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Deputy Headteacher

Job details
Posting date: 11 February 2026
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 March 2026
Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4AW
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: bbef78f4-8148-42de-8791-909a821c6de7

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust (STOC) is seeking to appoint an exceptional practising Catholic Deputy Headteacher to support the Headteacher in providing visionary leadership across Sacred Heart RC Primary School. This crucial role will ensure that our pupils receive an outstanding education, while also contributing to the strategic development of our Trust.

Your outstanding management practice will ensure consistency and high standards, across the school. If you are an ambitious, professional, forward-thinking and ready to make a transformative impact, we look forward to hearing from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust as it continues to grow over a period of time into a Catholic Academy Trust which, at scale, will be one of the largest Trusts in England.

Purpose of the role:

As Deputy Headteacher, you will play a key role in fostering a safe, secure, and welcoming school setting that enables the Trust to achieve its objectives. Through your leadership, you will promote teamwork, motivate staff, and build strong working relationships to drive continuous improvement and ensure every child has access to an outstanding education.

Our priority is to provide an exceptional learning environment where children feel inspired, motivated, and empowered to achieve their full potential. If you are a dynamic and passionate leader ready to make a tangible difference, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A supportive and dedicated Local Governing Body and Staff
• Highly effective safeguarding procedures.
• A working environment where all feel valued and respected.
• Supportive colleagues and governors with a clear vision and high aspirations for the school.
• A highly dedicated and inspirational team.
• A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development.
• A happy, calm and welcoming working environment.
• Opportunities to work within the wider STOCCAT team
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme

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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