Headteacher

Walking Hand in Hand with God, as we strive to do our best

Building upon the existing strong foundations, the governors are seeking to appoint an inspirational, vibrant and dedicated Headteacher to lead our popular and successful school into an exciting future.

The successful candidate must be able to:

• further develop the strong Catholic ethos of our school
• demonstrate a passion to ensure all children are valued as individuals
• demonstrate excellent leadership and classroom practice and have the ability to motivate and inspire others
• build on the school's strong outcomes to ensure all children make accelerated progress
• maintain and develop the school’s partnership with parents, parish and the wider community, and build strong links with other schools in our Catholic Hub.

We can offer:

• A welcoming school with a strong Catholic ethos (judged Outstanding in the 2017 Diocesan inspection)
• A highly motivated, hardworking, creative team of colleagues who are dedicated to enabling our children to achieve their full potential
• Happy, enthusiastic children who enjoy coming to school
• A supportive, aspirational Governing Body and parish
• A commitment to your professional development
• A beautiful location in the historic centre of Wells near to Bath and Bristol

For further information and an application form, please telephone our recruitment line on 01823 348270 or email SSERecruitment@somerset.gov.uk. Please state which post and school. If you have not been contacted by the interview dates, you should assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Please return completed application forms to SSERecruitment@somerset.gov.uk

The school is committed to equal opportunities and safer recruitment practice, pre-employment checks including a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure will be undertaken before any post is confirmed.

Closing date: Tuesday 2nd May
Shortlisting: Thursday 4th May
Interviews: Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th May

St Joseph & St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Lover’s Walk,
Wells, Somerset,
BA5 2QL
Tel: 01749 678791
Email: stjosephandstteresa@educ.somerset.gov.uk 
www.stjosephandstteresa.co.uk