Headteacher

Start Date: 01 September 2023

Salary (Flexibility Exceptional Candidate): Group 3 School £60,308 - £80,718 (Outer)

NOR: 420

Contract: Full Time (Permanent)

St Anselm’s Catholic Primary School is situated in Harrow-on-the-Hill. We are a larger than average sized Primary School and an intrinsic part of the local Catholic community. Our school is friendly, welcoming and high achieving and has been judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted.

Due to the retirement of our current Headteacher, the governing body wish to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring school leader. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for the right person.

Our school is about so much more than just results. Everything we do is underpinned by our Catholic faith, and we work in partnership with parents and the Church to provide opportunities to develop the spirituality of our children. Our mission Statement, ‘Learning and growing together through prayer, belief and love’ is at the heart of our Catholic ethos which permeates all areas of school life.

The Governors wish to appoint a Headteacher committed to this ethos and who will lead and develop the school based on this mission.

The successful candidate will be:

· a practising Catholic, committed to the values of Catholic education, with leadership experience in a Catholic school;

· a Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher with outstanding leadership experience;

· able to securely evidence working to successfully meet the Headteacher Standards (or equivalent);

· a passionate, experienced and ambitious educator, with the vision to articulate clearly the role that he or she will take in further developing our school;

· a highly effective teacher and leader of learning, with experience of delivering a broad, rich and varied curriculum that meets the needs of every pupil;

· a leader genuinely committed to team working and the development of all of our staff;

· an excellent communicator, with good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with all members of our school community;

· able to establish and sustain the school’s ethos, culture and strategic direction in partnership with those responsible for governance;

· able to ensure financial resources are appropriately deployed to ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and probity in the use of public funds.

We can offer the successful candidate:

· children who are committed, enthusiastic and fully engaged in their learning;

· professional and dedicated staff and active Governors;

· excellent opportunities for further professional development;

· strong support from parents, Governors and the Catholic community.

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please download a Catholic Education Services application form (Senior Leadership) and Job Description by going to the About Us > Vacancies section on our school website.

Completed application forms should be submitted to the Chair of Governors c/o Claire Thompson (School Business Manager) via email office@st-anselms.org.

Timescales:

Closing Date:                            Monday 06 February 2023 (4 pm)

Interview Date:                        W/C 20 February 2023

Visits and further assistance:

Visits to the school before an application is submitted are warmly welcomed. To organise a visit or for further application assistance please contact Claire Thompson (School Business Manager) on 0208 422 1600 or by email office@st-anselms.org.

Safeguarding:

St Anselm’s is committed to safer recruitment practices and pre-employment checks, including publicly available online checks in accordance with KCSIE guidance, will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. We expect all staff who work for St Anselm’s to share in our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our school’s community.

References:

References will be requested prior to interview and any offer of employment is conditional on the receipt of excellent references.

Contract:

St Anselm’s expects all staff to sign a Catholic Education Service contract of employment.