Deputy Headteacher

Location:      St Thomas More Catholic School, Croftdale Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4BQ

Grade:         Leadership 21 - 25 (£77,195 - £85,146 per annum)

Hours:         Full Time, Permanent

Start Date:   January 2025 (Open to a later starting date)

Due to the promotion of our previous Deputy Headteacher to Headship, applications are invited from practising and committed Catholics for the post of Deputy Headteacher at St Thomas More Catholic School.

We are wishing to recruit an outstanding leader to join our successful leadership team at Deputy Head level. This position will play a significant role in shaping the strategic direction of the school and working with the School Leadership Team to improve outcomes for all. Specific roles & responsibilities will be agreed with the successful candidate.

Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which students can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Christian commitment. We are strongly committed to the education of the whole child and being ‘the principal means of helping parents to fulfil their role in education’ [Code of Canon Law: 796]. 

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North East of England, and has a total of 47 schools. St Thomas More is a school that places significant value on collaboration and as such is dedicated to working with our partner schools to improve the quality of education for all students in our care.

How to Apply: 

To complete an application form please download the application pack below and return your completed application pack to recruitment@bwcet.com prior to the closing date.

Candidates are encouraged to contact the school to arrange a tour & informal conversation with the Headteacher.

Telephone number: 0191 499 0111

Email address: recruitment@stthomasmore.org.uk 

School website: www.stthomasmore.org.uk

Closing Date: Monday, 30th September 2024 at 9am

Shortlisting Date: Tuesday, 1st October 2024

Interview Date: Monday 14th October 2024 and/or Tuesday 15th October 2024 (To be confirmed)    

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online check will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates.