Assistant Headteacher

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 5AB

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2025

• Closing date

  7 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £54,939.00 - £60,644.00 Annually (FTE) Salary L5 - L9

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Required from April 2025

Full Time and permanent

Salary L5 - L9 (£54,939 - £60,644 per annum)

The Governors wish to appoint an Assistant Headteacher who is committed to excellence and passionate about the role of senior leader. The successful candidate will lead and manage a dedicated team together with the Headteacher and will be able to demonstrate outstanding classroom practice. The post will be initially in Key Stage 2 and there will be a specific responsibility for curriculum development.

We are looking for someone who:

• is a practising Catholic or supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school
• is keen to develop leadership responsibilities
• is an inspirational classroom practitioner
• has a good understanding of what is required to support the most vulnerable children in our school
• is committed to raising standards for all, across the curriculum
• can lead on CPD and evidence informed practice
• is committed to continuous school improvement including teacher workload and wellbeing
• has high expectations of themselves and the children

What can we offer you?

• Positive, happy children who enjoy learning
• An outward facing school
• Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
• On-site parking and access to canteen.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing

Applications are invited from qualified teaching professionals who have the ability to share their enthusiasm, faith, skills and passion for making a difference to learning outcomes. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact office@stmaryshorsforth.org to arrange an appointment.

• Closing date: Friday 7 February 2025 at 9.00 am
• Interviews Wednesday 12 February 2025

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure certificate.

In line with KCSiE 2024, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 209 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth website (opens in new tab)
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