This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER
Our beautiful school and community are seeking to employ a new Assistant Headteacher to work with us on our journey of continual improvement.
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.
Do you want to come and work with us?
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:
- 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
- A beautiful building, well-resourced and in a great location in the heart of Salisbury
As our Assistant Headteacher you will:
- Support, motivate and inspire others by leading through example
- 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
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.
Depending on the teaching experience and skills of the successful candidate, we may consider a teaching role in any key stage. It would therefore be helpful for candidates to indicate and evidence in the application their suitability.
Find out more and apply:
Application is by standard CES forms (see DfE Teaching Vacancies, or Wiltshire Teaching Vacancies) and a letter of application of no more than 3 sides of A4, clearly outlining your suitability for the position against the person specification. The application forms should be emailed directly to the headteacher – head@st-osmunds.co.uk
Please contact Richard Sanderson, Headteacher, on 01722322632 or by email head@st-osmunds.co.uk if you have any questions about the post. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.
Closing date (and time): 14/05/2024, at 23:59pm
Interview date: 21/05/2024
Commencement date: 01/09/2024
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
NOTES TO APPLICANTS ABOUT THE APPLICATION FORM
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
CLASS TEACHER - KS1 OR KS2
Are you an energetic, positive and inspiring teacher? Well, a unique opportunity has arisen to teach at our happy, diverse and forward-thinking school.
Whether you are just setting out on your career, or if you are experienced and looking to develop more, then it could be just the job for you!
We are a highly successful school, recently inspected by Ofsted, with children who are excited, eager to learn and behave wonderfully.
We welcome applications from teachers who believe that every child matters and are determined to provide the best for the children in their care. So whatever point you are at in your career, at St Osmund’s we can offer you the dynamic, forward-thinking and supportive environment to continue to grow your skills.
We have worked hard to remove unnecessary tasks from your responsibilities, and we have ensured that only the most meaningful assessment takes place. At St Osmund’s, we don’t spend time on written feedback in books after school, we believe that in-lesson feedback is what supports children the most and we have manageable and meaningful systems to ensure this works. We ensure that our meeting time is focused on teaching and learning, and we give you time to reflect and develop.
Do you want to come and work with us?
All about the role:
The Governors of St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Salisbury, are looking to recruit an inspiring class teacher and in return we can offer you:
- 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 support staff who care deeply about providing the best education possible for our wonderful children
- A great CPD offer which you will be an equal partner in
- An intellectually and professionally stimulating, positive environment
- Additional release time over and above PPA, and flexibility with how you best use this time
- 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
- A beautiful building, well-resourced and in a great location in the heart of Salisbury
The successful candidate will be:
- A teacher who enjoys making learning exciting and memorable
- Have the right values and will see the potential in every child they teach, aspiring for the best outcomes
- Hardworking, positive and recognise the importance of the wider school community
- An excellent communicator, team player with a good sense of humour
- A great teacher – which means you may be experienced, or you may at an earlier point in your career; applications from ECTs are welcome and we have mechanisms to offer you high quality support
It is not essential to be Catholic, but we expect all our staff to support the Catholic ethos of our school.
We welcome visits at any time so you can see our wonderful school, our pupils, and talk to our staff; they really are the best ambassadors of all that we value.
Find out more and apply:
Application is by standard CES forms (see DfE Teaching Vacancies, or Wiltshire Teaching Vacancies) and a letter of application of no more than 2 sides of A4, clearly outlining your suitability for the position against the person specification. The application forms should be emailed directly to the headteacher – head@st-osmunds.co.uk
Please contact the school on 01722322632 or by email head@st-osmunds.co.uk if you have any questions about the post. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.
Closing date (and time): 16/05/2024, at 23:59pm
Interview date: 23/05/2024
Commencement date: 01/09/2024
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
APPLICATION FORM - CLASS TEACHER
PERSON SPECIFICATION - CLASS TEACHER