Recent Vacancies

Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Benfleet
Deputy Headteacher
The Governors of Holy Family Catholic Primary School wish to appoint an applicant with demonstrable experience as an excellent Catholic practitioner and teacher for this rewarding deputy headteacher role. The successful candidate will be an ambitious team player with a commitment to continuous school improvement, who will nurture the children and contribute to leading the staff to excel. We are keen to appoint a Deputy Headteacher who will ensure that Holy Family continues to provide a broad curriculum, rooted in Gospel values. As a practicing Catholic, your drive and vision will help us continue to maximise the development and achievements of all our children, as well as contributing to our local community and wider Trust community of schools. The successful candidate will have the aspiration, resilience, and ability to support the new Headteacher following their appointment, building positive and trusting relationships with pupils, staff and parents and create a culture of learning and ambition that will see our children develop, grow, and contribute as an active member in society today. Please contact Claire Fantini, HR Manager, at the Assisi Registered Office on 01702 344933 or by email on if you have any questions. Full details of the post and relevant application form are available from the HR Manager by contacting the above email address. All applicants must complete the CES Senior Leadership Application Form to be considered for this vacancy and submit it to . Electronic applications are required to be signed by applicants invited to interview prior to interview. Assisi Catholic Trust 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. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks and Enhanced DBS clearance. References will be sought and an online search carried out on applicants as part of our due diligence. Please note that we do not accept CVs or applications from agencies. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
London
Class Teacher Positions (EYFS / KS1 / KS2)
St Saviour’s RC Primary School is seeking enthusiastic, creative and dedicated class teachers to join our evolving and thriving catholic school community from September 2026. Following our Good Ofsted outcome in March 2025, we continue to strengthen our culture of excellence, inclusion and compassion. We welcome applications from ECTs and Main scale teachers (M1–M6) across EYFS, KS1 and KS2. St Saviour’s RC Primary is a successful one-form entry Voluntary Aided school situated in the heart of Lewisham with very good transport links by bus and train. We are proud of our diverse, hard‑working and delightful community of staff, pupils and families, all working together to help children become the very best they can be. If you share our vision of delivering high quality and impactful education to our curious and eager pupils we would encourage a visit prior to application. To book a visit please contact the School Business Manager on 02088524283 to arrange this. We look forward to hearing from you. Application Deadline: Midnight Sunday 10th May 2026 but early applications are encouraged as we could review application throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated date. Application documents can be obtained on our school website: or call the school office on 02088524283 to request these and it will be emailed out to you. St Saviour’s RC Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people especially the most vulnerable. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and relevant pre-employment checks. References may be taken up before interviews along with social media checks. Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK.

St Mary's RC High School
Hereford
Science Teacher
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Teacher of Science at our ‘outstanding’ secondary school. St Mary’s RC High School is a highly successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive school with a very strong Catholic ethos. Our number on roll is 750, of which approximately 50% are baptized Catholics, the remainder of the pupils are of other faiths whose parents want them to experience a Catholic based Christian education. St Mary’s is a very popular school locally; our reputation for enabling pupils to achieve outcomes and make outstanding progress within a caring community, means we are oversubscribed. In our most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2024, we retained our Outstanding status with the inspection team, highlighting the ‘high expectations’ we set for our pupils, their ‘strong behaviour rooted in the school’s values’, and achievement which ‘by the end of Year 11 is very high for pupils overall’. Similarly, our attendance figures gained us national accreditation for 2023/24 with the FFT National School Attendance Award, for the top 10% of all secondary schools in England. Our Section 48 Inspection in March 2019 rated St Mary’s as ‘Excellent’ for all key judgements. The school is a truly cohesive community which reflects Gospel values and pupils feel highly valued for everything they achieve. Working at St Mary’s represents a wonderful opportunity to teach within a close knit and thriving community which enjoys considerable support from our parent body and strategic steer from governors. Our collective determination to sustain the high standards we have set for ourselves is evident in all that we do. Any colleagues joining our staff team would be well supported on a daily basis, but also via a culture showing good practice across the school. Teaching and learning is vibrant, we push ourselves and each other to be as good as we can possibly be. Our school is set in beautiful surroundings in Lugwardine, just three miles outside of the city of Hereford. We are blessed with lovely grounds, which includes a stunning purpose-built chapel and picturesque rural views. Our pupils come from all over the county to St Mary’s and every year we have an extensive waiting list for places in year 7. We aim to give our pupils a rich and diverse extra-curricular and enrichment diet, to complement their academic learning, and as such our children enjoy a range of sports, activities, clubs, trips and pilgrimages. Working at St Mary’s offers a good quality of life in a highly professional, ambitious and caring Catholic community. We look forward to meeting and welcoming colleagues interested in joining our staff team and committed to giving our pupils the best possible education. St Mary’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. How to Apply: Please submit completed application forms and supporting statement to cbryan@st maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk Deadline for applications: 12 midday on Thursday 7th May 2026

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Assistant Head Teacher
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher
Birmingham, West Midlands
Start date: 01/09/2025
Salary: ISR 9-13
Contract term: Permanent
About the Role
Due to the internal promotion of one of our senior leaders, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced, and inspirational leader to join our dedicated team as Assistant Head Teacher.
The Governors, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Birmingham, are looking to appoint an Assistant Head Teacher, to join this forward thinking School from September 2025.
This is a unique opportunity to join one of the largest Catholic Primary schools in the Archdiocese and to build on our many current successes.
Are you an enthusiastic, inspirational and dedicated leader? Would you relish the opportunity to work with the Governors and the Leadership Team to shape the future of Catholic education at St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School?
This is an excellent opportunity for a flexible, creative and committed individual to join our happy, vibrant and skilful team.
We are looking for an Assistant Head who:
- Has a strong Catholic faith, a passion for pastoral care and will support the School’s distinctive Catholic ethos.
- Has a proven track record of successful leadership, management and school improvement.
- Is resilient and able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances maintaining high levels of performance.
- Has a proven track record of successfully leading and managing with an ability to motivate a school team to ensure that our staff and children reach their full potential
- Places safeguarding at the heart of the School.
- Will go the extra mile, bringing something additional to the School.
We can offer you:
- Happy and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
- A highly supportive and ambitious Leadership Team and Governing Body.
- A warm and welcoming, professional team of Teachers and Support Staff, who are fully committed to supporting our pupils and their families.
- A strong partnership with other Catholic schools as part of the Sursum Corda group of schools.
We would love to invite you to visit our school to meet our happy pupils and dedicated staff. Have a look on our website or Blue Sky page to see a sample of what St. Bernadette’s has to offer you.
https://bsky.app/profile/stbernsprimary.bsky.social
Visits can be arranged by contacting Mrs Smallwood by telephone at 0121 783 7232 or by emailing m.smallwood@stberns.bham.sch.uk
ISR 9-13
Permanent
Start date: 01/09/2025
Apply by 02/05/2025, 08:00


