Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Head Teacher

at St Paul’s C E Primary School

Number on roll: 177

Working Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permenant

Salary Range: Leadership scale L6 to L10

(potentially negotiable within grade band dependant on experience and current salary)

Commencement Date: September 2026

Welcome to St Paul’s C E Primary School, on behalf of the LDST, and the Local Governing Body we would like to invite applications for the post of Deputy Head Teacher.

We are looking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational classroom practitioner to contribute to our successful and hardworking school and become a significant part of our Senior Leadership Team.

We are seeking to appoint someone who is energetic, talented and ambitious and who can inspire, challenge, motivate and support both children and colleagues. We require someone who has high expectations of themselves and others and can demonstrate a co-operative approach whilst being passionate about providing the highest quality of education within a “small school with a big heart”.

St Paul’s C E Primary School are proud to be a part of the Liverpool Schools Diocese Trust (LDST) since 2018. The LDST are a multi-academy trust of 19 schools from across the Liverpool Diocese. Our Trust is inclusive and values-driven and all schools within it benefit from working collaboratively and sharing a vision of providing an excellent education, built on distinctly Christian Values.

We can offer you:

• A dedicated and supportive school team
• Friendly, well-behaved children who are eager to learn
• Positive and supportive relationships with parents, the local church and community
• A real commitment to high quality continuous professional development
• A committed and supportive Local Governing Body and Trust

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01942 243068 or email the school office manager Mrs Louise Cooke on stpaulswigan@LDST.org.uk to make an appointment. Visits by appointment from Friday 00000 0000 2026 to Thursday 0000 00000 2026.

Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references, online checks, Enhanced DBS, and Barred List checks.

Our school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children’s welfare. This post is subject to all the relevant pre-employment checks set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an enhanced DBS Certificate with a barred-list check and receipt of satisfactory references from at least 2 employers, one of whom must be your most recent employer. Satisfactory completion of a medical check/questionnaire.

We are a fully inclusive organisation and encourage applications from individuals from minority communities.

Application packs can be found on the school website using the following link:

https://www.stpaulswigan.org.uk/

Please return completed application forms to: Louise.Cooke@ldst.org.uk

Closing Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 12 noon

Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026 in the afternoon

Interview Date: Wednesday 6 May 2026

Start Date of Post: 1^st September 2026

School visit dates by arrangement: Friday 24 April 2026, Wednesday 29 April 2026 and Thursday 30 April in the afternoon.

Lesson observations to be confirmed at shortlisting. To take place in current candidates setting.

Please contact the school office on 01942 246038 or email The Office Manager: Louise.Cooke@LDST.org.uk to arrange a visit.

Our Trust Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Let peace, friendship and love grow in our schools.

Send the Holy Spirit to give excellence to our learning

love to our actions and joy to our worship.

Guide us to help others, so that we may all

Learn, Love and Achieve,

Together with Jesus.

Amen