DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER

Start Date - Summer Term or sooner

Permanent

ISR Salary Range: L6-10

Tile Cross,

Birmingham

B33 0AU

The Board of Directors of Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC, wish to appoint a dedicated, inspirational and committed individual to the post of Deputy Head Teacher at Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School.

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School is a hidden primary school gem providing strong Catholic faith-based education in the heart of a diverse community. Visitors are always impressed with the excellent behaviour of our children who in later years are proud to have been part of Our Lady’s family. The school provides good academic standards and exceptional pastoral care by a dedicated staff. Pupils receive a sound educational grounding to prepare them for their future.

We are looking for somebody who:

• Is a practising Catholic with a strong personal faith with a passion for our faith and a strong sense of vocation
•        Is an exceptional practitioner who is passionate about education and the difference it makes to children’s lives and puts the safety and wellbeing of children at the heart of all they do
•        Is a forward thinking practitioner with a key interest in innovation and research to drive teaching and learning forward for all pupils including SEND
•        Has an ambitious drive and high expectations of achievement for all pupils and has the motivation, organisation with the inter-personal skills to inspire this in   
•        Has initiative, drive, integrity and excellent interpersonal and communication skills

•        Has the ability to manage change and shape future school improvement

•        Is committed to working collaboratively with staff, parents/carers, governors, parish and local community

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

•         Supporting the Catholic Life of the school

•        Teaching and learning

•         Curriculum and CPD

•         Subject leadership

•         Mentoring and Coaching including ECTs

•         Timetables and Organisation including monitoring

•          Supporting the HT with strategic school development

In return, we can offer:

• An inclusive school with amazing, diverse, well-motivated pupils who have a thirst for knowledge and learning and a respect for their peers and adults alike,
• A caring and positive environment inspired by our strong Catholic ethos,
• A well-established and resourced school with high aspirations for pupils and staff,
• A highly supportive, committed Governing Body,
• A highly experienced Senior Leadership Team focused on continual school improvement,
• A welcoming, friendly, hard-working, highly cohesive staff team who are dedicated to making a difference to the children in their care,
• A commitment to your own continuing professional development as part of the OLAAS MAC

For information on what it means to be a 'Practicing Catholic',  please click the following link:

https://www.bdes.org.uk/uploads/7/2/8/5/72851667/catholic_schools_and_the_definition_of_a_%E2%80%98practising_catholic%E2%80%99_april_2016.pdf

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School is part of Our Lady`s and All Saint`s Multi Academy Company, newly formed in April 2021. We are a new MAC consisting of 14 schools with an ambitious vision and mission to promote Catholic Education through being a “family” of schools strong in faith. This is a great time to join a new MAC that is building our “family” of schools for the future. You will be expected to play your part in our strategic and operational development. It is fast paced but exciting and great time to join this Catholic MAC and further your development as a leader in Catholic education.

The application closing date: 09/01/2025

Date of shortlisting: 10th January 2025

Interview date: 16th January 2025

If you have any questions please send these via email: enquiry@ourladys.bham.sch.uk

Alternatively, you may wish to speak to the Headteacher or the Catholic Senior Executive Leader

Headteacher: Miss S Cahill 0121 464 4459

Catholic Senior Executive Leader: Mr Peter Davies 0121 740 0246

Visits to school are warmly welcomed, please contact Mrs J Stonehouse, School Office Manager via email or telephone 0121 464 4459 to make an appointment.

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

  An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

 *Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.