Full Time

L14- L21 and appropriate pension scheme

Thank you for your interest in applying for the post of Headteacher of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Plymouth within Plymouth CAST Multi Academy Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to join the skilled leadership team within our Multi Academy Trust of thirty-four Catholic schools and one nursery, formed in 2014. There are two secondary schools in the Trust, both are single sex schools based in Plymouth, and thirty-two primary schools. In geographical terms the Trust extends across seven local authority areas from Cornwall to Dorset. We have 1,150 staff and educate 6,700 children and young people. Our head office is located at St Boniface College in Plymouth. Plymouth CAST has a strong focus on school improvement, underpinned by our Catholic values. Twenty-nine of our schools are currently Good or Outstanding and there is a strong positive momentum towards Good for all schools in the Trust. We are passionately committed to the core aspiration of Catholic education which is the flourishing of the human person for the common good. To that end we have developed collaborative working through a cluster model to ensure that local expertise and best practice in our schools is shared and developed. Each of our schools are supported by a School Improvement Officer. The School Improvement Officers are managed by the Director of Education, who, with the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Operating Officer, make up the Senior Executive Management Team, led by the Chief Executive. The Diocese of Plymouth has appointed a Diocesan Schools Commissioner, who works closely with the Chief Executive and the schools within the Trust, to ensure that the Bishop’s vision for education is actively promoted and embedded in all that we do.