Deputy Headteacher

St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 4BH

34 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
8 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 April 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
Full-time equivalent salary: £54,936 - £60,642

What skills and experience we're looking for

Faith Commitment

Practising Catholic

Involvement in parish community

Qualifications and Training

Degree and Teaching qualification

QTS

Strong track record of professional development or further professional study and ability to evidence the impact on school effectiveness

NPQH qualification or willingness to complete

Post-graduate qualification

Professional qualification – NPQSL

CCRS or a commitment to obtaining this

Knowledge and Experience

Evidence of impacting positively on student outcomes

Up to date and relevant pedagogical knowledge in order to successfully inform the teaching and learning approach across the school

Evidence of inspiring confident in staff and students so they succeed and achieve their personal best

Recent evidence of whole school impact which demonstrates the ability to substantially improve and/or maintain a school’s progress and outcomes

Evidence of successful delivery of CPD

A comprehensive understanding of both national performance measures for schools and the Ofsted framework for inspections and experience in using these to drive forward improvements

Knowledge and understanding of attachment and trauma sensitive practice

An understanding of all ages phases within primary school

Experience of implementing strategies and interventions to improve behaviour, achievement and standards.

Experience of pastoral work in a school setting

Experience in more than one school

Successful teaching experience

Leadership experience

Successful experience of managing, motivating and supporting others to improve

Successful experience that demonstrates the ability to confront and resolve problems and to effectively innovate and manage change

Skills and Abilities

Evidence of the ability to manage change effectively

Ability to work as part of a team and to lead others by example

An ability to work autonomously and prioritise conflicting demands

An ability to set clear targets, track and manage progress and develop strategies to achieve desired outcomes using a range of sources

An ability to work with a range of external agencies and stakeholders to deliver whole-school initiatives

Others

A commitment to school / Trust vision and values

A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils

A passionate commitment to developing the best in all young people

A positive approach to challenge; seeking solutions to problems

To be prepared to work flexibly outside of the school’s usual hours

What the school offers its staff

Employee Assistance Programme

Subsidised Gym Membership

Teachers Pension scheme

School holidays

Enhanced Sick Pay

Free Parking/Company Parking

Bereavement Leave

Enhanced maternity pay

Enhanced paternity pay

Flexible working opportunities

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.