Deputy Headteacher
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4RX28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 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
- L7 to L11
What skills and experience we're looking for
A practising Catholic who actively supports our Catholic ethos and vision.
An inspirational and collegiate leader who provides support and challenge to bring others along and has a proven track record in leading whole-school development and measuring impact.
Someone who values quality professional development and how to implement it effectively to improve outcomes for our children.
An excellent teacher who understands and demonstrates quality teaching to ensure all children access and make progress during lessons.
Supportive of the headteacher’s vision to ensure that all the children in our school continue to thrive emotionally, socially and academically.
Committed to working in close partnership with the local parish, parents and community.
An approachable and warm individual, who has a good sense of humour.
What the school offers its staff
An exciting opportunity to be a part of the senior leadership team in a successful school with a team of friendly, professional and dedicated staff committed to providing the highest standards for all.
Opportunities to continue to grow and develop professionally in an environment that values and encourages continuous professional development.
A rich and creative curriculum which provides opportunities for pupils to learn a wide range of skills to a high level.
Children who are kind, hardworking, well behaved and have a love of learning.
A diverse cohort of children and a wonderful community culture.
A supportive Governing Body
A happy, friendly, welcoming and supportive community with a strong Catholic ethos.
Further details about the role
We are seeking to appoint an experienced leader who will share our values and ambition for the school. A leader who will support our Headteacher’s vision to build on our strengths and continue to drive our wonderful school forward.
At St Bernard’s Primary School, our mission statement is ‘A unique family in faith, love and learning.’ This upholds the Catholic values within the daily lives of our pupils, staff and community. We are very much a family and we welcome and celebrate our differences. We strive to ensure that all our children are confident, kind, thoughtful and selfless.
You can see that this mission and vision come to life when walking through our school and in our classrooms. We live out these values in everything we do in school to allow children to enjoy the fullness of life and enable them to flourish in the world in which they live both during their time at St.Bernard’s and beyond.
We believe in the unique potential of each child. The school’s primary objective is to create a nurturing environment that is uncompromising in ensuring that pupils benefit from the care and support needed to thrive. In addition, our staff are unwavering in their commitment to provide the highest quality education, delivered through a broad and ambitious curriculum that is designed to give all our pupils, particularly those that are disadvantaged and pupils with SEND, the knowledge, faith and cultural capital they need to succeed in life.
Our community is characterised by its faith, diversity and inclusivity, and all members of the St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Primary School team work hard to promote a sense of belonging and mutual respect.
We are a growing Primary School that belongs to Christ the Redeemer parish, our parish church is St.Ethelbert’s, Deane and we are part of the Salford Diocese.
Our Catholic values are deeply rooted in the school, and we take immense pride in fostering an environment that embodies these principles.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices and all appointments are subject to successful DBS checks and references.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@st-bernards.bolton.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 202 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton website
- Email address
- recruitment@st-bernards.bolton.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01204 652147
St Bernard’s is a strong, caring, Catholic Community where all are equally valued and respected. Children lie at the heart of our successful school. Our warm, happy, friendly school is fully inclusive, serves the local community, and has a strong ethos of respecting each other. We have supportive parents, excellent parish and community links and a strong Catholic ethos.
Arranging a visit to St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@st-bernards.bolton.sch.uk.
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