Assistant Headteacher - Pastoral, Safeguarding and Senco

St Bede’s Catholic High School

Group 5 (11-16) 713 on roll

 L10 – L14  (£52,983 to £58,421)

The Governors of this high achieving and highly successful school wish to appoint an Assistant Headeacher from 1st January 2023 or sooner.  The Archdiocese of Liverpool judged the school to be ‘Outstanding’ stating, “St Bede’s provides outstanding Catholic education”. Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all categories, May 2019.The report stated that ‘the school has demonstrated strong practice and marked improvement in specific areas. This may indicate that the school has improved significantly overall. Therefore, I am recommending that the school’s next inspection be a section 5 inspection’.

Our school has a strong Catholic mission at the centre of its community life.  Our values are centred on love, faith and hope .We believe that we are part of God’s creative process, providing the opportunity for each individual to flourish in order to serve the Common good. 

Governors are looking to appoint an Assistant Head who will support the Headteacher and build on a well-established reputation and culture of high achievement. Our vision is a lived ambition and all we do is centred on creating a school that can ‘…deliver a world class Catholic education that encourages our students to want to make the world a better place’.

The successful candidate will:  

• have recent successful leadership experience in middle leadership or a similar senior leadership role  
• either be a practicing Catholic, or be supportive of the school’s Catholic mission, with the energy and commitment to carry forward the school’s Catholic ethos, developing our world class culture  
• have the ability to lead, motivate and inspire pupils, staff, parents and Governors in pursuit of the school’s strategic development  
• be committed to furthering the achievement and progress of all pupils in the school  
• be able to exemplify how the needs of all pupils have been met through high quality teaching

We can offer:  

• a calm and supportive community, underpinned by our strong Catholic ethos  
• wonderful, enthusiastic pupils who are eager to learn and achieve  
• a strong leadership team with a dedicated team of staff  
• a committed and supportive Governing Body, Local Authority and Archdiocese  
• a firm commitment to your ongoing professional development

Application packs can be downloaded from the school website www.sbchs.co.uk or by emailing Mrs A Southworth, School Business Manager  a.southworth@sbchs.co.uk

Please note that all completed applications forms should be returned directly to Mrs A Southworth via email to a.southworth@sbchs.co.uk

Visits and tours of school are by appointment with Mrs Southworth on the mornings of 22nd & 23rd June.  Please ring direct on the private line 01695 583192

Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 4th July 2022

Shortlisting will be undertaken as soon as possible following closing.

Interview dates:  Monday 11th July 2022

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check