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Deputy Headteacher
| Posting date: | 11 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 March 2025 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire, YO31 7PB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a2113060-d152-490e-88a4-c4dd44e3c46d |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a strong, dynamic and inspirational leader who:
• Has a commitment to catholic education and would play an active role in the community of St Wilfrid’s.
• Promotes high expectations and will help our children to thrive in a culture that builds resilience and instil a sense of pride in what they achieve;
• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who motivates and inspires children and staff;
• Makes a positive contribution to the vision and leadership of the school, helping to shape the school’s future and ensure that all stakeholders are enabled to contribute effectively the progress and development of the school;
• Is creative, forward thinking and has proven experience in leading and managing areas of school development;
• Is an excellent communicator, with good interpersonal and organisational skills, able to confidently deputise for the Headteacher;
• Can form a strong partnership with all levels of leadership atf the school and with other leaders within the Trust.
What the school offers its staff
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is looking for an inspirational and highly effective practising Catholic to join our very successful team of staff as Deputy Headteacher. We offer the opportunity to work in a high quality, vibrant and caring environment where we share a rich vision for our pupils and for the communities in which we work.
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is a vibrant school that is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 38 schools with two sixth forms. NPCAT is now one of the largest multi-academy Trusts in the UK with more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff.
We offer:
• A Christ-centred school with supportive staff, parents and governors;
• A school which exhibits high standards in all areas of pupil achievement supported by a strong catholic ethos, with gospel values at its heart, which permeates all aspects of school life;
• A dedicated, talented and professional team who are highly committed to improving outcomes;
• Friendly, hardworking pupils who enjoy learning and achieving success;
• An inclusive school with a warm, nurturing Catholic ethos through our close partnership with families, the parish and wider community;
• Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development;
• The opportunity to work with and learn from other schools within Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust.
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.
We are looking for a strong, dynamic and inspirational leader who:
• Has a commitment to catholic education and would play an active role in the community of St Wilfrid’s.
• Promotes high expectations and will help our children to thrive in a culture that builds resilience and instil a sense of pride in what they achieve;
• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who motivates and inspires children and staff;
• Makes a positive contribution to the vision and leadership of the school, helping to shape the school’s future and ensure that all stakeholders are enabled to contribute effectively the progress and development of the school;
• Is creative, forward thinking and has proven experience in leading and managing areas of school development;
• Is an excellent communicator, with good interpersonal and organisational skills, able to confidently deputise for the Headteacher;
• Can form a strong partnership with all levels of leadership atf the school and with other leaders within the Trust.
What the school offers its staff
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is looking for an inspirational and highly effective practising Catholic to join our very successful team of staff as Deputy Headteacher. We offer the opportunity to work in a high quality, vibrant and caring environment where we share a rich vision for our pupils and for the communities in which we work.
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is a vibrant school that is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 38 schools with two sixth forms. NPCAT is now one of the largest multi-academy Trusts in the UK with more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff.
We offer:
• A Christ-centred school with supportive staff, parents and governors;
• A school which exhibits high standards in all areas of pupil achievement supported by a strong catholic ethos, with gospel values at its heart, which permeates all aspects of school life;
• A dedicated, talented and professional team who are highly committed to improving outcomes;
• Friendly, hardworking pupils who enjoy learning and achieving success;
• An inclusive school with a warm, nurturing Catholic ethos through our close partnership with families, the parish and wider community;
• Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development;
• The opportunity to work with and learn from other schools within Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust.
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.