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Salary: L1-L5 (negotiable and commensurate with experience)

Start Date: September 2025

Contract: Permanent, Full time or possible secondment, part-time opportunities

Interview date: Friday 23 May, 2025

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The Governing Body of St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill, is seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Assistant Headteacher although its commitment is to grow the successful candidate into Catholic Deputy Headship and beyond.

St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is a community of faith and learning, where all aspire to be their best. It is a friendly and happy school with high expectations. The school is proud of its amazing children and aims to know them really well, developing relationships based on mutual trust and respect.

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The successful applicant will ideally be:

• A practising Catholic (or at least "on the journey") who has a clear understanding of the distinctive nature of a Catholic School and is willing to take an active role in the life & mission of the school.

• Passionate about providing an excellent education for all children at St Wilfrid’s.

• Dedicated to school improvement and raising standards.

• A school leader who has experience in school development.

• Innovative and knowledgeable; confident to work alongside the Headteacher and governing body to further develop the school vision.

• A strategic thinker who can further develop articulate and continue to develop the school vision for effectiveness, inclusion and wellbeing for all in the St Wilfrid’s School family.

• An excellent primary classroom practitioner. Able to develop, inspire and challenge staff.

• Committed to build on existing relationships with parents, the Parish, Bosco CET, the Diocese, Local Authority and wider community whilst fostering new relationships.

• Able to identify strengths and weaknesses to further develop the potential of pupils and staff.

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Potential applicants are encouraged to visit for an informal conversation and tour of the school. Please contact the school office to arrange to meet the Headteacher. E: recruitment@stwilfridsbh.org.uk; T: 01444 235254.