Assistant Headteacher
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2SGThis job expired on 14 May 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
14 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L4-L8
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Salisbury, are looking to recruit an inspiring Assistant Headteacher.
As our Assistant Headteacher you will:
- Support, motivate and inspire others by leading through example
- Be an excellent practitioner with a track record of improving outcomes for pupils; academically, personally and behaviourally
- Work with our staff to enable every child to reach their full potential in a culture of high expectations
- Be an excellent communicator, able to work closely and effectively with all stakeholders in the school to deliver school improvement and strong outcomes for all pupils
- Be willing to support the development of our Christian, Catholic ethos and be committed to maintaining the strong culture of the school as an inclusive learning environment
It is not essential for applicants to be Catholic, but we expect a willingness to support and engage with the Catholic ethos of our school.
Depending on the teaching experience and skills of the successful candidate, we would consider a teaching role in any key stage. It would therefore be helpful for candidates to indicate and evidence in the application their suitability.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A vibrant, multi-cultural and inclusive school with our amazing, independent and well-behaved children at the heart of all that we do
- A fabulous team of staff who care deeply about providing the best education possible for our wonderful children
- A great CPD offer which you will be able to shape further
- An intellectually and professionally stimulating, positive environment, recently inspected by Ofsted
- Release time commensurate with the responsibilities of the post
- A very supportive, welcoming parent body
- A generous wellbeing philosophy which includes innovative feedback practices, meaningful commitments to reducing workload and wellbeing days for you to take as you choose
- A beautiful building, well-resourced and in a great location in the heart of Salisbury
Further details about the role
St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School is situated in the
heart of the medieval city of Salisbury; a Grade II listed building in the
shadow of the most magnificent Salisbury Cathedral. Our school serves the Parish of St Osmund
which encompasses churches of St Gregory and St Osmund.
We are Wiltshire’s most culturally diverse primary school and we are proud of that. Our families originate from many different countries around the world giving the school a richness in that diversity. We celebrate the cultures of our children and the knowledge and understanding they can bring to all of us as we take our place in the multicultural Britain of today. We believe that school should, first and foremost, be a happy place where children develop a love of learning and their sense of faith. We challenge our children to achieve the very best that they are capable of and we instil in them ambition and drive to succeed. The care and welfare of each and every member of our school community is integral to the Catholic ethos of the school. All who come to our school comment on the calm and respectful, yet purposeful and industrious atmosphere created by the children and staff. Our children are thoughtful, independent, and well-behaved; if you were to come and work with us, I am sure you would agree that they are best ambassadors of what our school values.
We are a securely ‘good’ school in both Ofsted (March 2024) and Section 48 inspection frameworks. Amongst many positive evaluations, our recent Challenge Partners Quality Assurance Review stated that:
- Prayer and spirituality are a key feature of this happy school. Inspiring prayer areas with thoughtful statements and beautiful prayers are found across the school. Relationships are warm and positive amongst pupils and between staff, pupils, and governors. Values such as kindness are celebrated. Pupils say, “people are kind in this school”.
- Leaders ensure the school’s ethos “we can” (John 10. 10) is applied in practice. St Osmund’s is outward facing, supports others and enables individuals to flourish.
- Teaching builds on what was learnt before… St Osmund’s staff have high expectations of teaching and learning. They model these and secure pupils’ understanding and progress.
Come and see us:
If you believe you can provide excellent leadership that motivates others to ensure the very best education for all our children, and you are excited about the opportunities for professional growth that lie ahead, then we would like to hear from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
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About St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 205 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@st-osmunds.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01722322632
A warm and welcoming one-form entry Catholic Primary School in the heart of medieval Salisbury. Our children are happy, safe, achieve very well and behaviour is excellent; true ambassadors for our school's Mission!
Love for God ~ Love for Each Other ~ Love for Learning
Arranging a visit to St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@st-osmunds.co.uk.
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