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Head Teacher

Job details
Posting date: 17 November 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 20 November 2025
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0RG
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 61bb06ca-0f46-4530-bbfe-9864256322c7-1

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

•Be a practicing Catholic who can nurture faith and spirituality and take the lead role in providing inspirational Catholic education, based on our shared Gospel values.

•Be inclusive, inspirational and ambitious for all our children and our staff.

•Have a sense of fun and a desire to make school a happy place for children and staff.

Governors are seeking someone who:

•Will champion a curriculum that our teachers will be excited to teach and will inspire our children to learn.

•Can demonstrate a proven track record of providing inspirational, strategic and professional leadership.

•Will be an enthusiastic leader, with a strong commitment to working in partnership with all stakeholders.

•Will bring together a team in the school to achieve an outstanding education for all.

•Will promote a culture where everyone is valued and respected.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer the successful candidate:

•Happy, polite children who are enthusiastic and fully engaged in their learning.

•Dedicated staff, supportive parents and Governors.

•An opportunity to form your own SLT.

•Excellent opportunities for further professional development.

• Ofsted (2013, 2017 and 2023): ‘Good’.

•RE Inspection (2025): ‘Good’.

•All the benefits of working with the established group of HTs in the CMAT.

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.