APPOINTED!: Headteacher - Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

APPOINTED!: Headteacher - Bellerive FCJ Catholic College - Merseyside

Highly Competitive for the right candidate + Relocation support - Catholic - Head/Principal
Ref: 139 Date Posted: Wednesday 04 Feb 2026

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RECENT VACANCY EMMAUS HAVE APPOINTED TO.

Headteacher - Bellerive FCJ Catholic College, Liverpool

Location: Sefton Park, Liverpool
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent

Gentleness, hope, dignity, justice, companionship and excellence

Bellerive FCJ is a highly successful all-girls academy with a sixth form, built on strong foundations and commitment to mission. Situated in Liverpool adjacent to the beautiful Sefton Park, it serves students from across the city and beyond which adds to the richness of the school community.

Governors are seeking to appoint a headteacher who can continue to build on the many successes of Bellerive FCJ Catholic College, grow student numbers in the sixth form and ensure that we deliver the best educational opportunities for each student from Year 7-13.

We are therefore seeking to appoint a practising Catholic leader who is highly ambitious for students, a strategic thinker with proven senior leadership credentials. Indeed, we seek a leader with the energy, passion and resilience to transform student’s lives through education.

This post is an opportunity for a collaborative leader looking to extend their experience of Headship or start their first ‘headship’ in a highly serving Christian environment, where students and teachers matter.

In shaping the future of the school, you will be supported by a very forward-thinking governing body and imaginative and creative staff. Bellerive is a community strong in companionship where the unique gifts of every person are recognised, nourished, and celebrated.

If you would like to have an informal and exploratory discussion about the role, in complete confidence, please contact Sarah Barreto, our Emmaus Leadership Advising Consultant who is assisting us with this assignment on 07525 157599 or email sbarreto@emmausleadership.me for a candidate pack and application form. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY ONLINE.

If you would like to arrange a visit, we very much look forward to welcoming you.

Our academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. The successful candidate will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service contract.

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Jacqui Feely, Chair at All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield

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Carry Lynott - Chair of Governors, Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bradford

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Canon Carolyn Lewis, Director of Education - Diocese of Leicester and Diocese of Derby

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Clive Purser, Chair of Governors, St Andrew's CE High School for Boys, Worthing

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Mark Cole, Chief Executive Officer - Tenax Schools Trust

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Michael Tennant - Chairman of the Board, St Edward's School

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Rosemary Johnson, Chair of Governors - Lowton CE High School

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Barry Leyland, Chair - Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust

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Marjorie Bannister, Chair - St Michael's Catholic College, London

"Thank you for everything you did to successfully support our recruitment of an outstanding Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. Using Emmaus Leadership to manage the recruitment to the post was much debated and was the subject of intense scrutiny by our Governing Body who were somewhat reluctant to use a leadership recruitment specialist. However, their confidence was reinstated as a result of your professional approach, your insightful knowledge and the resulting candidate pool produced for both appointments. I have no hesitation in recommending Emmaus to other schools."

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