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  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    15 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    2 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year - secondment or fixed term contract

Pay scale

L18-L22

What skills and experience we're looking for

From September, a new senior leadership structure will be in place comprising aHeadteacher, three Deputy Headteachers and two Assistant Headteachers alreadyin post. Specific responsibilities for this role will be agreed with the Headteacher,allowing flexibility to build on the successful candidate's strengths and experience.

This role offers both professional challenge and significant opportunity. It would suitan existing Deputy Headteacher seeking to broaden their experience ahead ofheadship, or an experienced Assistant Headteacher ready to take on their firstDeputy Headteacher role. At the same time, this secondment provides valuableexperience of working within a Catholic Multi Academy Trust and the collaboration,support and professional networks that this brings.Staff and students are looking for a leader with high expectations who leadsconsistently, whilst demonstrating care, compassion and integrity.

The post is offered full time for one academic year to allow full immersion withinthe school whilst enabling the successful candidate's "home" school to plan for succession and capacity building.

The position is available either as a secondment or fixed-term contract.

For secondment arrangements, the successful candidate will remain employed by their current employer and continuous service will be preserved. The Trust will cover all employer costs and salary enhancement will be available.

For an informal conversation with Clare McKenna (Headteacher), please contact L.Worthington@seaca.pfcmat.org.

We would strongly encourage visits to the school, subject to the endorsement of your Headteacher.

What the school offers its staff

The school benefits from excellent facilities, a committed staff body and strongsupport from Pope Francis Catholic MAT and an experienced and knowledgeablegoverning body. We are seeking an experienced senior leader who is eager to workas part of a close-knit leadership team, drive forward standards and demonstratemeasurable impact in their current role.

We recognise that employee wellbeing and work-life balance are essential to thriving in the workplace. The Trust places a high value on providing a range of benefits for all colleagues, beyond the essentials of receiving professional recognition, networking and CPD, commensurate financial reward and job satisfaction.

Please take a look at our website and social media channels to get a real sense of the support that we provide to all our employees, including out full staff benefits package:

www.pfcmat.org/Staff-Benefits-Package/

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

School type
Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
757 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy website
Email address
l.worthington@seaca.pfcmat.org
Phone number
01514778770
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-edmund-arrowsmith-catholic-academy

At Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, our mission is to become the number one school of choice in the local area. It will be a school characterised first and foremost by our faith and strength of our Catholic community. We will be recognised for having an exceptional curriculum
that provides pupils with powerful academic knowledge and the character development they need to really 'Live life to the full'.

Arranging a visit to Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.worthington@seaca.pfcmat.org.

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