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Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher

St Benedict's Catholic School

Suffolk

Salary:
£53,712 - £57,810*
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2017
Apply by:
6 March 2017

Job overview

Following the retirement of our current postholder, from September 2017, we are seeking to appoint an inspirational, highly skilled Deputy Headteacher with a proven track record of success at a senior level. You will be working across 2 sites.

 Salary is currently under review due to expansion of the school.

You will be:

  • a practising Catholic with a vocation to enable students to reach their full potential regardless of their background or barriers to learning.
  • an experienced, enthusiastic individual who leads change successfully and improves outcomes for students.

In return, we can offer you a positive environment where you will be encouraged to progress further in your career, supported by a team of staff who are very hard working and dedicated to the school.

St Benedict's is a 'Good' school (Ofsted September 2016) on a journey to 'Outstanding'.

Bury St Edmunds is in the heart of West Suffolk. It is a highly desirable place to live and work, with good schools and excellent leisure facilities. It is only half an hour from Cambridge and Thetford Forest.

Roll: 850 including 140 in sixth form; 11 - 18 mixed comprehensive

Visits to the school are encouraged, please contact Christine Kennedy, School Business Manager on (01284) 775712.

Further details from the school: Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6RH. Email: ckennedy@st-benedicts.suffolk.sch.uk or visit the school website: www.st-benedicts.suffolk.sch.uk

Only applications submitted on the school's application form will be considered.

Closing date: 9am, 6 March 2017
Interview dates: 13 / 14 March 2017.

All vacancies appear on: www.suffolkjobsdirect.org  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for relevant posts.

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About St Benedict's Catholic School

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+44 1284 753512

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Headteacher

Mrs Imogen Senior

About St Benedict's Catholic School

St Benedict's is a mixed Catholic comprehensive secondary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The school currently has c970 students aged 11-18, rising to c980 by September 2023. Ours is a popular school and pupils come to us from a wide geographical range across West Suffolk, extending into Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. Around 60% of our students describe themselves as Catholic. In September 2022 the school became an Academy and joined Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust.

We received an Ofsted Section 8 inspection in 2022  which reported that St Benedict’s Catholic School continues to be a good school.

The report goes on to say:

Pupils say that their school is a happy place where they feel safe and accepted. They know that their teachers look after them and provide them with the support they need.

Pupils demonstrate very positive attitudes to their work. It is important for them to be the best they can be. They are also respectful, kind and compassionate towards each other, their teachers and visitors to the school. Older students are mature and self-assured, and support younger pupils in and out of the classroom.

Pupils interact well with each other and with their teachers. They help each other in class. They listen carefully and appreciate others’ hard work. Instances of low-level disruption are very rare. Bullying hardly exists. Should it happen, it is dealt with swiftly.

Pupils flourish as a result of the school’s powerful caring ethos. Pupils are open minded and confident. They embrace diversity, respect difference and understand other world religions. Pupils say, ‘It is a school where it is okay to be different.’

Please full report for more details.

Our Section 48 Diocesan Inspection of the religious character of the school June/ July 2022 judged the school to be Outstanding.

Our school is committed to our mission as a Catholic community and seeks to help all our young people achieve their potential both academically and personally.

View St Benedict’s Catholic School’s latest Ofsted report

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