Headteacher
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Wokingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- L18 – L24
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
Job overview
Can you inspire curiosity, courage and belief in every child, every day, so they may grow and achieve their full potential in Christ? Do you have the passion and expertise to shape a future generation?
The Governing Board of St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School is seeking to appoint a dedicated and passionate Catholic Headteacher to deliver our aspirational vision where there is no ceiling on achievement and an engaging and rich curriculum is enjoyed by every child.
We will offer you:
- A warm and welcoming, supportive whole school community that values strong partnership between school and home
- The opportunity to apply your educational expertise and strategic insight to advance curriculum development, delivery and enrichment, at a school with an enviable reputation for academic excellence
- A school where our pupils' behaviour and attitude to learning is exemplary and achievement is celebrated
- An exceptional, highly skilled and committed staff team that is passionate about unlocking the potential and talents in every pupil
- A professional and dedicated governing board, focused on creating an environment where all are challenged to achieve and personal development is encouraged.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a committed and practicing Catholic, with a strong understanding of Catholic education, able to share their faith to further enrich our Catholic ethos
- Have a proven track record in championing inclusivity and equal opportunity for all
- Be a strategic thinker, ambitious for all, with an empowering management style that values and promotes a healthy work:life balance
- Provide innovative educational leadership supported by a strong, research-informed pedagogy
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Further information about our school and this position, including application forms, can be found at www.stdominicsavio.co.uk/join-our-team Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Closing date: Friday 25 September 2020
Interviews: Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October 2020
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required as is proof of your right to work in the UK.
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About St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
- Western Avenue, Woodley, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG5 3BH
- United Kingdom
A warm welcome to St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School. We are an aspirational school where all can achieve. Our Catholic ethos recognises each one of us is unique and each one of us is special. We are a two-form entry primary school in Woodley, Berkshire, with 60 places per year group. We are very popular and are oversubscribed with request for places. Our Ofsted inspection in February 2020 graded us an outstanding school.
We are in pursuit of high expectations and high achievement for all our pupils. Whatever a child’s background or starting point, we want to make sure that they finish Year 6 with the academic knowledge and social skills necessary to succeed - we want our children to be Scholars. As a Catholic school, we provide a calm, nurturing learning environment where teachers really know pupils and their parents, and every child can flourish.
We want every pupil to have a love of learning and be well prepared for the transition to secondary school. We focus on academic attainment in all subjects and a rigorous knowledge-rich traditional curriculum. It is richly varied and affords opportunities for each and every pupil to shine. We are passionate about the arts and competitive sport. Rigour and a desire to improve are integral. We adopt a formal approach to teaching - from the age of four upwards - which is similar to independent schools.
By choosing this school for their children, it is considered that parents have agreed to them having full participation in every aspect of the curriculum. This includes religious education, physical education, sports lessons, music lessons and all school trips including those to places of worship and our parish church.
The school continually exceeds national academic expectations. The Sunday Times 2020 Parent Power Guide ranks us as one of the best state primary schools in England. Our exam results compete with the very best independent preparatory schools in England as well. In 2018, we were ranked as the highest performing school in the 3Rs across all of Wokingham, Reading, Bracknell and West Berkshire.
We promote a no excuses culture at St Dominic Savio - all can achieve if they work hard. Behaviour is outstanding. Everything we do in school is rooted around the gospel values. Our approach instils strong learning habits, ultimately helping pupils become better qualified, more successful and happier. We expect pupils to follow homework and equipment rules, wear uniform with pride and always be ‘on task’, fully engaged and ready to learn. Classrooms are formal in their approach (children sit in rows) with a focus on teacher instruction. Aspiration and a Catholic ethos which ensures pupils are consistently kind and friendly are absolute.
"Work hard, be kind".
We look forward to welcoming you to our fabulous school - we are one big family. Do contact us if you would like to see us in action.
James Broadbridge
Headteacher
March 2020
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