Headteacher
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M40 9HF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0e74e8e8-e8f4-454f-b927-aebbd04ed285-1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Directors of Emmaus CAT, St Dunstan’s RC Primary School Local Governing Body and the Diocese of Salford wish to appoint an exceptional leader, a dynamic and inspirational practising Catholic to take their school forward.
Could this be you?
If it is you, you will:
Be a practising Catholic, with a strong faith and commitment to the Catholic ethos of the school and its community
Be aspirational in your approach to the quality of teaching and learning and of the achievement and wellbeing of every child
Be a role model who inspires and motivates others through their commitment, enthusiasm and dedication to raising standards
Be a highly effective leader who can manage and organise the personnel, financial and professional needs of the school’s resources and staff
Be an experienced leader with the interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with staff, children, parents, parish and governors
Be a skilled communicator who can share and develop their vision of what makes a good school with the school’s shareholders
What the school offers its staff
St Dunstan's can offer:
Wonderful children who love school with very supportive parents
Caring, dedicated and hardworking staff, who welcome new ideas
An attractive, stimulating and safe environment
Exceptional links with the Diocese, Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust and other local Catholic schools
Commitment to your own personal development
The opportunity to work within a growing Catholic Academy Trust
Further details about the role
Further details regarding this vacancyare available via the attached application pack.
Visits to St Dunstan’s RC Primary School are encouraged and strongly recommended. To arrange a visit to the school, please contact the school directly to arrange a mutually convenient date and time via;admin@st-dunstans.manchester.sch.ukor for an informal conversation, please contact: Gary Bevin, Executive Leader at Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust on: 07483 378921 or email;gary.bevin@emmaus.com.
Applications should be submitted on the attached CES Application Form.
Completed application forms and supporting documents should then be returned via email to; Liz Moran, Senior Administrator at Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, liz.moran@emmauscat.com, by the closing date of Wednesday 10th September 2025, 9.00am.
Interviews will take place onWednesday 24th September 2025.
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.
The Directors of Emmaus CAT, St Dunstan’s RC Primary School Local Governing Body and the Diocese of Salford wish to appoint an exceptional leader, a dynamic and inspirational practising Catholic to take their school forward.
Could this be you?
If it is you, you will:
Be a practising Catholic, with a strong faith and commitment to the Catholic ethos of the school and its community
Be aspirational in your approach to the quality of teaching and learning and of the achievement and wellbeing of every child
Be a role model who inspires and motivates others through their commitment, enthusiasm and dedication to raising standards
Be a highly effective leader who can manage and organise the personnel, financial and professional needs of the school’s resources and staff
Be an experienced leader with the interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with staff, children, parents, parish and governors
Be a skilled communicator who can share and develop their vision of what makes a good school with the school’s shareholders
What the school offers its staff
St Dunstan's can offer:
Wonderful children who love school with very supportive parents
Caring, dedicated and hardworking staff, who welcome new ideas
An attractive, stimulating and safe environment
Exceptional links with the Diocese, Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust and other local Catholic schools
Commitment to your own personal development
The opportunity to work within a growing Catholic Academy Trust
Further details about the role
Further details regarding this vacancyare available via the attached application pack.
Visits to St Dunstan’s RC Primary School are encouraged and strongly recommended. To arrange a visit to the school, please contact the school directly to arrange a mutually convenient date and time via;admin@st-dunstans.manchester.sch.ukor for an informal conversation, please contact: Gary Bevin, Executive Leader at Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust on: 07483 378921 or email;gary.bevin@emmaus.com.
Applications should be submitted on the attached CES Application Form.
Completed application forms and supporting documents should then be returned via email to; Liz Moran, Senior Administrator at Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, liz.moran@emmauscat.com, by the closing date of Wednesday 10th September 2025, 9.00am.
Interviews will take place onWednesday 24th September 2025.
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.