Assistant Headteacher
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School
Assistant Headteacher
£56082
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 320668ac94b3478986b9b4a857dc05e6
Full Job Description
- Be an excellent practitioner with a track record of improving outcomes for pupils; academically, personally and behaviourally
- Work with our staff to enable every child to reach their full potential in a culture of high expectations
- Be an excellent communicator, able to work closely and effectively with all stakeholders in the school to deliver school improvement and strong outcomes for all pupils
- Be willing to support the development of our Christian, Catholic ethos and be committed to maintaining the strong culture of the school as an inclusive learning environment
- A vibrant, multi-cultural and inclusive school with our amazing, independent and well-behaved children at the heart of all that we do
- A fabulous team of staff who care deeply about providing the best education possible for our wonderful children
- A great CPD offer which you will be able to shape further
- An intellectually and professionally stimulating, positive environment, recently inspected by Ofsted
- Release time commensurate with the responsibilities of the post
- A very supportive, welcoming parent body
- A generous wellbeing philosophy which includes innovative feedback practices, meaningful commitments to reducing workload and wellbeing days for you to take as you choose, St Osmund's Catholic Primary School is situated in the heart of the medieval city of Salisbury; a Grade II listed building in the shadow of the most magnificent Salisbury Cathedral. Our school serves the Parish of St Osmund which encompasses churches of St Gregory and St Osmund.
- Prayer and spirituality are a key feature of this happy school. Inspiring prayer areas with thoughtful statements and beautiful prayers are found across the school. Relationships are warm and positive amongst pupils and between staff, pupils, and governors. Values such as kindness are celebrated. Pupils say, "people are kind in this school".
- Leaders ensure the school's ethos "we can" (John 10. 10) is applied in practice. St Osmund's is outward facing, supports others and enables individuals to flourish.
- Teaching builds on what was learnt before… St Osmund's staff have high expectations of teaching and learning. They model these and secure pupils' understanding and progress.
It is not essential for applicants to be Catholic, but we expect a willingness to support and engage with the Catholic ethos of our school.
Our nurturing culture of love, care, and respect at St Osmund's has cultivated a highly successful school environment. Our children are enthusiastic, eager to learn, and exhibit impeccable behaviour. Furthermore, we are fortunate to have a supportive parent community who think highly of - and care deeply for - the values of our school.
This is an exciting proposition for the right candidate who has the ambition, energy and skills to build on the numerous strengths at St Osmund's, and alongside the Headteacher, keep our happy, diverse and forward-thinking school at the forefront of education. This post would be a great opportunity for someone eager to move their leadership to the next level in an outward facing, challenging and supportive environment, with a governing body and staff at all levels who are eager to support you.
The successful candidate will have a class responsibility as well as the support and release time to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities as Assistant Headteacher. We can be flexible on key stages, so we invite applicants to state their strengths and preferences for key stage.
All about the role:
The Governors of St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury, are looking to recruit an inspiring Assistant Headteacher and in return we can offer you:
We are Wiltshire's most culturally diverse primary school and we are proud of that. Our families originate from many different countries around the world giving the school a richness in that diversity. We celebrate the cultures of our children and the knowledge and understanding they can bring to all of us as we take our place in the multicultural Britain of today.
We believe that school should, first and foremost, be a happy place where children develop a love of learning and their sense of faith. We challenge our children to achieve the very best that they are capable of and we instil in them ambition and drive to succeed. The care and welfare of each and every member of our school community is integral to the Catholic ethos of the school.
All who come to our school comment on the calm and respectful, yet purposeful and industrious atmosphere created by the children and staff. Our children are thoughtful, independent, and well-behaved; if you were to come and work with us, I am sure you would agree that they are best ambassadors of what our school values.
We are a securely 'good' school in both Ofsted and Section 48 inspection frameworks. Amongst many positive evaluations, our recent Challenge Partners Quality Assurance Review stated that: