Deputy Headteacher

St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Leadership ISR 21 – 25
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership ISR 21 – 25

Deputy Headteacher job summary

The Governing Board are seeking to appoint a successful and experienced leader looking to further their career in a senior leadership role as:

Deputy Headteacher (Personal Development in the first instance)

Leadership ISR 21 - 25

1st January 2027

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an excellent Deputy Headteacher who is a practising Catholic with a strong commitment to the ethos and Catholic life of the school enshrined in our Mission Statement ‘Love, Service, Do the Best that is Possible’. The successful applicant will be an outstanding teacher who inspires children and is able to share exemplary practice. They will have the passion and ability to lead, inspire and motivate all members of our school community to ensure they achieve their full potential. Finally, they will have the ability and desire to raise the expectations of all the children entrusted to our care.

St. Paul's is a successful Catholic school which celebrates and promotes the achievement of all members of the community. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke and high-quality CPLD opportunities.

All staff members are committed to the care and success of pupils and working in a setting where values of forgiveness, concern for others and respect are shared as the core values of St. Paul’s regardless of faith.

For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735

Closing date for applications Wednesday 23rd September 2026 at 9.00am

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 29th September 2026.

We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Paul's Catholic School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1890 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Paul's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-school-milton-keynes

St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms

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