Headteacher - St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
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Headteacher - St Aidan's Catholic Primary School - South London

£Competitive to attract the right candidate (Outer London) - Catholic - Head/Principal
Ref: 128 Date Posted: Friday 05 May 2023

Headteacher


Location: Coulsdon, Surrey
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Start Date: Negotiable

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a highly regarded and oversubscribed 1FE Catholic primary academy, rated Good (Ofsted 2018) and Outstanding (S48 2022), is a truly remarkable school with extraordinary potential to build upon and further advance its well-earned reputation as an exemplar of good practice in Catholic education.

The school is well known for its strong links with the parishes of St Aidan's Coulsdon and St Mary's Old Coulsdon and the catholic communities it serves, and as a result is consistently oversubscribed with catholic applicants. The school is a truly authentic and vibrant community - with happy, well cared for children enjoying the support of committed staff, knowledgeable and supportive Governors and a dynamic School Association. 

Pupils exceed national averages for attainment and progress, and benefit from a vast range of extra curricular activities. The school has an excellent provision for sports and music and offers more than 15 different extra curricular activities each week; all located within a spacious site with excellent facilities.

If, as a first-time or existing Head, you believe you can offer the leadership qualities which inspires and motivates others towards excellence and which will ensure the very best education for our children, then we would love to hear from you.

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

Closing date: Friday 12 May at 5pm

Interviews: Thursday 18 May (One day)

We would encourage you to come and visit us and see us at work.

For further details or to have an informal discussion, please contact Liam Dowds, our Emmaus Leadership Advising Consultant who is assisting us with this assignment, in complete confidence, on 01737 652 043 or ldowds@emmausleadership.me BEFORE applying.

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

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The Rt Rev Keith Sinclair - Anglican Bishop of Birkenhead

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Fr David Gibbons, Chair of Governors & Parish Priest, Archdiocese of Southwark

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Jacqui Feely, Chair at All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield

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