Recent Vacancies

St Marys Catholic Primary School
Hornchurch
Head Teacher
The Governors of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint an inspirational and dedicated Head Teacher. St Mary’s is a caring, friendly school and parish community where our Catholic Ethos is central to all that we do. Our new Head Teacher will work with Governors to shape the strategic direction of the school and will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of St Mary’s. Our new Head Teacher will lead a team that strives together in the best interest of all of our children, following the school’s values and mission statement: Applications are invited from Head Teachers, Deputy Head Teachers or Assistant Head Teachers with outstanding leadership experience. St Mary’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant employment checks. Please note that this will also include a check of life online. Applications should be on a CES application form and sent to the school (applications not submitted on the CES application form will not be considered). Any electronic applications will have to be signed by the applicant attending an interview. Please note that we do not accept CVs or applications from agencies. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. This is a reserved post and is open to practising Catholics only, please review the document produced by the Diocese of Brentwood ‘’Definition of a Practising Catholic for Reserved Posts” for further information We welcome and encourage applicants to visit our school. If required please liaise with the School Office Manager, Joanne Brooks. Information and application packs are available at and completed applications should be sent to this address also.

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Harrow
Class Teacher(s)
The Governors of this popular school are seeking to appoint a highly effective, dedicated and creative classroom teacher with the highest expectations who is able to motivate pupils to make excellent progress. We aim to promote the best Catholic education for our children through an exciting and engaging curriculum. Our school is highly regarded in the local community and we pride ourselves in the family atmosphere created by the pupils, staff, parents, parishioners and governors. Is a practising Catholic or willing to support the strong Catholic ethos of our school.Is an outstanding practitioner committed to creating challenge, excitement, creativity and independence in learning.Has excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills.Will challenge all pupils to make exceptional progress and have the highest expectations of the behaviour of all pupils.Is a team player who has a good sense of humour and is flexible. Has a strong commitment to continuing professional development.Has a desire to work in a great school, supporting the long-term vision of the Headteacher and Leadership Team. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Lauren Casey, PA to the Headteacher via email at to arrange a tour of the school. NB It is advisable to apply as soon as possible as interviews will take place as applications come in. The school reserves the right to withdraw the advert before the closing date if the post is filled. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and health checks are required for the successful applicant. We will also conduct an online search as part of our due diligence checks to help identify any issues which are publicly available online.

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Harrow
Assistant Headteacher for EYFS
The Governors of St Teresa’s are seeking to appoint an inspirational, dedicated and visionary Assistant Headteacher with the responsibility of leading Early Years Foundation Stage. The successful candidate will be highly effective, dedicated and creative, with the highest expectations of standards and behaviour. They will be able to motivate pupils and staff to reach their full potential. The successful candidate will also hold responsibility for teaching a class or group dependent on the needs of the school. The successful candidate will be a practising Catholic or willing to support the strong Catholic ethos of our school, as well as an outstanding teacher, who has the ability to play a key role in assisting the Headteacher to ensure that the EYFS maintains its high standards while fully implementing a broad and challenging curriculum. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Lauren Casey, PA to the Headteacher via email at to arrange a tour of the school. These will take place after the Easter break. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our safer recruitment procedures, we carry out online checks on shortlisted candidates and references will be taken up in advance of interview.

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
HEADTEACHER
Job overview
Headteacher
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Start date: Required from September 2025
Salary: L14 £68,586 - L20 £79,475
Contract term: Full Time, Permanent
About the Role
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School
Claremont Road
Tamworth
Staffordshire, B79 8EN
Telephone: 01827 214 000
Email: office@st-elizabeths.staffs.sch.uk
Headteacher
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Salary: L14 £68,586 - L20 £79,475
Required from September 2025
'We listen, learn and grow with Jesus'
The Governing Body is seeking to appoint an aspirational, strategic, forward thinking Headteacher to lead our Catholic Primary school.
St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School is based in Tamworth, Staffordshire and currently has 220 pupils on roll. The school has excellent links to neighbouring towns and motorway access. St Elizabeth's is a Catholic school with Christ’s teachings at the heart of all we do. Our mission statement reflects our dedication to the teachings of Christ, “We listen, learn and grow with Jesus”. In our nurturing community, our dedicated staff work hard to ensure that all children thrive during their time with us to become confident, successful learners. In July 2023 Ofsted judged us to be a “Good” school offering a safe and happy environment for children to learn. In a 2018 Diocesan S48 Inspection, the school was graded “Outstanding”.
Our school is committed to fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment that celebrates the cultural and ethnic backgrounds of its children. The school’s ethos is grounded on values of respect, empathy, tolerance and kindness which are reflected in every aspect of the school.
We are looking for a candidate to build on our strong foundations and be instrumental in helping shape the future of our school.
As Headteacher you will:
- Be a practicing Catholic, with a clear sense of moral purpose, vision and a strong commitment to Catholic education
- Be a visible, confident, innovative and inspirational leader
- Have excellent interpersonal skills
- Work collaboratively to foster a culture of excellence and innovation with your drive for continued school improvement
- Work to maintain our high standards of behaviour, wellbeing and safeguarding to ensure all our children feel safe, valued and supported
- Build strong relationships within our school community and local parishes promoting our mission and school values
- Support your staff team and continue to advance high quality teaching and learning.
In return we can offer:
- A school environment which is committed to delivering outstanding education and care
- Children who are happy and eager to learn
- A staff team dedicated to high standards of educational success
- A Governing Body that is forward thinking in striving to improve the strategic direction of the school
- Ongoing continuous professional development opportunities to support you in your role
- A supportive, involved school community providing excellent networking opportunities including a partnership with local Catholic schools.
If you are a leader with vision, drive and determination and feel you have the relevant skills, and experience to join our school as our new Headteacher we would like to hear from you.
You will need to be a practicing Catholic who can demonstrate a commitment to Catholic education. For further information please read the document here
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged with open days being held on Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th January 2025 between 9:30am and 2:30pm.
Please contact the school office on 01827 214000 to book your visit.
Closing Date: 28th February 2025 at 12 noon
Interview Dates: 13th and 14th March 2025
The full application pack, including the required Catholic Education Service application form and supplementary forms is available by emailing lynsey@insighthrltd.co.uk
This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
L14 £68,586 - L20 £79,475
Full Time, Permanent
Start date: Required from September 2025
Apply by 28/02/2025, 12:00


