Recent Vacancies

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
London
Classroom Teacher / RE Lead
Are you a teacher who believes every child deserves an exceptional education within a caring and values-led community? At Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, our pupils are kind, enthusiastic and eager to learn. Our staff are supportive, welcoming and committed to helping each other thrive. We are proud of our strong Catholic ethos, our inclusive culture and our focus on the whole child. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated class teacher to join our team and help us continue to provide high-quality education in a nurturing environment. We are looking for a RE Lead to work in collaboration with the Headteacher to lead on Religious Education. Come and see us in action; Visits to the school are warmly encouraged — we would love to meet you and show you what makes Our Lady of Lourdes special. Please contact the school office (020 8961 5037) to arrange a visit. Alternatively, you may post your application to: FAO: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Wesley Road, London NW10 8PP Safeguarding Statement: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for successful applicants. Online checks will be carried out on shortlisted candidates. Applicants must provide evidence of their right to work in the UK. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and promotes the elimination of discrimination in employment. If you do have a disability and would need us to make any adjustments, if shortlisted, for you to attend the interview, then please do let us know when you submit your application.

Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough
Headteacher
Trinity Catholic College is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 38 schools, and two vibrant Sixth Form Colleges. With more than 12,300 students and 1,500 staff, NPCAT is now one of the largest multi-academy Trusts in the UK. The Headteacher will promote and support the vision and direction of the school and the Trust by providing the day-to-day leadership that will enable the school to build success and provide high quality education for its children. The Headteacher leads and manages the school on a day-to-day basis and is the first point of contact for all stakeholders and external agencies in matters relating to the school. The Headteacher will be an ambassador for the school and will promote and raise its profile in the local and wider community. Candidates who would like to be Headteacher at Trinity Catholic College, please contact Assistant Chief Executive, Angela White at Please refer to the back cover of the application pack for details of how to apply for this position. Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.

St Mary's RC High School
Hereford
Head of Music
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and outstanding Head of Department, to further develop our ongoing commitment to Music and the Arts at St Mary’s RC High School, Hereford. Music is central to the life of our faith community, through both our curriculum and enrichment offer. St Mary’s is a Lead School for Music in Herefordshire, and we enjoy annual representation and success in the county’s Performing Arts Festival. In school, pupils take advantage of a host of musical clubs and activities including orchestra, choir, band and many more. Music is also integral to our faith celebrations and whole school mass at St Mary’s. Annual school productions and our Eisteddfod festival provide further opportunities for pupils to perform and share their musical talents with the wider school. We also support and accommodate peripatetic music lessons, working closely with local providers. All pupils in Years 7-9 study Music as part of their curriculum, and we have strong uptake at KS4 for GCSE Music. Standards of achievement are high in Music, with pupils at St Mary’s performing consistently and significantly above national averages. This post represents an ideal opportunity for the right candidate to develop their leadership skills and experience, in a school which places great value on music and the arts. The candidate should be an outstanding practitioner in the classroom and possess the skills to deliver music on a wider scale to enrich our pupils’ experiences and complement our spiritual ethos. The successful candidate will bring creativity, vision, and an unwavering commitment to fostering a love of music in our pupils. 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. All documents relating to this post can be accessed through the school’s website under Contact Us > Vacancies.

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Deputy Headteacher
Job overview
Deputy Headteacher
Liverpool, Merseyside
Start date: 01/09/2025
Salary: L13 - L17
Contract term: Permanent, Full Time
About the Role
Advert for the post of permanent Deputy Headteacher
L13-17
Required for September 2025
The governors of St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational practising Catholic Deputy Headteacher who will develop and share our vision of high-quality education for all, with a deep commitment to our mission statement:
Together with Jesus, We will Learn and Grow in Faith.
We are looking for a leader with exceptionally strong values who will foster and develop the respectful and inclusive ethos of our Catholic School. Who will bring energy and drive, demonstrating excellence in classroom practice and will be inspirational in enabling progress and raising standards. They must be creative, forward thinking and skilled in leading and managing areas of school improvement. The successful candidate must be able to face challenge with positivity, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be a team worker and essentially have a good sense of humour.
Governors are looking for a candidate with a passion for promoting a clear child centred vision of educational excellence, developing children’s’ love of learning whilst ensuring high levels of progress and attainment.
St Oswald’s Primary School is a larger than average, three form entry primary school catering for children aged three to eleven years. The school amalgamated in 2016 and is situated in two separate buildings. We can offer a prospective Deputy Head a school that in our most recent inspection in June 2024 deemed us to still be a ‘Good’ school (Ofsted) and our CSI Inspection in march 2024 found us to be a ‘Good’ school in all areas.
We have happy, well-behaved children who love their school and enjoy learning. Extremely hard working, friendly staff who are dedicated to supporting development. A close working partnership between school, parents/carers, community and church and a governing body who is fully committed to continuing the development of this fantastic school.
The Deputy Headteacher will:
• Be accountable to the Headteacher
• Be a member of the senior management team;
• Lead the Safeguarding Team;
• Assist the headteacher in managing the school;
• Support and represent the headteacher at meetings as and when required;
• Undertake such duties as are delegated by the headteacher;
• Play a major role, under the overall direction of the headteacher in formulating and reviewing the Mission Statement, Development Plan, overall aims and objectives of the school by helping establish the policies through which they shall be achieved, managing staff and resources to that end and monitoring progress towards their achievement;
• Contribute to the efficient organisation, management and supervision of school routines;
If the headteacher is absent from the school, the deputy headteacher must undertake such duties of the headteacher as the headteacher or the governing body shall require.
This is a wonderful opportunity waiting for someone. We strongly recommend visits to school. Please contact the Business Manager Mr Strom for an appointment.
istrom@st-oswalds.liverpool.sch.uk or phone 0151 228 8436
Information about school and policies can be found on our website www.stoswaldsschool.com
Closing date – 2nd May 2025
Shortlisting – 6th May 2025
Interviews – 19th May 2025
Application packs can be downloaded from our school website www.stoswaldsschool.com and include a copy of our Child Protection Policy and Safer Working Practices Code of Conduct Policy.
CVs will not be acceptable for this post. In addition, references will be required from your current employer and settings where you have worked with children. As per ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, online searches will be conducted on shortlisted candidates.
St Oswald’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory preemployment checks including satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview.’
We are committed to safer recruitment practices that:
• Deter prospective applicants who are unsuitable to work with children or young people
• Identify and reject applicants who are unsuitable to work with children or young people
• Prevent and deter inappropriate behaviours by providing on-going supervision, training and support to all staff and volunteers
L13 - L17
Permanent, Full Time
Start date: 01/09/2025
Apply by 01/05/2025, 23:00


