Senior Vice Principal/Deputy Headteacher (Personal Development)

St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 25

• Closing date

  5 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £85,529 - £89,829

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to the retirement of the post holder, the Governors are seeking to appoint an exceptional, energetic and ambitious Senior Vice Principal to join our well-established School Leadership Team. In a role of critical importance to the development of excellent teaching and learning that will secure good outcomes for all our students, you will work with members of the SLT under the direction of the Principal and be responsible for Personal Development, Inclusion and Data throughout St Peter’s.

You will be responsible for:

• Raising standards and achievement through the securing of better than expected outcomes for vulnerable students
• Raising standards and achievement through securing high engagement with Personal Development across the school
• Evaluating the impact of Personal Development through the monitoring of students conduct
• Monitoring progress of vulnerable students
• Providing assessment data to inform strategic decisions
• Providing a strategic lead for ICT
• To further develop equality, diversity and inclusion across the school
• To further develop spiritual, moral, cultural and social education

We welcome applications from talented and experienced leaders. You will be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and have the ability to inspire and motivate both students and peers. As an outstanding teacher and leader with demonstrable leadership experience, you will make a significant contribution to the leadership and success of our school. The role requires strategic thinking, excellent communication skills and an ability to lead and motivate staff and students. Applicants for this reserved post must be practising Roman Catholics.

You will have:

• Experience in the effective management of a high-performing team
• Experience in the sustained delivery of the Plan, Do, Review model
• A proven track record in leadership
• Relevant skills to raise standards
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in improving outcomes for vulnerable young people
• Experience in the line management of teams and the ability to manage projects from inception to completion whilst maintaining good communication with stakeholders

As a member of the SLT, you will take a leading role in supporting the governors and other leaders to sustain and develop the school’s ethos to provide a rigorous and broad education within the context of a Catholic environment. You will play a full part in the life of the school community, support its aims and ethos and encourage other staff and students to follow this example.

Please read further documents for further details about the role including the job description and person specification.

What the school offers its staff

Commitment to wellbeing

Sick pay

Free Flu Jab

Access to Education Helpline

Health & Fitness - staff clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Competitive pension scheme through teacher pensions’ or LGPS

The school’s commitment to your professional development

Free onsite parking

Flexible working

Family friendly policies

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.

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About St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1517 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: kthompson@sphs.uk.com
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