5 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    14 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    17 February 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: Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L25 - L31

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 pupil
  • Be a role model who inspires and encourages others through their commitment, enthusiasm and dedication to raising standards
  • Be an experienced leader with the interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with staff, pupils, parents, parishes and governors
  • Have a proven track record in raising standards in teaching and learning, with demonstrable whole school improvements

What the school offers its staff

  • A school which cultivates and celebrates its distinctive Catholic nature through the promotion of dignity and excellence
  • A dedicated family of professionals united in a mission to provide quality education, whist celebrating its Catholic faith
  • A motivated community which holds high expectations and the determination to enable all of pupils to fulfil their potential
  • A supportive and effective governing board, committed to your induction, long term professional development and continuing wellbeing.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

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

About St John Henry Newman Catholic School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
693 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01228 404942

Newman Catholic School has a distinctive caring and Christian ethos with the emphasis on the individual and supporting pupils in fulfilling their potential.
Newman Catholic School places strong emphasis on staff development and applications are welcome from experienced or newly qualified teachers. Newman School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance and health checks.

Arranging a visit to St John Henry Newman Catholic School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jhannen@newman.cumbria.sch.uk.

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