St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery
DEPUTY HEADTEACHER
Highgate Hill, London N19 5NE
Full Time – Leadership Scale L10-L15
Actual Salary Inner London- £71,614-79,700
Required for September 2025
Our Family at St Joseph’s Learns, Loves and Grows with God at the centre
We are an exemplary Catholic school under the trusteeship of the Passionist Order. Based in a vibrant location in North London we are close to parkland and have excellent transport links. Our school is recognised by Ofsted as an Outstanding Catholic School (November 2023). Ideally, we are looking for a current Deputy Headteacher with exceptional strong Catholic values who is a dynamic, forward thinking and inspirational leader. The Governors invite applications from experienced, passionate and suitably qualified practising Catholic Leaders to play a key role in building on our successes and reputation.
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to become part of a vibrant, professional and friendly team.
- First class opportunities for professional development.
- A high-quality working environment.
- An opportunity to work in partnership with an experienced Executive Headteacher who is dedicated to distributive leadership
- A role where you are fully included in making leadership decisions so that the school continues to thrive and develop its innovative approach to education
- A committed and motivated staff, engaged parents and an aspirational, supportive governing body.
- Amazing outdoor learning spaces and an extremely well-resourced school.
- Well behaved, enthusiastic and responsive pupils.
We are looking for a leader who is:
- A practising Catholic with a clear vision and belief for Catholic education
- An outstanding practitioner who leads by exemplary practice
- able to maintain current standards and move the school forward in terms of teaching and learning and curriculum provision from 2 year old provision to end of KS2
- organised with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- committed to the wellbeing and academic progress of all children
- able to work in close partnership with the Headteacher leading our dedicated and talented staff
- eager to work in an outstanding school, supporting the long term vision of the Executive Headteacher, Head of School and Senior Leadership Team.
To apply for the post, visit jobs.islington.gov.uk.
For more information about our school, please visit our school website https://st-josephs.islington.sch.uk/ and contact Louise Palmer to arrange a tour on 020 7272 1270 or email the school office [email protected]
Closing Date: Midnight, Monday 10th February 2025
Interviews: Monday 3rd March 2025
Please Note:
In line with KCSIE 2025 and safer recruitment practices, St Joseph’s will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.