Description St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Bodmin Headteacher L11 (£63,815) to L16 (£72,162) Educate, Protect, Love and Serve St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Bodmin is a Catholic primary school within Plymouth CAST Multi Academy Trust. Plymouth CAST is a multi academy trust of thirty four Catholic schools and one nursery, formed in 2014, which includes all of the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Plymouth, except the two joint faith schools. In geographical terms, the Trust extends across seven local authority areas from Penzance in Cornwall to Poole in Dorset. We have 1,500 staff and educate 7,300 children and young people in our care. Through our school Vision Statement and our school motto, "Educate, Protect, Love and Serve", we encourage all our children to develop their talents and skills to become confident life-long learners and good citizens. We are proud of our school and recognise that there are always opportunities to develop and improve further. We are looking for a candidate who can build on our strong foundations and make changes where needed. As a confident, innovative and inspirational leader, the successful applicant will show that they are able to maintain good relationships throughout the school community and participate fully in the life of the school. We can offer you a school, which has: ● Children who are happy, enthusiastic and eager to learn ● An experienced and dedicated team who demonstrate a passion for learning and work hard to achieve the best outcomes for our children ● A caring and supportive learning community, with strong links with parents, the parishes it serves and the local community ● A supportive Local CAST Board and an empowering and nurturing central trust team The new Headteacher has a fantastic opportunity to make a genuine impact. We would welcome applications from experienced Catholic leaders and would support and develop them as they grow into the role. You will be: ● A practising Catholic ● Someone with passion and enthusiasm for each individual child’s learning and determination to see that each child maximises their full potential ● Able to demonstrate a clear, consistent focus on teaching and learning and be committed to supporting and developing outstanding teaching ● Consistent in your drive to raise standards If you have the vision, drive and determination to lead our school and are excited about the rewarding challenge of harnessing its potential, then we would be delighted to hear from you. We welcome all applications while recognising that this is an ideal opportunity for a skilled and experienced Catholic leader to lead their first school. School visits: welcomed by arrangement If you would like an informal discussion about this role with our Director of Education, please contact our HR Team by email to careersplymouthcast.org.uk The deadline for applications is 09:00 a.m. on 3rd March 2025 and the interview process will take place shortly after this date. We will contact shortlisted candidates with further details of the selection process soon after the deadline. Our application form for this post can be accessed here https://www.st-marys-bod.cornwall.sch.uk/web/vacancies/676385 We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations. This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information. Organisation address: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barn Lane, Bodmin, PL31 1LW Contact detail: HR Team Email: careersplymouthcast.org.uk Website: www.st-marys-bod.cornwall.sch.uk