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  • Job start date

    27 August 2024

  • Closing date

    15 April 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 March 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £59,250 and £65,331

Pay scale

L10 to L14

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Be a practising Catholic (please see accompanying NRCDES document ‘Catholic Schools and the Definition of a Practising Catholic) with a strong faith commitment and a clear vision for Catholic education.
  • Ensure that the example and teachings of Jesus Christ are at the centre of all that we do.
  • Have a proven track records of successful leadership, management, and school improvement.
  • Have the vision, drive and energy to initiate, lead and manage strategies to build on the current successes and achievements of the school.
  • Be passionate about ensuring that each pupil fulfils their unique potential.
  • Be a confident, positive, and visible leader with the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils, parents, Governors, Directors and others working in the CMAT and a wide variety of external partners.
  • Constantly be looking ahead, working closely with the CMAT, Governors and the SLT to develop a compelling ‘faith centred’ vision for the school that acts as the focus of all activity and drives improvement.
  • Be able to build successful teams and work collaboratively with others to achieve success.
  • Have the ability to drive themselves and others.
  • Be able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance.
  • Actively listen and effectively communicate to a wide range of audiences.
  • Place safeguarding at the heart of the school.

What the school offers its staff

Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?

  • Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 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 and Medicash, 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.
  • Electric Car Scheme – access to our new electric dreams car scheme, in partnership with Octopus Energy
  • Childcare – If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.

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 Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
376 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
0116 296 8164

Arranging a visit to Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HRHelpdesk@aquinas-cmat.org.

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