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Headteacher

St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Manchester, M40 9HF

50 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  10 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 July 2025

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: Between £70,293 and £81,441

What skills and experience we're looking for

Be a practising Catholic, with a strong faith and commitment to the Catholic ethos of the school and its community

Be aspirational in your approach to the quality of teaching and learning and of the achievement and wellbeing of every child

Be a role model who inspires and motivates others through their commitment, enthusiasm and dedication to raising standards

Be a highly effective leader who can manage and organise the personnel, financial and professional needs of the school’s resources and staff

Be an experienced leader with the interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with staff, children, parents, parish and governors

Be a skilled communicator who can share and develop their vision of what makes a good school with the school’s shareholders

What the school offers its staff

Wonderful children who love school with very supportive parents

Caring, dedicated and hardworking staff, who welcome new ideas

An attractive, stimulating and safe environment

Exceptional links with the Diocese, Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust and other local Catholic schools

Commitment to your own personal development

The opportunity to work within a growing Catholic Academy Trust

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 341 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy website
• Email address: admin@st-dunstans.manchester.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01616815665
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-dunstan-s-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy

Thank you for your interest in the post of Headteacher at St Dunstan’s RC
Primary School

We are a vibrant inner-city school with a distinctive Catholic identity, serving a diverse community, sitting within the Salford Diocese and the Emmaus CAT.
We journey with Jesus beside us, striving to provide a happy, safe, welcoming and inclusive environment in which we encourage our children to develop and reach their full potential.
Our friendly team of staff works tirelessly to ensure that every child receives the best possible start to their educational journey.
The governors are looking to appoint a practising Catholic who will continue to develop and nurture our Catholic ethos and values, building on our strong foundations.
We warmly invite you to visit our school to meet our staff and pupils. We wish you the very best as you consider this opportunity and look forward to receiving your application.

Arranging a visit to St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@st-dunstans.manchester.sch.uk.

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