Job title and organisation: Deputy Headteacher - St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Salary: L5-L9 (£57,137 - £63,070) per annum
Hours: 27.5
Contract: Permanent
Location: St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, 39 Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ
Closing Date and Time: Monday 2 February at 8 AM
Required from September 2026
The Academy Council of St John’s School wish to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Deputy Headteacher for September 2026 to join our friendly and dedicated team.
We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who:
- Is a practicing Catholic and is committed to supporting the strong Catholic ethos and wider life of our school
- Has excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills
- Is supportive of the headteacher in driving the school forward
- Has high expectations and is committed to raising the achievement of all pupils through an enriched creative curriculum
- Is an inspirational role model, passionate about teaching and who is highly motivated and committed to working as part of a friendly, talented, dedicated and hardworking school team
- Is able to form successful relationships with parents, staff, governors and the wider school community
- Can effectively lead and manage an agreed area of the curriculum dependent upon experience
- Has a strong commitment to their own learning, collaborative learning and professional development.
- Experience of teaching in Early Years and/or Upper Key Stage would be desirable
- Experience of leading RE would be desirable
Above all else, we are looking for someone who will care about our children and their wellbeing, education, achievement and spiritual development.
We can offer:
- A commitment to personal development, where innovation is encouraged
- An extremely positive and supportive working environment where all are valued
- A friendly, caring, hard-working and supportive team of staff, governors, parents and parish community
- Children who are well-behaved, kind, polite, happy and keen to learn
- Support from a strong, established partnership of 15 schools within the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust with networking and collaboration along with access to colleagues in the central team for professional support and advice
- Opportunities to meet regularly with other leaders across the Diocese of Leeds including attending retreats
- An amazing learning environment with extensive green outdoor space
- A great location, 20 minutes from Leeds with good transport links (very close to J32 of M62 and links to A1/M1)
- A health and wellbeing package
Visits to school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. For further information please contact the school office on: 01924 891685 and ask to speak to Mrs Katie Hartley (Headteacher) or e-mail sbm@sjb.bkcat.co.uk (Miss Emma Leadbeater, School Business Manager).
We will look forward to receiving your application. Please feel free to visit the St John the Baptist website and the Trust website listed below for any further reading about our school/Trust.
St John the Baptist website- St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy - Home
The BKCAT website- BKCAT Vacancies
Closing Date: Monday 2 February 2026 (8am)
Interview and Selection: Thursday 12 February 2026
Start Date: September 2026
To apply for this position, please download and complete the application form attached to this advert and return by the closing date above to hradvice@bkcat.uk
The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS with barred list check and other appropriate checks including references. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance (2024), online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Prior to interview, all shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a form for self-disclosure of their unprotected criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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