- Vacancy Reference
- JOB003334
- Job Title
- Deputy Headteacher
- Job Start Date
- 1 September 2025
- Salary Range
- Leadership Group L12 to L16
- Hours Per Week
- Full time
- School Address
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Vivian Road
Birmingham
B17 0DN
Telephone number: 0121 464 2141 - Contact Email
- recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 6 May 2025, 12:00 midday
- Job Information
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The Governors of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, in partnership with the Archdiocese of Birmingham, invite applications for appointment to the post of Deputy Head Teacher commencing September 2025.
We are looking for someone who is:
• a committed practising Catholic who is willing to maintain and develop the faith life of the school
• has the confidence and capability to cover for the Head teacher
• an excellent classroom practitioner who can consistently deliver and model best practice
• experienced in SEND
• a skilled communicator, orally and digitally
• able to form supportive and professional pastoral relationships with children, staff and families
• able to take a strategic role in curriculum development
• committed to working with children, parents and staff to raise standards
• able to challenge and motivate others to achieve outstanding practice
• able to analyse data, develop strategic plans, set targets and monitor/evaluate progress towards these
• approachable, resilient and has a positive ‘can do’ attitude
We can offer you:
• a welcoming community with a strong Catholic ethos where all are valued
• enthusiastic and friendly children who are willing and eager to learn and achieve high academic standards
• a supportive, talented and committed staff team
• a commitment to professional development and support for future career progression
• the opportunity to work with and learn from other establishments
• supportive governors who are fully engaged in the life of the school and its stated aims and objectives
• an opportunity to respond to your vocation, deepen your faith and develop your professional career
The successful candidate must be a practising Catholic.
Visits to our school are welcomed throughout March and April 2025 by arrangement through: recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk or by phoning school 0121 464 2141.
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How to apply:
Application packs can be downloaded from our website or requested by contacting the school office on 0121 464 2141 or recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk
Completed application forms should be returned by post or emailed to: recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk
Interviews are expected to take place week beginning 19 May 2025 (ideally 20 and 21 May).
- Safeguarding
- This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
- enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
- References
- All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
- Short-listed candidates
- An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
- Rehabilitation of Offenders
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
- Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
- Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.