Deputy Headteacher
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9LE19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 January 2025
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
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L17 – L21, £73,819 – £81,441
What skills and experience we're looking for
The directors of the Mater Christi Trust and governors of St Bernard’s Catholic High School in Barrow-in-Furness are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher.
St Bernard’s Catholic High School is in a beautiful corner of Cumbria, a stone’s throw from the lake District National Park – an incredible place to live and work. We are a school where all are ‘known and loved’. We are proud to be part of the Mater Christi Trust comprising of 16 schools (and growing) across Cumbria and Lancashire, providing incredible opportunities for growth and development for our staff.
Our ideal candidate is an experienced, faith-filled Senior Leader, who is highly motivated, compassionate and caring, wants to make a real difference to the lives of young people, and can support the newly appointed headteacher to lead the school on a journey towards creating an outstanding Catholic School.
What the school offers its staff
This is a great opportunity to work at a well-resourced school that has good results, and work alongside talented staff, wonderful students and supportive parents, governors and Trust who are focussed and united in their ambition for St Bernard's.
Further details about the role
Full information about the post and an application pack is available to download at https://mater-christi.com/our-trust/vacancies/
If you would like to visit the school and meet the chair of governors or headteacher, or to speak with the CEO of the Trust, please contact angela.williams@mater-christi.com to arrange an appointment.
Completed applications should be returned to: angela.williams@mater-christi.com
Closing Date: 12pm on Monday 24th February 2025
Shortlisting: Friday 28th February 2025
Interviews: Thursday 13th and Friday 14th March 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
St Bernard’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students. All applicants are subject to the requirements of the Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education guidelines. This will include completion of satisfactory employment vetting checks to include references, pre-employment health clearance, an approved enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and proof or right to work in the UK.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to angela.williams@mater-christi.com
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 663 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- angela.williams@mater-christi.com
In September 2021 we were one of the founding members of the Mater Christ Multi Academy Trust. Since then our Trust has grown to include 13 Catholic schools across Cumbria and North Lancashire. The mission of
our Trust and our Local Governing Body is that each school is only as good as the staff that work within them.
That is why we are committed to recruiting the best people to our school, and providing them with the training they need to be successful, both as educators and leaders.
Arranging a visit to St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email angela.williams@mater-christi.com.
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