St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School

Hob Moor Road, Yardley, Birmingham B25 8QL,

TEL: 0121 783 7232

Email: m.smallwood@stberns.bham.sch.uk

Website: stberns.co.uk

Headteacher: Miss Angela Cowings

Head Teacher

NOR: 605

Group: 4

ISR 21-27

£81,441 - £94,332

Required for September 2025

Are children at the heart of your work?

Would you relish the opportunity to work with the Governors and the Leadership Team

to shape the future of Catholic education

at the largest Catholic primary School in the Archdiocese of Birmingham?

This is an excellent opportunity for a flexible, creative and committed individual to join our happy, vibrant and skilful team.

The Governors, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Birmingham, are looking to appoint a hardworking, inspirational and strategic Head Teacher, to join this forward thinking School from September 2025 and to build on our many current successes.

We are looking for a Head Teacher who:

• Will ensure that the children at St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School have the best opportunity to realise their full potential through a broad and balanced challenging curriculum in a caring and supportive environment.

• Is a practising Catholic Head Teacher or Deputy Head Teacher with a passion for pastoral care and has vision and commitment in driving forward the School’s distinctive Catholic ethos.

• Has a proven track record of successful leadership, management and school improvement.

• Provides expertise in primary practice and curriculum development.

• Has excellent interpersonal skills

• Is resilient and able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances maintaining high levels of performance.

• Is organised and forward thinking, having the vision, drive and energy to initiate, lead and manage strategies to build on the current successes and achievements of the School.

• Supports and challenges staff to continue to advance the high quality teaching and learning of the school.

• Will maintain our high standards of behaviour and wellbeing.

• Be resolute in providing the conditions for an effective safeguarding culture across the school.

• Will go the extra mile, bringing something additional to the School.

We can offer you:

• Happy, motivated and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn.

• A school environment that thrives on delivering outstanding education and opportunities for both children and staff

• A highly supportive and ambitious staff 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.

• Ongoing and continuous professional development.

If you are a leader who has the vision and drive to become St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School’s new Head Teacher, we would like to hear from you.

You will need to be a practising Catholic who can demonstrate a commitment to Catholic education, further information can be found in the attached document.

Catholic schools and the definition of a ‘practising catholic April_2016.pdf

We would love to invite you to visit our school to meet our happy pupils and dedicated staff. Have a look on our website to see what St. Bernadette’s has to offer you.

www.stberns.co.uk

Visits can be arranged by contacting Mrs Smallwood by telephone at 0121 783 7232 or by emailing m.smallwood@stberns.bham.sch.uk

An application pack including a CES application form can be found on the school website.

Please ensure that all applications are completed on the CES application form.

The closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Wednesday 26 March 2025

Shortlisted candidates will be notified on Friday 28 March 2025

Interviews will take place w/c 7 April 2025

St Bernadette’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. Successful applicant(s) will need to provide evidence of their Identity and Right to Work in the UK. An online search will be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

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