Deputy Headteacher
St Austin's Catholic Primary School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3PFThis job expired on 17 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
17 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 March 2025
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership 8-12
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust Board is looking to appoint a practising Catholic leader, with a strong personal faith together with the vision, leadership and energy to build on our Trust’s strengths, and provide our pupils with the very best learning experiences.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative Deputy Headteacher. It is envisaged that this post will be non-class based to enable the successful candidate to focus on the significant leadership responsibility, though there will be a teaching commitment each week.
This role offers the opportunity for an ambitious and innovative leader to work alongside talented colleagues and help shape the future of our school.
The successful candidate will have experience in developing high quality curriculum intent, and coaching subject leaders to implement, review impact and improve practice across all phases. The candidate must be able to demonstrate with evidence the work they have undertaken to develop others in their own practice.
The key focus of the role will be centred around working with teachers, support staff and the Senior Leadership Team to develop practice across the school. They will do this by working closely with staff, coaching them to understand what is required of a teacher and subject leader, and provide supportive accountability to ensure that development of key areas of the school development plan move on at pace.
The successful candidate will support the Headteacher and SLT in tenaciously developing the highest quality and consistent teaching and learning throughout our school. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring senior leader or current Deputy Headteacher who has the skills to develop and empower others.
St Austin’s is a school of faith, achievement, care, quality and opportunity for all. Our school puts Christ at the centre of everything it does by integrating Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church into every aspect of learning and teaching and the totality of school life.
The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust is a highly collaborative and well‐established Multi-Academy Trust. Within our 15 schools are communities where our children and young people are given a clear vision for life, a vision which is rooted in the person and teachings of Jesus Christ and which is faithful to the mission of the Catholic Church.
Our Trust comprise 3 Secondaries and 12 Primaries and all our schools aim to support families in preparing children to live a full and fruitful life, realising their God-given individuality, importance and potential.
The appointed candidate will be a highly collaborative professional with an ability to engage with a range of internal and external partners to further enhance school improvement within their school and across the Trust.
In particular, you will:
- Be a practising Catholic with a strong faith commitment and clear vision for Catholic education
- Have the ability to lead, motivate and inspire our children on their faith journey
- Be an outstanding classroom practitioner and have a clear commitment to raising standards through role modelling and support for other staff
- Work in close partnership with the Head Teacher to further the shared vision of the school
- Have a passion to ensure that every child succeeds and is treated as an individual
- Take a lead role in developing the quality of education in school by supporting all staff to deliver a progressive and cohesive knowledge rich curriculum that is ambitious for all our children
What the school offers its staff
In return, we will offer you:
- Friendly, happy, motivated and committed pupils and staff
- An inclusive school community
- Supportive Governors and parents who work together in the best interests of all children
- A firm commitment to professional development with the opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills
- The opportunity to play a major role in the leadership and development of the school
- An excellent pension scheme
- A health and wellbeing package
- Opportunities to meet regularly with other leaders across the Diocese of Leeds including attending retreats
- Access to colleagues in the central team for professional support and advice
We encourage prospective applicants to visit our school prior to submitting an application. Tours of the school are planned in for Thursday 27th March at 10am, 2pm and 4.30pm and Wednesday 2nd April at 1.30pm and 4.00pm. We warmly invite you to arrange a visit by contacting Rebecca Elsworth, School Business Manager on 01924 339435 or on RElsworth@sa.bkcat.uk
We will look forward to receiving your application. Please feel free to visit the St Austin’s website and the Trust website listed below for any further reading about our school/Trust.
St Austin’s website- Home - St Austin's Catholic Primary School
The BKCAT website- https://www.bkcat.co.uk/vacancies/
Commitment to safeguarding
The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust is committed to ensuring children&young people are supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children&young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS with barred list check and other checks including references. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates and they will be required to complete a form for self-disclosure of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Austin's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 308 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- relsworth@sa.bkcat.uk
- Phone number
- 01924339435
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is part of the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, currently comprising of ten primary and two secondary academies. Working closely with the Diocese of Leeds, the Trust is committed to working in partnership to provide the highest possible standards of Catholic education for our children. Within our academies, are communities where our children and young people are given a clear vision for life - a vision which is rooted in the person and teachings of Jesus Christ and which is faithful to the mission of the Catholic Church.
Arranging a visit to St Austin's Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email relsworth@sa.bkcat.uk.
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