Salary: L19 - L23 ~ Required September 2025 

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St Damian’s is a heavily oversubscribed Roman Catholic Science College which is committed to the professional development of staff and promoting the welfare of children.

 

We are seeking an experienced and committed senior leader who has the potential to be a Headteacher.  The person we are looking for will be a practicing catholic, be committed to enthusing children of all abilities, be passionate about teaching and learning and will be supportive of the College’s Catholic ethos. The excellent candidate will work with the current Leadership team to ensure that we continue to be an outstanding Catholic school. We have had 4 outstanding external inspection judgements in a row, 2 were Ofsted and 2 were Catholic inspections. We are extremely proud to be a high achieving Catholic school, who consistently produces excellent outcomes for our great children.  Equally, we are also proud that we have a very stable staff who love working here and enjoy the benefits St Damian’s has to offer.

 

St Damian’s is situated on the Tameside and Oldham border and is widely recognised for the quality of care it provides for all pupils and the professional opportunities afforded to all colleagues.  The College is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.  CES application forms can be downloaded below;

 

Completed Applications should be returned to the school F.A.O Mr. S Logue, Headteacher

 

Closing Date for Applications: 12 noon, Friday 28th March 2025

Interviews will take place on Thursday 1st May and Friday 2nd May 2025

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Application forms can be downloaded from below;

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      Letter To Applicants

      Job Description

      Person Specification/Selection Criteria

      CES Application Form

      CES Notes to Applicant

      CES Recruitment Monitoring Form*

      Equality Act 2010 Reasonable Adjustments Statement

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*Only needs to be completed after shortlisting process

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