Assistant Headteacher
St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1DT18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L1-L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of St Francis Xavier’s R.C. Primary School are seeking to appoint an inspirational Class Teacher for our Y6 pupils, who will also join the senior leadership team as Assistant Headteacher, with responsibilities for further exciting Curriculum Development. This is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to a thriving and well-respected Catholic school at the heart of the wonderful community we serve.
We are looking for a candidate who is:
- committed to supporting the caring Catholic ethos and aspirational vision of our school
- a positive leader who will challenge, motivate and drive school improvement to achieve the very best outcomes for pupils
- an inspirational upper key stage two classroom practitioner who supports colleagues
- knowledgeable with formative assessment, data analysis and rigorous school self-evaluation practices
- a creative leader of curriculum development
Our school can offer the right candidate:
- continuous professional development that motivates and inspires a love of teaching and learning
- wonderful children who are excited to learn, courteous and kind
- a vibrant community of supportive parents
- strong links with the parish community of St Francis Xavier’s, Hereford
- a staff team who are dedicated to enabling children to flourish
- a supportive and ambitious Governing Body
We warmly welcome visits to the school. Please contact the school office to arrange a time.
Closing date for applications: Monday 28th April 2025 at 12:00 noon Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 6th May Application packs are to be downloaded from the school website:
www.st-francisxaviers.hereford.sch.uk/vacancies
Please email completed application forms to Mrs Kathryn Ling, Business Manager at: kling@st-francisxaviers.hereford.sch.uk
“Pupils know they are loved and valued by their school community and that, because they are unique individuals and part of God’s family, they must share God’s love, follow their dreams and excel in citizenship” Section 48 Inspection October 2023
What the school offers its staff
We are able to offer:
- an innovative thriving Catholic school that is passionate about children’s learning
- strong links with the parish community
- enthusiastic, motivated children who love to learn
- a wonderful, caring community of staff, governors and parents
We warmly welcome visits to the school, please contact the school office to arrange a time.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kling@st-francisxaviers.hereford.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Francis Xavier's Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 216 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Francis Xavier's Primary School website
- Email address
- admin@st-francisxaviers.hereford.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01432 273941
Please see our school website for further information and a welcome introduction from our Headteacher, Mrs Diana Pearce.
Arranging a visit to St Francis Xavier's Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@st-francisxaviers.hereford.sch.uk.
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