Headteacher
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6EH4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
22 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L14-L20
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful applicant will:
- Be a practising Catholic (please see accompanying NRCDES document ‘Catholic Schools and the Definition of a Practising Catholic) with a strong faith commitment and a clear vision for Catholic education.
- Ensure that the example and teachings of Jesus Christ are at the centre of all that we do.
- Have a proven track records of successful leadership, management, and school improvement.
- Have the vision, drive and energy to initiate, lead and manage strategies to build on the current successes and achievements of the school.
- Be passionate about ensuring that each pupil fulfils their unique potential.
- Be a confident, positive, and visible leader with the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils, parents, Governors, Directors and others working in the CMAT and a wide variety of external partners.
- Constantly be looking ahead, working closely with the CMAT, Governors and the SLT to develop a compelling ‘faith centred’ vision for the school that acts as the focus of all activity and drives improvement.
- Be able to build successful teams and work collaboratively with others to achieve success.
- Have the ability to drive themselves and others.
- Be able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance.
- Actively listen and effectively communicate to a wide range of audiences.
- Place safeguarding at the heart of the school.
What the school offers its staff
- Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
- Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme and Medicash, which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
- Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
- Electric Car Scheme – access to our new electric dreams care scheme, in partnership with Octopus Energy
- Childcare – If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.
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
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About English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 151 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jbank@aquinas-cmat.org
- Phone number
- 01572 722400
Thank you for the interest you have expressed in our Headteacher vacancy.
This is an excellent opportunity for the appropriately qualified and experienced leader within our CMAT, at English Martyrs Catholic Voluntary Academy. The school is built on clear faith principles and with a very positive, respectful culture. English Martyrs is a small Catholic Voluntary Academy with 154 children aged between 4 – 11 years old and part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, together with 18 other primary schools and 4 secondary schools across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We are very proud of the school and that it is part of an active and friendly community. The school provides a broad and balanced curriculum, setting high expectations and encouraging all the children to achieve their potential before leaving in year 6. Their mission statement below explains how we want the children to lead their lives.
“We grow and learn with the gifts we have been given, following in the footsteps of Jesus.”
English Martyrs understands that the children need a child-centred holistic approach to learning rooted in faith. Their mission statement which includes the word ‘gifts’ reminds us all that the children are gifts from God, and how important the schools job is as educators to ensure that they provide an education for the children, which enables them to be the best they can be. The school have adopted 10 school virtues based on learning habits and our Gospel values: – faith, love, kindness, respect, confidence, resilience, love of learning, forgiveness, courage and patience.
As Headteacher, the successful applicant will work closely with the CMAT Director of Performance & Standards and I to shape and develop the direction of the school, and to monitor the impact of all work done.
This is a reserved post, meaning that we are looking for someone who meets the definition of a practising Catholic. Beyond that, we are seeking someone with a demonstrable track record of evidenced school improvement work; someone who is a genuine team player, and who can show through examples that they are able to take people with them on their strategic journey.
We are pleased to share this video, from the school Chair of Governors which will give a clear picture of just how special English Martyrs is: click here.
If you feel that this could be the exciting next step on your own career pathway, we would be delighted to receive an application from you. The deadline is 9.00am on Tuesday 7th May 2024, and interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 14th May 2024
Please contact my PA Jackie Banks (JBanks@aquinas-cmat.org) to arrange a meeting with me to discuss this post further. Thank you again for your interest in this post. I wish you every success in your application.
I hope that this insight into our vision and the opportunities open to our staff has further interested you, and we look forward to receiving an application from you to work in our Trust.
With best wishes
Neil Lockyer
Chief Executive Officer
Arranging a visit to English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jbank@aquinas-cmat.org.
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