Headteacher

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2NL

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  27 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive

Headteacher job summary

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford

Headteacher

Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive

St. Joseph's is a two form entry school located in Bishop’s Stortford. It is a fantastic community, full of supportive, caring and kind staff, governors, pupils and parents. We are seeking to appoint a Headteacher. The opportunity to lead this school is a rare one - there have only been two heads across a period of almost 40 years. Furthermore, the school is also in a very rare position because it is a ‘new build’ Catholic school, fully funded by the DfE.

St Joseph’s is a founding member of the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust (“the Trust”), established in September 2021. As the new Headteacher at St. Joseph’s your job will be to develop this school and help it realise the almost limitless potential it possesses. You will also have the privilege of joining a supportive group of Headteacher colleagues in our Trust. Heads across our Trust work very closely together and they report that they find the support, practical school-improvement, financial benefits and experience of being in a Trust really invaluable.

You will be joining and supported by a team of experienced and dedicated colleagues in a school which has a tremendously talented, committed, creative, and innovative staff; parents who are supportive; and students who are eager to learn, well behaved and motivated to succeed.

In accordance with the Catholic Education Service, Bishop’s Memorandum on appointing staff in Catholic Schools (“the Bishop’s Memorandum”), applications for this role are open to Practising Catholics only.

Candidates should familiarise themselves with the Bishop’s Memorandum which can be accessed here: https://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/employment-documents/bishops-memorandum.

Please refer to the Headteacher Application Pack for full details of the role and how to apply.

Please complete the Application Form and ancillary documents in full, CVs will not be accepted. Please also enclose a supporting letter of application outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Applications should be sent to:

Father Peter Harris

Chair of the Board of Trustees c/o Claire Boylan c.boylan@stfrancistrust.net

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust

c/o St Mary’s Catholic School

Bishop’s Stortford

Hertfordshire

CM23 2NQ

Or by email to; c.boylan@stfrancistrust.net

Application closing date: 27th November 2024 – 12.00 noon

Interview Date: 13th December 2024

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for all successful applicants. St Joseph’s is committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis, therefore an early application is advisable.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 434 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S website (opens in new tab)
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