Deputy Head Teacher

St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7AN

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  18 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy 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 (Actual)

Deputy Head Teacher job summary

Deputy Headteacher
Salary: Leadership L5-L9 - £54,939.00 - £60,644.00 per annum
Basis: Permanent, Full Time
Location: St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Lightwood Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7AN
Interview Date: 3rd April 2025
Anticipated Start Date: 1st September 2025

St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a warm and welcoming school, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust and is set in beautiful Buxton. We are seeking an outstanding Deputy Headteacher to help lead our dedicated team and support our mission of providing high-quality education.

We are a welcoming school and aim to create a caring Catholic community based on our mission to instill a deep sense of belonging between school, home and parish.

This is a reserved post and is open to practising Catholics only, please review the attached document produced by the Diocese of Nottingham “Catholic Schools and the Definition of a Practising Catholic” for further information.

The Role:

As Deputy Headteacher, you will:

• have a clear vision and understanding of Catholic education and a commitment to promote the Catholic ethos throughout the whole school community.
• be an outstanding class teacher, passionate in developing high expectations and striving for excellence.
• have effective communication and interpersonal skills
• have the ability to inspire, motivate and lead staff and children to achieve the highest standards.
• have taken a strategic lead role in curriculum development and assessment
• be creative and forward thinking.

About you:

• A practising Catholic with a deep commitment to Catholic education.
• An experienced and highly effective teacher with a track record of success in leadership
• A strategic thinker with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Passionate about developing children’s academic, spiritual, and personal growth.
• An innovative leader who can inspire and empower staff to achieve excellence.

We can offer:

• an exceptionally welcoming ethos and an outstanding sense of community through our close partnerships with families, St Anne’s parish and other community groups.
• friendly, happy, motivated staff who are fully committed to further raise standards
• supportive governors and parents who work together in the best interests of all children
• friendly, happy, enthusiastic, well behaved, and inspiring children who are always eager to learn.
• firm commitment to professional development with the opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills along with a broad range of extra-curricular activities, including music and sports.
• The opportunity to play a major role in the leadership and development of the school.
• a supportive, well-connected and highly innovative Trust with a network of 25 schools.

How do I apply?

In order to apply for this role, please visit the vacancies page on our website via the link below. Vacancies within the Trust
Please note that the closing date may be brought forward depending upon interest.

Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?

To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.
A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:

• Access to first class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.

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.

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About St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-anne-s-catholic-voluntary-academy

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