Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education

Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education - Merseyside

£82,654 - £91,158 (L20 -L24) + Relocation support - Catholic - Deputy Head/Vice Principal
Ref: 147 Date Posted: Wednesday 06 May 2026

Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education

Location: Liverpool
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent

Notre Dame Catholic Academy is a vibrant, warm, and proud 11–18 Catholic academy (NOR 916, including 116 in the Sixth Form) with a deep sense of community. Our students are at the heart of everything we do, and their enthusiasm, resilience, and spirit make this a truly rewarding place to work. We are an ambitious Catholic school that combines academic excellence with strong Catholic family values; we care about people and standards in equal measure.

We are part of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, a mission-driven and growing Trust with a strong track record of school improvement, committed to improving children’s life chances through an outstanding Catholic education.

Our school is at an exciting stage. Having successfully addressed behaviour and attendance issues, we are now focused on the quality of education—curriculum, teaching and learning—and are seeking to appoint a second Deputy Headteacher to take overall responsibility for these areas.

You are likely to have a strong curriculum and teaching and learning background at whole-school level, having progressed through a Head of Department route rather than a pastoral route, and currently be at Assistant Head or Deputy Head level.

If you are excited by this opportunity and share our commitment to high expectations, our belief in the potential of every young person, and our passion for teaching and learning, we would love to hear from you.

A requirement of the post is that applicants must be practising Catholics.

Closing date:  Friday 15 May at 12 Noon

Interviews: Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 May

This post has been extended in light of the recent announcement from the Archdiocese and the continued growth of the Trust. As part of this expansion, there are also potential future opportunities within the Trust, reflecting the evolving organisational structure.

For an initial informal chat please call Liam Dowds, our Emmaus Advising Consultant, on 07961 375 759 or email him at ldowds@emmausleadership.me.

All conversations will be held in the strictest confidence.

Our school is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. DBS check required.

 



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