Head of School
St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
Norfolk
- £51,402 - £59,581 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L09-L15
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible, or January 2022
- Apply by:
- 2 July 2021
Job overview
St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School is a welcoming and vibrant Roman Catholic Primary School situated in Gorleston on the east coast of Norfolk. Staff, parents and Governors are very proud of the school and recognise it is a delightful place to grow and learn.
At St Mary and St Peter we are committed to the belief that everyone is treated with fairness, justice, compassion, inclusiveness, love, respect and ensure all pupils have the opportunity for a quality education in a spiritual environment.
The school was a founding member in May 2016 of the St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape both the school and contribute to the future success of the Trust. The school shares an Executive Head with another local Catholic school who line manages and supports the Head of School, the Exec Head is the Senior Leader accountable for the school. There is a tradition of long established joint support between the two schools and the aspiration to share more leadership, staffing, CPD and vision to be the best possible environments for learning, growth and spiritual development.
The successful candidate will:
• have successful middle or senior leadership experience
• be able to provide strategy, vision and leadership for teaching and learning across the whole curriculum
• engage, inspire and work collaboratively with a committed team of teachers, support and administrative staff
• inspire and lead colleagues in our dedicated team of staff and support a positive culture of improvement.
In return, we can offer:
• a strong and supportive leadership team
• the chance to work with a committed and skilled team of staff, who enjoy working together in a collaborative and collegiate way
• a network of headteachers within our Trust and beyond
• ongoing and high quality professional development through the Julian Teaching School Hub.
The Directors and Governors are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, ethos driven and capable leader who is a practicing Catholic to take the helm of our happy and community centred Catholic school.
We welcome applications from candidates at the cusp of school Leadership, as well as established leaders. The successful Head of School will have the extensive support of the Executive Headteacher and the wider Trust, such as the CEO and Deputy CEO.
For an application form and further details, please visit our MAT website www.stjohnthebaptist-cmat.org.uk or the school website https://smspprimary.co.uk/. Preliminary visits to the school are welcome by arrangement with the Executive Headteacher Mrs Priscilla Crane.
Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd July 2021 at midday.
Interview date: Monday 12th July 2021
Application forms should be returned to recruitment@sjbcmat.org.uk or by post to John Eady, Compliance Manager, St John the Baptist CMAT, Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB.
Applicants should be practicing Catholics supportive of our ethos. St John the Baptist CMAT welcomes applications from members of minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be subject to DBS checks along with relevant employment checks.
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About St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
- St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
- East Anglian Way, Church Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
- Norfolk
- NR31 6QY
- United Kingdom
St Mary’s is a Catholic school, originially founded for the education of children from Catholic families. About two-thirds of our current children are Catholics. We also welcome children from families of any faith or none. What is important is that you agree with our guiding principles which are based on the teaching of Jesus Christ:
- Cherishing the special nature of each child as a unique human being made in the image of God, providing the care to ensure enjoyment and success in learning, and meeting individual needs.
- Fostering children’s sense of personal responsibility, and their ability to stand up for what they know to be right.
- Enabling children to develop relationships through showing generosity, honesty, tolerance and forgiveness.
- Encouraging a concern to help others, both locally and globally, and to care for the environment.
Children learn to live by these values through their daily life as part of the school community. There are frequent opportunities for children to show they care, both formal and informal. This is what we mean by ‘journeying together in faith’. Our aim is that, whatever their religious background, all our children should become ‘people of goodwill’ with a lifelong commitment to creating a more perfect world.
Other aspects of children’s experience are more specifically Catholic. Children learn about prayer and worship in their classes, in daily whole-school assemblies and, on special occasions, in our local parish church of St Peter. Worship is always presented in a way which is suitable to children’s ages. We are sensitive to the needs of our non-Catholic children, who are never made to feel ‘different’.
We hold regular celebrations of the Mass, where the whole school community can come together. We always welcome parents to attend, whether or not they are themselves Catholics as well as our local parishoner friends.
Religious education lessons are based on the syllabus drawn up by the Diocese of East Anglia. The syllabus encourages children to engage with ideas and the implications of faith. Topics are wide-ranging and include a study of other major world religions. Children also learn about sexuality within the context of Catholic teaching, in a way which is appropriate for their stage of development. We aim for children to accept their own and others’ sexuality in a positive light, and to develop relationships in which love, dignity and responsibility are central.
We support our two local parishes, St Peter’s and St Mary’s, in preparing Catholic children for the Reception of First Holy Communion and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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