Deputy Headteacher
St Damian's RC Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8BH24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 February 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: Full Time - The school day is 9:00am - 3:10pm and you will be expected to attend meetings, parents evenings, open evenings, celebration evening, certificate evenings etc. as and when required.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L19 - 23
What skills and experience we're looking for
What are the Governors looking for?
A highly ambitious leader who believes in our Catholic Mission and will celebrate all our successes.
A senior leader who puts ‘pupils first’, who doesn’t accept second best and who is fully committed to pupil progression and excellence in all we do.
A senior leader who, in time, has the ability to become Headteacher.
What the school offers its staff
What does St Damian’s offer?
A clear vision that reflects our Catholic ethos and is based on core values. The St Damian’s vision is simple: ‘to be outstanding in all we do’.
Excellent leadership throughout all levels with a clear vision that ensures pupil outcomes are at the forefront. The successful candidate will build upon the success of the current leaders in the school.
A unique culture, called the ‘St Damian’s Way’. This is built upon high expectations in a very supportive and caring environment and where all staff are valued and treated equally.
A range of initiatives, under the umbrella of our BeeWell strategy to ensure that staff well-being is high on the agenda.
A great team of staff whose commitment and dedication are a ‘joy to behold’. All the staff embrace the vision, and this can be felt throughout the school through excellent relationships based on mutual respect
An ambitious whole College staff where support staff, teachers and leaders are well supported and where excellent professional development is at the heart of staff development. The recent Investors in People report reflects this.
St Damian’s delivers excellent pupil outcomes that are consistently above the National Average in all key measures. This simply reflects the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom.
A highly ambitious, knowledge rich curriculum that at least equals the robustness of the National Curriculum.
A heavily over-subscribed College where there is overwhelming confidence in the local community [and indeed beyond].
A relatively new, fit-for-purpose, building that is conducive to learning
Further details about the role
Please refer to the attached documents and to our school website www.stdamians.co.uk/
Commitment to safeguarding
St Damian’s RC Science College is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a professional code of conduct and safe working practices for the protection of staff and students in this school.
All appointments are subject to pre-appointment checks. The interview panel will look at all relevant identification and documentation. In addition, evidence of qualifications/certificates relating to your post and NI number (and eligibility to work in the UK) are required. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jbiggs@stdamians.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Damian's RC Science College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 832 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Damian's RC Science College website
- Email address
- jbiggs@stdamians.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 330 5974
St Damian’s is a heavily oversubscribed Roman Catholic Science College committed promoting the welfare of children and to the professional development of staff. St Damian’s is situated on the Tameside and Oldham border and is widely recognised for the quality of care it provides for all pupils and the professional opportunities afforded to all colleagues.
However, we are not a complacent community, and we strive daily to ensure that our great pupils receive the ‘best’ catholic education in terms of academic achievement, faith formation and personal development. This holistic education is at the heart of what we do and who we are. Our pupils achieve excellent outcomes; second best is not the mantra of the fantastic staff at St Damian’s.
Last year was a remarkable year for our small, yet thriving, community. Firstly, we achieved back-to-back Ofsted outstanding [June 2023] and a back-to-back outstanding Catholic inspection, in June 2024. Despite more robust frameworks in both inspections, the community again proved that we deliver the ‘best’ education possible. The excellent Ofsted report concluded “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), feel honoured, safe and happy to be attending this school”. This epitomises our mantra which is ‘start with the child and you won’t go far wrong’. Secondly, we have sustained academic outcomes, which continue to be above National average in all headline measures. This is important as it ensures we give our students the best possible chance in life by preparing for their next stages. Thirdly, we have won a plethora of external accolades including three ‘Secondary School of the Year’ awards, an overall ‘Secondary School of the Year’, and were finalists for ‘Wellbeing’, ‘Mental Health & Wellbeing’, and ‘Community Champion’ awards; all ‘just’ recognition for our achievements and to fulfil our simple vision ‘to be outstanding in all we do’
Arranging a visit to St Damian's RC Science College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jbiggs@stdamians.co.uk.
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