Trust Cluster Executive Headteacher
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
03/05/2024
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 13/05/2024 09:00
Salary:
L22 – L28 £79,112 - £91,633 per annum
Job Category:
Schools - Leadership
Employment Location:
Various schools within the Trust across Durham
Further Information
Required from January 2025 or earlier if possible.
Are you an exceptional and inspirational headteacher? We invite you to apply for this newly created role of Trust Cluster Executive Headteacher for a cluster of six small primary schools in Durham.
You will be a passionate and collaborative leader with the highest expectations to help and support the schools in the next exciting chapter of their journey. You will oversee the schools within the cluster, providing leadership support and challenge to the headteachers within the individual schools. This will include ensuring standards are high within the cluster, leading school improvement strategies and facilitating collaborative practice across the schools and within the Trust. We wish to appoint someone who can lead by example, motivate a team and help make our schools the best possible place to be for our pupils and staff.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland and is the largest Catholic education trust in the North East of England. Pupils and our staff are at the heart of everything that we do. We aim to enable all to flourish.
Our Trust is committed to the support and development of all staff. Our new Trust Cluster Executive Headteacher will be nurtured and supported by the Trust’s central education team to flourish in this important new role.
The successful candidate will have high expectations for all our pupils, experience of raising academic standards, and the expertise to ensure that the schools within their cluster continue to thrive. Above all, we wish to appoint as Trust Cluster Executive Headteacher, a leader who:
- Is a committed, practising Catholic with a clear vision and strong commitment to Catholic education;
- Brings strong, forward-thinking leadership, and has a clear strategic vision and drive to build upon the existing success of our schools;
- Will have high expectations of all our pupils, striving for academic excellence and nurturing the special gifts which make each child unique;
- Will develop strong relationships with the parishes and the wider communities;
- Is an exemplary primary headteacher with a proven track record in raising standards in teaching and learning;
- Has the dedication to pursue and achieve the highest expectation for pupils’ attainment, progress and personal development;
- Has the ability to lead, inspire, empower and motivate all members of the schools' communities to find Christ in each other;
- Will encourage and provide our children, a rich and inspiring curriculum; and
- Will seek to promote, to the utmost, the development of every child’s personal wholeness, integrity, gifts and creativity in a welcoming and loving school community.
Our Trust is warm and welcoming to all who join us. We can offer:
- Caring, friendly and happy schools with well-behaved, confident pupils who are proud of their school and feel safe within their school environment;
- Dedicated and caring staff, who are enthusiastic and deliver a vibrant curriculum;
- Commitment to high quality CPD for all staff;
- Strong and active partnerships with the parish Priests, the parishes, parents/carers, the local communities, the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and the Trust; and
- Supportive, ambitious and active local governing committees, which are committed to continuous improvement and excellence.
- Opportunities to work in conjunction with the education team to deliver school improvement strategies across the cluster.
How to Apply:
Please download the application pack under supporting documents and return your completed application pack to recruitment@bwcet.com prior to the closing date.
Visits to the schools in the cluster are welcome and can be arranged on request. Please email recruitment@bwcet.com to request a visit.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Lucie Stephenson Deputy CEO by email recruitment@bwcet.com.
Closing date: Monday 13 May 2024 9am
Shortlisting date: Tuesday 14 May 2024
Formal Interview: Tuesday 4 June 2024 and Wednesday 5 June 2024
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.