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Headteacher

St Benedict's Catholic High School

Cumbria

Salary:
L35 (£92,135) to L39 (£101,574)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
6 February 2019

Job overview

The Governors are seeking to appoint a strategic leader who can inspire staff and students in our over-subscribed and genuinely inclusive school.

The school relocated in January 2019 to a brand new £33m Campus which has been specifically designed and built to a high specification. The Campus sees the co-location of St Benedict’s School with our close neighbour, Mayfield Special School, although in a separate area. The Campus has superb community use opportunities and is much-welcomed in the local community.

We are:

  • A large 11-19 Catholic School and Sixth Form Centre located on the outskirts of the historic harbour town of Whitehaven and close to the western boundary of the Lake District National Park;
  • Popular and fully subscribed with a truly comprehensive intake, a key role in our local community and a strong foundation of moral purpose;

You are:

  • A practising Catholic committed to the further development of the Catholic ethos of the school
  • A candidate with a proven track record of success in senior leadership
  • A skilful communicator with a powerful and persistent focus on the development of excellence in teaching and learning
  • Passionate about influencing, challenging and motivating all members of the school community to share and achieve your vision

We will offer you:

  • A brand new building within a unique Campus (not PFI/EFA)
  • A very welcoming school where the development of every person matters
  • Hard-working, committed and aspirational staff and students
  • A strong and determined leadership team
  • The whole-hearted support of a challenging but supportive Governing Body


For an application pack, please contact: Mrs M Lowrey, Clerk to the Governors, at the School on telephone number 01946 692275 or by email at the address below.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on 6th February 2019.

Interviews will be held on the 26th and 27th February 2019.

All information is available in electronic form from the school website.

Visits to the school are welcome.

Website: www.st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk

E-mail: mary.lowrey@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk

11-19 VA (NOR 1074 currently. Projected 1121 September 2019)

The Diocese of Lancaster has an equal opportunities policy.

St Benedict’s School is a safeguarding school.

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About St Benedict's Catholic High School

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St Benedict’s Catholic High School is an 11-19 school, with a current roll of 1036 students and a well-established Sixth Form (the West Cumbria Sixth Form), incorporating post-16 students from St Benedict’s School, St Joseph’s School in Workington, and also schools in the surrounding area. At present around 130 students study in the Sixth Form. 

The school’s last Ofsted inspection took place in September 2014 and was judged to be ‘good’ with outstanding features. The school serves a wide catchment area in West Cumbria. It is a true comprehensive school with students of all abilities and diverse backgrounds. 

The school is inclusive, recognises its faith mission, but welcomes all. 

A new Campus-style facility incorporating the rebuild of St Benedict’s and the re-location of Mayfield Special School is nearing completion. This £33m investment is expected to be available to students and the wider community from September 2018. 

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Applications closed