Headteacher
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2026 |
| Location: | New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3JU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | f3be4ae9-b15a-4d6e-9ef6-81dc2843663c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a practising Catholic leader who will:
• Have a clear vision of and commitment to Catholic Education and an understanding of our role in the wider community
• Inspire, support and promote excellence in partnership with our children, staff, parents, governors, Trust and parishes
• Ensure high expectations of pupil attainment and behaviour at all times, maintaining a caring culture focused on the individual needs of each child
• Demonstrate excellent understanding of teaching and learning strategies to ensure that each child is enabled to thrive
• Demonstrate excellent communication, team-working and wider interpersonal skills
• Work with the school community and Trust to evaluate all areas of school’s provision and be able to prioritise areas for school improvement to develop and deliver a challenging and innovative strategic plan
• Celebrate success and support staff, students, governors and pupils to work through challenges they face
• Have a clear understanding of the constraints and opportunities afforded by the school’s budget and the necessity to remain within it
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• A strong Catholic ethos
• A friendly, motivated and happy school in which children continually enjoy their learning and the plentiful opportunities they have
• Dedicated, talented and welcoming teaching and support staff, including a committed and experienced Senior Leadership Team
• A highly successful school which has recently joined the Christ the Redeemer Catholic Education Trust
• Supportive parents, Governing Body, Trust and local parishes
Further details about the role
Please see our application pack for further information, available on our website at https://www.corpuschristikingston.co.uk/vacancies/
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 seeking a practising Catholic leader who will:
• Have a clear vision of and commitment to Catholic Education and an understanding of our role in the wider community
• Inspire, support and promote excellence in partnership with our children, staff, parents, governors, Trust and parishes
• Ensure high expectations of pupil attainment and behaviour at all times, maintaining a caring culture focused on the individual needs of each child
• Demonstrate excellent understanding of teaching and learning strategies to ensure that each child is enabled to thrive
• Demonstrate excellent communication, team-working and wider interpersonal skills
• Work with the school community and Trust to evaluate all areas of school’s provision and be able to prioritise areas for school improvement to develop and deliver a challenging and innovative strategic plan
• Celebrate success and support staff, students, governors and pupils to work through challenges they face
• Have a clear understanding of the constraints and opportunities afforded by the school’s budget and the necessity to remain within it
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• A strong Catholic ethos
• A friendly, motivated and happy school in which children continually enjoy their learning and the plentiful opportunities they have
• Dedicated, talented and welcoming teaching and support staff, including a committed and experienced Senior Leadership Team
• A highly successful school which has recently joined the Christ the Redeemer Catholic Education Trust
• Supportive parents, Governing Body, Trust and local parishes
Further details about the role
Please see our application pack for further information, available on our website at https://www.corpuschristikingston.co.uk/vacancies/
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.