Assistant Headteacher

St Catherine's College, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 7BL

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  3 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £62,202 - £66,919

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and inspirational leader to join our Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will:

Be an exceptional teacher with a strong track record of delivering outstanding outcomes.

Demonstrate first-rate interpersonal and leadership skills.

Be passionate about high educational standards and committed to raising achievement.

Play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of St Catherine's College.

The successful candidate will have proven success in a middle or senior leadership role within a secondary school setting. Demonstrable achievements in raising student outcomes. Experience in school self-evaluation and development planning. Line management experience. Expertise in managing pastoral systems and processes, including behaviour and student welfare.

What the school offers its staff

Teachers' Pension Scheme

Benenden Private Medical Healthcare

Career development: Opportunities for progression and professional growth.

Positive culture: informed and driven by our Christian foundation.

Supportive Environment: A friendly, caring staff team and highly visible, supportive senior leaders.

Well-behaved students: Ambitious, hardworking, resilient, and responsible learners.

Sociable Staffroom: A vibrant and welcoming space to connect with colleagues.

Free Parking: On-site parking for all staff.

Further details about the role

Main Purpose

The Assistant Headteacher will provide strategic leadership and management for a designated year group, overseeing all aspects of students' academic progress and pastoral welfare. Additionally, the role includes responsibility for other whole-school leadership responsibilities which will contribute to the continuous improvement and success of St Catherine's College.

The Assistant Headteacher will support the Senior Leadership Team in:

Communicating the school's vision compellingly, and supporting the headteacher's strategic leadership.

Day-to-day management.

Formulating our aims and objectives.

Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives.

Managing staff and resources to that end.

Monitoring progress towards meeting our aims and objectives.

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to swindsor@stcatherines.college

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Advert Assistant Headteacher.docx - 24.4 KB (opens in new tab)

Assistant Headteacher applicant pack V3.pdf - 4.41 MB (opens in new tab)

About St Catherine's College

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1086 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Catherine's College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: swindsor@stcatherines.college
• Phone number: 01323 465469
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-catherine-s-college (opens in new tab)

We are St Catherine's College - preparing students to stand shoulder to shoulder with their peers, locally, nationally and globally.

We are proud of our college, our highly talented and highly motivated staff and pupils. Our staff team work tirelessly to ensure that teaching is the best it can be and everyone has a role to play in this. We support each other and there is an open friendly and collegiate atmosphere where new members of the team are welcomed and supported.

Arranging a visit to St Catherine's College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email swindsor@stcatherines.college.

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