Headteacher

St Charles' Catholic Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 7JA

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st January 2027 or sooner by agreement

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

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: 67,898.00 - 78,702.00

Headteacher job summary

The Board of Directors of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is looking to appoint a Headteacher to St Charles Catholic Academy from January 2027 to lead this happy and successful school.

Academy mission statement: 

"Love, Learn and Grow Together"

Situated in the heart of Liverpool, St Charles' Catholic Academy is a welcoming community where children are encouraged to achieve their best, grow in confidence, and develop their unique talents. Rooted in strong Catholic values, the school promotes kindness, respect, and responsibility while celebrating diversity.

The school community is made up of our wonderful children, their families, our parishes and a committed team of staff and who work hard to provide the very best opportunities to all pupils.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a strong Catholic primary academy. Reporting to the Director of Primary Education, you will focus your leadership skills on both the Catholic life of the school and improving standards of teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will:

Be a practising Catholic with a strong faith commitment, embracing Catholic life and mission as a core leadership responsibility.

Be an inspirational leader with a clear, compelling vision for Catholic education and the ability to unite stakeholders behind that vision.

Have a proven track record of leading improvement at whole-school level.

Demonstrate a secure understanding of the CSI and Ofsted frameworks and a relentless commitment to excellence for every pupil.

Build strong relationships with staff, pupils, parents/carers, governors, Trust colleagues and external partners.

Communicate with clarity and warmth, listening actively and engaging confidently with a range of audiences.

Respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, sustaining high performance and professional wellbeing.

Place safeguarding at the heart of decision-making and model the highest standards of professional conduct.

 

In return we can offer you:

Enthusiastic, ambitious young people who are keen to learn.

A highly supportive, effective and ambitious Local Governing Body.

A dedicated teaching and support team committed to the academy and its pupils.

High-quality support for school improvement and operations from the SJCMAT Central Team.

Support and challenge from headteacher colleagues across the Trust.

Excellent professional development.

Benefits platform including EAP

Trust website: www.sjcmat.co.uk  Academy website: https://stcharlescatholicprimary.com/

For an informal discussion, please contact Amy Fidler (Director of Primary Education) on email at afidler@sjcmat.co.uk  

This is a reserved post. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are a practising Catholic.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Charles' Catholic Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 236 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Charles' Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-charles-catholic-academy

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