Headteacher
Derby Cathedral School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1LR15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
11 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L33 – 39a (£109,275 - £125,263)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Providing strategic leadership for the school, you will ensure that the Trusts' vision for Derby Cathedral School as a secondary school is embedded and will:
- continue to provide a balanced and broadly-based education designed to enable all students to discover their strengths and to make the most of their talents
- engender respect for individuality, difference, the importance of teamwork and the contribution that each student makes to the life of the school and local community
- secure & sustain excellence in safeguarding students’ health and well-being
- embed the ethos of the school as a Church of England school with an inclusive and supportive Christian ethos which welcomes, values and nurtures all students regardless of background and of faith/no faith.
- develop the school’s value-added curriculum in order to establish a centre of curriculum and scholastic excellence in the focus subjects which is also capable of leveraging whole-school performance
- achieve Ofsted inspection judgements that reflect our ambition for this school to be a beacon of excellence
- act successfully as a community hub, including through appropriate use of school facilities by community groups, and promoting community cohesion.
What the school offers its staff
DDAT will offer you:
- Support from experienced DCEO/CEO to ensure that the post-holder receives the necessary professional development to be successful in the role, and have impact across the Trust
- Support from a dedicated team of school improvement officers with substantial and current experience of inspection and adding value to our schools
- An opportunity to work as part of a supportive wider team.
- A competitive salary and TPS pension contributions.
- Benefits including but not limited to; Free onsite parking at Derby Cathedral School, Cycle to Work Scheme, free eye tests and a contribution towards a pair of glasses for employees using VDU’s, Employee Assistant Programme & an opportunity to work flexibly.
Further details about the role
Unique opportunity for an outstanding leader
Salary Grade: L33 – 39a (£109,275 - £125,263)
Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) is a Multi Academy Trust that comprises of thirty-three schools, including primary, infant, junior, secondary, sixth form and nursery provision, across Derbyshire and within Derby City. Established in 2014 by the Diocese of Derby, DDAT is committed to providing high quality education for all children in their academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles. As the leader of our flagship secondary school, the Headteacher for Derby Cathedral School (DCS) will play a pivotal role in the next stage of the Trust’s development, following the promotion of our current Headteacher to a larger secondary school within another Trust.
Derby Cathedral School is the first ever Church of England Secondary school in the Diocese, housed in a state-of-the-art building in a high-profile location in Derby City Centre. The 11 – 19 secondary school opened in September 2018, established by Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) and Derby Cathedral to help meet the need for additional high-quality secondary places in the Derby area and to give local families more choice. The school enjoys a close connection with Derby Cathedral which is enhanced by strong links with the Cathedral Choir and Music Department, which has a track record of music tutelage. The school is currently over-subscribed, having welcomed its first Year 13 cohort in September 2024. We are looking for an exceptional leader who shares our ambitions for this school and the diverse community that it serves.
You will be motivated to release talent from each and every student, regardless of aptitude or background aiming for the strongest outcomes and full engagement in programmes of sport, the arts, interests and study in compulsory extended provision. You will fully support the Christian ethos of the school and Multi-Academy Trust, sharing our mission For every child and young person to embrace "life in all its fullness" (John 10:10).
School visits: Monday 31st March 2025
Closing date: Friday 11th April 2025
Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 24th and Friday 25th April 2025
To arrange an informal enquiry and/or to request a visit to the school, please email hr@ddat.org.uk
To apply for this opportunity please download and complete the attached Application Form and Reference & Monitoring Form and submit to hr@ddat.org.uk
Derby Diocesan Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@ddat.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Derby Cathedral School
- School type
- Free School, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1006 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Derby Cathedral School website
- Email address
- hr@ddat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 07568 109954
An 11 – 19 secondary school which opened in September 2018, Derby Cathedral School was established by Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) and Derby Cathedral to help meet the need for additional high-quality secondary places in the Derby area. The school has had a successful start and is currently over-subscribed for every year group. We currently have 1015 students across Years 7 to 12 following the opening of our brand new sixth form provision in September 2023.
Derby Cathedral School is the first ever Church of England Secondary school in the Diocese and after being in our temporary school for the first three years, moved to our new state-of-the-art building in September 2021. This is located close to the city centre.
The school equips students with skills and qualifications that will enable them to access high-quality careers in and around the city of Derby and beyond. The curriculum offer is broad and balanced and is enhanced by strong links with the Cathedral. The curriculum and our character values, based on the acronym FAITH, are a key part of the school vision and represent a platform from which we build high levels of personal development, well-being and achievement from Year 7 onwards.
Location:
Just on the edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park, Derby is just 15 minutes from the M1 junction 24 and accessible via the A6, A50, A38 and A52. With a variety of family friendly amenities in the City and quick and easy access to the surrounding countryside, Derby is ideally placed and identified as one of the top places to live in the UK.
Our brand-new site within the City Centre provides abundant parking and a new, modern working environment.
• Free on-site parking
• Free Westfield Health employee assistance programme
• Free annual flu jab
• Free on site gym
Arranging a visit to Derby Cathedral School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@ddat.org.uk.
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