St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

Chester

 Headteacher Job overview Cheshire West & ChesterStart date: 01/01/2026Salary: L12 - L21Contract term: Full Time___________________________________________________________________About the role St. Werburgh’s and St Columba’s is a happy, vibrant and successful primary school in the outskirts of Chester in the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Rooted in Gospel values, we provide a warm, nurturing environment, with committed staff, supportive Governors, enthusiastic learners and a wide school community. We are committed to developing the whole child academically, spiritually and socially to follow in Jesus’ footsteps to love, learn and laugh. Our much loved Headteacher is due to retire in December 2025 and Governors are looking to appoint an ambitious, creative and determined leader to continue driving our school forward. Our school enjoys a strong reputation, with a supportive community that embraces its vision and Catholic ethos. This is an excellent opportunity for a practising Catholic who is dynamic, forward-thinking, and able to collaborate effectively with staff, pupils, senior leaders, and governors to help lead our school. We are seeking a Headteacher who: ●       Is a committed and practising Catholic with a strong personal faith.●       Will be a visionary leader, capable of building upon our existing strengths while driving forward further improvement.●       Strong strategic vision and excellent communication skills●       Has the ambition, creativity and determination to ensure every child receives the best education.●       Will inspire and support staff, value collaboration and maintain strong partnerships with parents, the parish and wider community. Please find our most recent reports and awards below: -        Consistently strong and above average SATS outcomes -        RE inspection April 2025 -        OFSTED inspection July 2024 -        Eco school with Distinction -        Arts mark Gold -        Gold school games award We are very proud of our most recent inspection (July 2024) where inspectors made the following judgements:-        Pupils relish being part of the happy school community. They do their best to live up to the school motto and ‘love, learn, laugh’ as much as possible.-        Pupils enjoy welcoming new friends into their school. Pupils build exceptionally strong relationships with each other and with staff.-        Behaviour is exemplary. Pupils play well together, making sure that everyone is included.-        Pupils are curious and committed learners. They have a thirst for knowledge. There is an industrious atmosphere in school. As a result, pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve highly across the curriculum. There is a lot of information about our school within this application pack and on our school website: https://www.lovelearnlaugh.org.uk/Visits to our school are most welcome and can be booked by appointment with Mrs Sarah Farrell our School Business Manager admin@lovelearnlaugh.org.uk  LinksChair of Governors invitation letterHere is the Application form, please ensure you make a copy before attempting to complete it.Job descriptionPerson specificationGuidance for securing a faith reference here Completed application forms should be returned via email to Julie.English@dioceseofshrewsbury.org  no later than 9am on September 19th 2025.Interviews will be held on the 25th & 26th September 2025

Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

London

Start Date: Monday 8th September 2025Contract: Monday – Friday, 8:15am – 3:30pm, 33.75 hours per week. Term time only, 39 weeks per yearSalary: £29,438.82 - £30,323.32 (Scale 6 Point 18-20, full-time equivalent £36,345 - £37,437) The Governors are seeking to appoint an Early Years Educator Early Years Educator (Early Years Education qualification, Level 3 minimum) to this highly successful school. Applications are invited from practising Catholics and from those who are in sympathy with the aims and ethos of a Catholic school.  The post will suit an Early Years Educator with a desire to work in a Nursery setting with children aged 3 to 4 years. The successful candidate will need to:provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the Nurserywork with teachers to plan and provide quality care, learning and teaching opportunities that enable children to progressmake accurate and productive use of assessmentdemonstrate a good command of spoken and written Englishsafeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of childrenwork in partnership with colleagues, other professionals and parents/carers. We can offer:a happy and high achieving school which is well supported by parents/carers and Governorsa friendly, highly committed and forward-looking staff teama strong commitment to continuous professional development and growththe facilities of a modern school and a beautiful learning environment.Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit or for further details please contact Elisabeth Beautyman, Administration Officer, by phone or by email. Please visit the school website www.larshrc.lbhf.sch.uk to download an application pack. Completed application forms should be emailed to the school administrator: admin@larshrc.lbhf.sch.uk or posted to the school address. Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and their families, and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate will be requested for the successful candidate in accordance with Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education legislation.Closing date for applications:  Tuesday 26th August 2025, 9:00amInterviews will take place: Wednesday 3rd September 2025 

St John's Catholic Primary School

Liverpool

St John’s Catholic Primary School is a highly successful and inclusive school within the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Due to the forthcoming retirement of our highly respected, successful and much loved Headteacher, Governors are looking to appoint a Headteacher, who is inspirational, enthusiastic and committed to leading our school in the next stage of its development.Our reputation is strong, and the school community supports the vision and Catholic ethos of the school. This is a wonderful opportunity for a practising Catholic, who is dynamic, forward thinking and who can work in partnership with staff, children, senior leaders and governors, to drive the continued and future successes of our school. We are so proud of the following reports and awards: R.E Inspection December 2023Ofsted November 2024The Basic Skills Agency Quality MarkThe Early Years Quality MarkThe Music Quality MarkThe Primary Science Quality MarkHealthy School AwardOur school was judged by OFSTED in November 2024 as “Outstanding” in all five key judgement areas and Liverpool Archdiocese judged us as “Outstanding” in all four key areas in their Religious Education inspection in December 2023. There is a lot of information about our school within this application pack and on our school website: www.stjohnskirkdale.co.uk Visits to our school and are most welcome and can be booked by appointment with Mrs Rachel Murphy, our School Business Manager. r.murphy@stjohnsprimaryschool.comCompleted application forms should be returned via email tomcneill.j@stjohnsprimaryschool.com no later than midnight on September 12th 2025.