Regional Performance Officer - Primary

St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust, Bury, BL9 5BN

48 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership scale L18 - L25, £78,702 - £93,424

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Teresa of CalcuttaCatholic Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Regional Performance Officer to join the Performance Team and help deliver the Trust’s primary improvement and evaluation strategy. You will be an experienced school leader who can demonstrate impact in different contexts and over different timescales.

We are seeking an individual who:

• Has significant experience of school improvement as a Headteacher and/or through working with and for Ofsted.
• Is committed to strategic thinking and planning that builds, communicates and carries forward a coherent and shared vision for the Catholic ethos of the Trust’s schools.
• Is a knowledgeable and experienced leader who can raise standards, with proven experience of accelerating progress.
• Has a strong track record of improving outcomes, but equally so building strong improvement cultures.
• Can effectively evaluate a school’s performance and, from their extensive knowledge, identify appropriate strategies to enhance school standards and close the gap for our most vulnerable children.
• Can inspire others to deliver complex changes across schools.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• An opportunity to be a member of a forward-thinking and innovative Performance team.
• The opportunity to shape the primary improvement strategy across a Trust tat at end point will include Catholic schools in Bury, Bolton, Rochdale, Salford and Wigan.
• A caring and engaged group of stakeholders.
• A committed and highly supportive central team and Trust Board.
• Precise support for your own professional and spiritual development from both the Academy Trust and the Diocese.
• Excellent local and borough wide collaborative links.
• Employer contributions to Teacher Pension Scheme.

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.

Our Mission:

Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.

Our Values - One of Hope:

Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children, staff and schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that which seems to be just out of our grasp.

One of Courage:

As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be most apparent in how we collectively support the most vulnerable.

One of Innovation:

St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuing new ideas and best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.

Commitment to safeguarding

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1074 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended 2013). All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check including Children’s barred list check and satisfactory references. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice: www.gov.uk/dbs. All applicants must complete the standard application form. An online search will be performed on shortlisted applicants in accordance with safeguarding procedures and KCSIE statutory guidance. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form for cautions/convictions.

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About St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@stoccat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-teresa-of-calcutta-catholic-academy-trust

Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, and ensure we are making lives better for our communities, our children and young people and all of our stakeholders. We model our work on the example of service set by St Teresa.

We are part of the Diocese of Salford and our schools span the local areas of Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Wigan. Our Trust began in 2017, and we currently comprise six schools, four primary and two secondary. Over the coming months and years, we anticipate more Catholic schools to join us on our journey.

Arranging a visit to St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust

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