Senior Regional Performance Officer
St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust, Bury, BL9 5BN10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP 27 – 29 £94,332 - £99,067
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Teresa of Calcutta Academy Trust Central Team are currently seeking a Senior Regional Performance Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at the beginning of a journey of transition, development, and growth within the multi-academy trust.
As a Senior Regional Performance Officer, you will be a key strategic leader within the Trust, reporting directly to the Chief Performance Officer. You will lead a team of Primary Regional Performance Officers (RPOs), providing oversight, direction and professional guidance to ensure a consistent and high-impact approach to school improvement across the primary phase. Working alongside headteachers, senior leaders, Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), and curriculum leads, you will deliver the Trust’s school improvement strategy in alignment with national priorities.
Core responsibilities include leading and quality-assuring the annual standards review process, conducting in-depth data analysis, school visits, and ensuring schools are Ofsted and Catholic School Inspection (CSI) ready. You will act as a performance appraiser for designated headteachers, oversee safeguarding audits, and drive the development and implementation of a Trust-wide curriculum strategy rooted in our Catholic values. The role also involves identifying schools requiring targeted support, leading bespoke intervention plans, mentoring and coaching senior leaders, delivering Trust-wide CPD, and facilitating peer reviews and cross-academy collaboration.
You will analyse key performance indicators—attendance, behaviour, attainment, and progress—to inform strategic decision-making and provide reports to the Executive Team and Trust Board. This high-profile role also involves representing the Trust at regional and national forums, influencing wider education policy and sharing best practice. Regular travel across the Trust is essential.
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.
We are seeking an individual who:
We are seeking an exceptional individual with a proven track record of successful headship and system leadership, underpinned by a deep understanding of Ofsted and Catholic School Inspection frameworks. You will be an inspiring leader, strategic thinker and skilled communicator, capable of influencing and supporting senior leaders across a range of school contexts.
As someone with experience of leading improvement across multiple schools, you will be confident in providing professional challenge and support, driving standards through evidence-informed practice, and fostering a culture of high performance and collaboration. You will possess outstanding analytical skills, be adept at interpreting complex data to inform strategic decisions, and have a strong understanding of safeguarding, curriculum design, and effective CPD.
Experience as an Ofsted or CSI inspector, or in working with external agencies and national networks, would be advantageous. Personally, you will be resilient, adaptable, and values-driven, committed to the distinctive mission of Catholic education. You will be a role model of professional integrity, with the ability to lead others with optimism, clarity and purpose. This role demands a high level of autonomy, strategic insight and a commitment to building capacity across the Trust through talent development, coaching and succession planning.
What the school offers its staff
- A supportive and dedicated Local Governing Body and Staff
- Highly effective safeguarding procedures.
- A working environment where all feel valued and respected.
- A highly dedicated and inspirational team.
- A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development.
- A happy, calm and welcoming working environment.
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Free onsite parking.
- Free onsite gym.
- Generous annual leave allowance.
- Convenient location in Bury town centre.
- A variety of onsite events, including weekly pop-up shops.
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
- Email address
- recruitment@stoccat.org.uk
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
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stoccat.org.uk.
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