Deputy Headteacher

We are delighted that you are considering applying for this wonderful opportunity of Deputy Headteacher of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, a highly regarded member of the recently formed St Francis Catholic MAT. 

This is a truly exciting time to be joining St Francis as a new Catholic Trust of 13 schools, growing to 23 schools in line with the Bishop of Hallam’s vision for education. 

We are at the start of our journey to create a community of schools who come together to share and develop practice to create an outstanding provision of education for our young people.   The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with committed and highly skilled leaders across the Trust, whilst also having the opportunity to enter into Trust Leadership in the future. As a Trust which is committed to talent spotting, nurturing and progression, this role would suit a candidate new to Senior Leadership as well as existing Deputy Headteachers. 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a beautiful school with exceptional children and a highly committed and aspirational staff. It is currently rated by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ School and received ‘Outstanding’ in its Section 48 inspection in June 2022. Our school is committed to promoting both the academic development of children alongside their growth as individuals. Strong emphasis is placed on the pastoral care of our children and promoting the wellbeing of every child.

We are seeking a candidate who can work with the Headteacher to protect the long-standing traditions of the school as well as introducing new, innovative strategies to take our school into the next stage of its journey. Alongside the support and community of our Trust leaders, the successful candidate will have a passion for teaching and learning and curriculum design in order to continue to develop our school and prepare our children for the most outstanding futures. 

We welcome interested applicants to come and visit the school, to meet the Headteacher, the staff and the students and to understand the aspirations that the school has for the future. In order to arrange a visit to the school, please contact the Trust Executive PA, Michelle Wild on mwild@hallam-diocese.com. 

To apply visit Vacancies – St Francis CMAT (stfcmat.com) to obtain the Recruitment Pack, please complete all relevant documentation and send to Michelle Wild, Executive PA to the Trust on mwild@hallam-diocese.com

Closing date: 9am, Friday 12th April 2024.