We are seeking a strong, inspirational, highly skilled individual who will already be an experienced senior or middle leader with a background of outstanding pastoral work.  You will have the skills, energy, drive and ambition to enable students to reach their full potential regardless of their background or barriers to learning.

The successful candidate will be responsible for Student Engagement across the school and will lead a strong Pastoral team.

We expect that you will already have some experience of leading behaviour systems and attendance at a middle or senior level and will be looking to take on a more challenging role to really make a difference to the life chances of young people.

This position will suit a current or aspiring senior leader who has experience as an Assistant Headteacher, Head of Year or Head of House and is able to demonstrate and evidence the skills and attributes needed for this role.  We expect the successful candidate to support the Catholic Ethos of the school but do not require them to be a practising Catholic for this particular role.  All faiths and none are welcome to apply.

What the school offers its staff

We are a school where the mission statement: ‘I have come that they may have life and have it the full’ is lived out daily in our community. We believe that all students and staff should have the opportunity to flourish.

-          Supportive, committed, caring and friendly community

-          An organisation with the commitment to high quality professional development

-          An organisation who centralises the importance for staff wellbeing

-          A small, welcoming school

-          Teacher Pension Scheme

-          On-site parking and access to the canteen

St John Fisher is an 11-18 comprehensive school with a rich Catholic ethos. There are 800 students on roll including the Sixth Form.  The school has excellent facilities and well-equipped rooms.  The school was judged Good by Ofsted in October 2013, November 2017 and June 2023.  It was also judged Outstanding by the Diocese in December 2013, 2018 and again in March 2022.  Visits to the school are welcome.  We are a consistently good school on a journey to outstanding and so this is an exciting time to join us as we build on recent success and continue our drive to raise standards.

This school is a safe school and we ensure our culture is one that keeps children and young people safe from harm. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We take safe recruitment very seriously and the successful applicant will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau). Shortlisted candidates should be aware that online checks may be carried out as part of our due diligence.