Deputy Headteacher

Catchgate Primary School, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8LX

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  29 April 2025 at 7am

• Date listed

  1 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £56,316.00 - £62,202.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership 6 - 10

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Deputy Headteacher
Catchgate Primary School
Leadership 6 - 10
To start September 2025

Due to the retirement of the current post holder, Catchgate Primary School are seeking to appoint an innovative and committed school leader to support the new Executive Headteacher and staff in taking Catchgate Primary School to the next level.

Our newly appointed Executive Headteacher, Jo Woodhall, will lead across both Catchgate Primary School and Castleside Primary School, and so we are looking for a Deputy Headteacher to be able to oversee the smooth running of the school in the absence of the Executive Headteacher.

At Catchgate, there are exciting times ahead with the continued development of our curriculum, teaching and learning, and EYFS provision. There will be increasing opportunities for staff to collaborate with our partner school, Castleside Primary School, as well as other schools in the Trust.

The successful candidate will have a clear vision which aligns with that of the Executive Headteacher and Trust to take the school forward. You will be a creative and dynamic professional with a real passion for teaching and learning and have the ability to build positive and successful relationships with children, staff and families based on respect, trust and integrity.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is approachable and able to quickly build strong and trusting relationships with our children, staff, parents and carers;
• Is warm, creative and passionate about ensuring that every child gets an excellent education;
• has the energy and inspiration to drive and develop the school forward;
• has excellent standards of teaching and classroom practice;
• demonstrates a passion for Early Years and the outdoors;
• can contribute to the development of a clear strategy and vision for raising pupil achievement and the continuous development of the school;
• demonstrates proven leadership skills that motivated staff to achieve the highest standards.

If you have the vision, drive and passion, we can offer you:

• engaged, happy children who demonstrate ‘good’ behaviours for learning;
• an excellent and committed staff who go the extra mile;
• support from the Director of Primary Education in addition to the Executive Headteacher
• an effective peer network across the Trust’s schools;
• strong mutually beneficial partnerships.

Catchgate Primary School is part of New College Durham Academies Trust (NCDAT) based in County Durham. We strive that our schools are outward-facing inspirational learning hubs that allow all pupils and colleagues to achieve all that they can; have an ethos that ignites a passion for learning, discovery and creativity and nurture a moral code and self-worth that stays with our young people all their lives. Our mission is to provide the best education in order to empower learners, improve lives, and strengthen communities.

We would warmly welcome all applicants to visit our school. Please contact the school to arrange a visit.

Please note that we operate a probationary period of 6 months across all jobs in the Trust (see attached policy for further details). You will receive a comprehensive induction to support you to successfully pass your probation

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.

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About Catchgate Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 266 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Catchgate Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/catchgate-primary-school-stanley

Welcome to Catchgate Primary School recruitment page and thank you for your interest in looking for a post within our school. As Headteacher, I offer a warm welcome to you and hope that you will come and visit our thriving school where we believe all children and staff are entitled to develop to their fullest potential enabling each one to grow in confidence, knowledge and understanding.

We are at the start of a new journey into NCDAT and excited at the prospect of working with both primary and secondary school colleagues. The relationships between the schools is strong already and there are clear opportunities for staff learning, career development and progression so that you can realise your ambition of achieving the next step in your career.

As Governors, leaders and staff we provide a happy, caring, safe and stimulating environment which promotes self-esteem, respect to self and others, co-operation and introduces a range of life skills for participation in the wider community. We have a strong focus on wellbeing for both pupils and staff, which was commented on in a recent Ofsted report, and we support staff with workload to achieve a positive homelife balance.

The community is at the heart of all we do. We work in partnership with parents and a range of other organisations across, and within, the community we serve to ensure children’s development and learning are achieved together. We value the relationships we have with the community and invite them regularly to be part of our learning experience. We offer our children a range of opportunities to develop their independence. We want our new staff members to help us develop a responsible attitude in our children that will enable them to become tolerant, active and caring citizens of the future who contribute positively to the local, national and global community.

If you share your passion for working with children aged 2 – 11 and are committed to high levels of education, commitment to excellence and have the drive to make a difference to our community, then we very much look forward to inviting your on our journey.

Thank you for considering Catchgate Primary School for your future career path. I look forward to working in partnership with you and gladly welcome you to visit our school by contacting our HR Team at catchgate@durhamlearning.net whereupon a mutually convenient date and time will be arranged.

Yours Faithfully

Joanne Shaw

Headteacher

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