HEADTEACHER St Mary's RC Primary School, Swinton. M27 4AS Required from: April 2025 Salary scale: L15 - L21 Full time permanent Due to the recent retirement of our long serving headteacher, St Mary's governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational leader with a strong personal faith and a clear vision to lead our high performing school in the next stage of its journey. Our new headteacher will: Be a practising Catholic with a strong commitment to Catholic education who will continue to develop the Catholic life and ethos of the school. Have recent and successful senior leadership experience in primary education and of school improvement. Build on on a well planned and rich curriculum to provide the best education and experience for our children, with high expectations of attainment and behaviour. Be an inclusive and collaborative leader with the ability to continue to motivate and inspire our dedicated staff. Promote strong partnerships with parents, governors, our parish and the wider community. Be an enthusiastic, dedicated leader with a clear vision and excellent interpersonal skills to make the vision a reality. We can offer: An inclusive, caring and welcoming school with a strong Catholic ethos. Confident and enthusiastic children who are eager to learn. A friendly, hard-working, experienced and dedicated staff team. Excellent opportunities for continued leadership development. A supportive and committed senior team, governing body and parent community. Support from both the Diocese and the local authority. Collaborative opportunities to work alongside other local Headteachers. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. They can take place on Tuesday to Thursday by prior arrangement with the current Interim Headteacher. These visits can be arranged by contacting: Stephen.Callaghansalford.gov.uk The CES application form and recruitment pack is attached to this job advert and also available to download from the school website: www.stmarys-swinton.co.uk Please return completed application and all forms electronically to schoolsHRsalford.gov.uk marked confidential. Closing date for applications: Friday 8th November 12.00 noon Shortlisting: Thursday 14th November Interviews: Tuesday 3rd December St. Mary s R.C. Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is required, with Children's Barred List check, for all successful applicants. If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants St. Mary s R.C. Primary School is committed to Equality of Opportunity. PLEASE NOTE: For shortlisted candidates an online search will be carried out. This will assist the panel should there be any issues they feel need to be explored in more depth at interview. Want to know more about Salford? As an authority we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents, and as an employer we are passionate about helping individuals to thrive in their work. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this. Find out about our city as a place to live, work & grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You ll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you here Continuous S ervice commitment New employees can keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others under this scheme. Find out if this applies to you here. Guaranteed Assessment Schemes We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme. Our application forms ask you to indicate if you meet any of the criteria within this scheme, and so to find out more and if you qualify please click here .