixth form. Our students consistently achieve exceptional outcomes at GCSE and A Level, reflecting the high standards we maintain. However, we are ambitious and continuously strive to raise our performance even further to provide the very best education and opportunities for our learners.
We are seeking a dynamic and inspirational Assistant Head Teacher to join our leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our school. You will work closely with the Head Teacher and senior leadership to drive school improvement, enhance teaching standards, and ensure outstanding student outcomes.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Be a focused and driven colleague, with a proven track record at either middle leadership or senior leadership level
- Be a keen, hands on member of the SLG and a highly visible presence across the school
- Have the skills and ability to motivate and inspire students and colleagues
At OPGS, we aim to:
- Provide our students with ‘an exceptional learning experience’
- Encourage all students to strive towards academic and personal excellence and serve their school community
- Ensure that staff are happy and enjoy working in our school; staff wellbeing is a key priority
To apply, please complete the school's application form attached along with a covering letter (of no more than 2 pages) to the Headteacher and send to Mrs J Nichol at jnichol@opgs.org Applications will only be accepted on the school application form; CVs and other forms are not acceptable. The closing date is noon on Monday 23rd June 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a suitable candidate is appointed.
OPGS is committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of background, identity, or personal circumstances, and we actively promote equality of opportunity for all.
The position is subject to a DBS enhanced disclosure check. In line with ‘keeping children safe in education’ and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates.
Attached documents
About Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park Grammar School is a five-form entry (usually 160 in each year) Boys’ Grammar School of approximately 1100 students, including the Sixth Form. We have a co-educational Sixth Form with a pan of 180 in each year group. Entry at 11 to the school is through the Kent Test (11+) where students sit three papers in Mathematics, English and Reasoning.
We have been on the site since 1959 and we share an attractive campus with two schools (St Augustine Academy and St Simon Stock) and a college of Further Education (Mid-Kent College). We remain committed to improving school facilities and providing high quality learning environments for our students. Our teaching and support staff are dedicated and hardworking and very loyal to the school.
Oakwood Park Grammar School has a wealth of extra-curricular activities for its students. Sport is very strong with national success in football, alongside rugby, cricket, basketball and athletics. We also cater for rowing, fencing, table tennis and climbing. Music and Drama are also popular with an annual production and brand new facilities which opened in October 2023. Other extra-curricular opportunities include robotics, debating and chess.
Academic standards are high at both GCSE and A Level. In the Sixth Form, on average, well over half of our students who apply to universities will secure offers from prestigious Russell Group universities and we regularly send students to Oxbridge colleges.
In 2024, an ungraded inspection made clear the school continues to be ‘Good’ overall by Ofsted. However, our grading of Outstanding for our Behaviour and our Sixth Form provision remains.
We are a welcoming, open school with a clear focus on developing staff, with teaching and learning at the heart of our professional development.
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Craig
Values and vision
At OPGS, we hold firm on our responsibility to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, an exceptional standard of teaching and learning and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. We have high standards of behaviour and our pupils are ‘polite and courteous,’ contributing significantly to our consistently positive learning environment.
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