Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher

About Us

Amplify Education is a newly formed multi-academy trust of 22 schools in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, created through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. A bold voice for Bristol, we build belief in every young person, expand opportunities, nurture potential and strengthen citizenship. If you’re looking for a Trust that is ambitious, reflective and collaborative, Amplify Education could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at St Katherine’s School. St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. Diversity and inclusivity are at the heart of the St Katherine’s community.

Our mission:

We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence

We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.

Our ambition is to achieve an average grade of 5.5 and 0.35+ VA in our sixth form: our work is focused on creating the conditions where every student, regardless of context, can achieve success.

We are committed to continuous professional learning and offer both internal and external leadership training including the NPQML and NPQSL programmes, leader profiling and shadowing opportunities. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop teaching alongside leadership and career progression for all staff. In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.

The Opportunity

Deputy Headteacher

Leadership scale L18 – L22

Start date: 1 September 2026

The successful candidate will play a central role in the strategic leadership, organisation and day-to-day running of the School, working in close partnership with the Headteacher and other members of the Senior Leadership Team.

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

• curriculum design and timetabling
• assessment and school data
• planning staffing organisation and deployment

About You

Fundamentally we are looking for the right person to work alongside the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, Governors, Staff and Students to motivate, inspire and empower all members of the school community to develop and fulfil the mission of St Katherine’s School.

You will be somebody who places young people at the heart of every decision, and your visible leadership will motivate and inspire colleagues to do the same.

You will have a successful track record of improving the quality of education through your leadership. You will be an excellent communicator and a team player who is able to work under pressure to effectively manage the process of change. You will need a ‘can do’ attitude and a desire to deliver excellence across all areas of leadership, as the school continues to develop. You will deputise for the Headteacher and be instrumental in shaping our learning community.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.

Our Amplify website will be launched soon. In the meantime, to find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trust in Learning Academies (TiLA), please visit our websites

To visit the school or discuss the post with the Headteacher prior to submitting your application, please contact Mrs Crompton, Headteacher’s PA.  Please note the school will be closed from the 16 – 20 February.

We can offer you

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Free onsite parking.
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

How to apply …

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.

Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 1 March 2026

Interviews will take place on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 March 2026.

All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.