Deputy Headteacher
St Thomas More RC College, Manchester, M34 6AF11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026 (An alternative start date may be agreed dependent on circumstances)
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
18 June 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
- Leadership Range: L18-L22 - £75,675 - £83,464 per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of St Thomas More RC College, Denton seek to appoint a highly effective, motivated and ambitious Practising Catholic to join our school as Deputy Headteacher. Working closely together with the other members of the Senior Leadership Team, theDeputyHeadteacherwill aim to secure the continuing success of St Thomas More RC College and ensure a high-quality education for all students.
We are looking to appoint someone who can bring outstanding leadership qualities and evidence of real and sustained positive impact in their current role and who is excited to contribute to the next stage of our journey. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated leader with outstanding potential to further their leadership journey in our forward-thinking, vibrant and caring school.
The successful candidate will work as a team with theHeadteacherand other senior and middle leaders to drive forward the Governors’ vision for the school, ensuring they are effective in allowing our students to flourish academically and develop into confident, articulate, respectful, successful and happy young people.
We are an aspirational, reflective and supportive learning community who strive rigorously for excellence in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students and make a real difference in their lives. Importantly, we recognise that looking after, valuing and empowering staff is a foundation for our success.
What the school offers its staff
We are a successful, oversubscribed school that is highly regarded within the Diocese and the Local Authority.
We have a long tradition of delivering excellent outcomes for students and are recognised by Ofsted as a strongly performing good school.
Ofsted described the following in our most recent report:
“St Thomas More Roman Catholic College is a calm, welcoming community founded on mutual respect for all.”
“Pupils said that they enjoy coming to school. They feel happy and safe.
Pupils have pride in their school.”
“They take good care of the quiet and calm classrooms, corridors and social areas. Pupils behave sensibly and have fun during social times.”
“Leaders’ expectations for pupils’ learning and behaviour are high. Pupils live up to these expectations and achieve well across a range of subjects. Pupils enjoy their learning without distraction. They are punctual to lessons.”
Please visit the college website and/or follow our Facebook page to find out more about us:
https://www.stmcollege.org.uk/
www.facebook.com/StThomasMoreRCCollege
Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or believe, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring equality across our school, and that all staff are treated fairly, in line with our school policies.
Further details about the role
Safeguarding Information
The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. We ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
The above post will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and a barred list check before appointment to the post. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions and any other information held by local police that is considered relevant to the role. Any convictions listed on a DBS check will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of two satisfactory references.
If you possess the necessary skills and experience, we invite you to submit an application. Your application should explain fully your suitability for the role as detailed in the job description and tailored to meet the person specification in terms of your knowledge, experience, skills, qualities and qualifications.
The post will provide an opportunity for a practising Catholic to join our vibrant learning community which is at the leading edge of many current initiatives.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Thomas More RC College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 782 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Thomas More RC College website
- Email address
- j.mcminn@stmcollege.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 336 2743
St Thomas More RC College is a successful and oversubscribed school and is at the leading edge of many current initiatives. Our excellent achievement record ensures that we are highly regarded within the Diocese and the Local Authority.
Arranging a visit to St Thomas More RC College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.mcminn@stmcollege.org.uk.
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