Headteacher
42 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 November 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £91,602 - £97,307
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Headteacher should:
- Have a clear vision and strong commitment to Catholic education and be a practising Catholic.
- Have a demonstrable proven track record of successful leadership, and be able to empower leaders at every level to help every member of our school community to fulfil their potential.
- Be a caring individual who is supportive of the ethos of the school.
- Be an excellent communicator with a strong commitment to working in partnership with the leadership team, staff, parents, governors, parishes and the community.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A positive and caring ethos based on the values of the Catholic faith.
- A commitment to support your professional development to the next stage of your career.
- The opportunity to work with an enthusiastic and experienced staff, delightful children and supportive parents and governors.
- A beautiful school building with outstanding facilities and well-designed learning areas as well as eco-friendly initiatives.
- Access to an employee assist and wellbeing programme.
Commitment to safeguarding
Sacred Heart School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@shpsruislip.org
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 681 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- josullivan@shpsruislip.org
- Phone number
- 01895 633240
We are a high achieving three form entry school, committed to providing a stimulating and varied experience for all our children. We have happy, motivated children, involved parents and governors and a great teaching and support staff. Our school is a state of the art ‘eco building’ with excellent facilities set in very pleasant surroundings.
Sacred Heart has an excellent reputation for high academic standards and was judged ’Outstanding’ by Ofsted in June 2024.
Arranging a visit to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email josullivan@shpsruislip.org.
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