About Us
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST 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. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our 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.
We are committed to continuous professional learning. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop leadership potential 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 Head of House (non-teaching)
37 hours per week, M – F, term time plus 5 INSET and the equivalent of one week (37 hours) across the year to support the needs of the school.
Fixed term for 2 years from the 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2027.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to join a committed and caring Pastoral team dedicated to ensuring that all pupils are supported to succeed and achieve their personal academic potential.
Assisting our four Heads of House, key duties will include:
● Supporting students’ wellbeing, personal and academic development
● Upholding the school’s behaviour, attendance and uniform policy, implementing proactive measures for improvement as appropriate
● Developing and implementing a strong pastoral programme, including delivery of assemblies
● Ensuring that children in vulnerable categories are supported effectively both pastorally and academically
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
● well organised and professional,
● positive and supportive, with the ability to engage and motivate young people
● an excellent communicator with a passion for seeing all pupils make the best possible progress
● hard working and can demonstrate their ability to use their own initiative
● able to build and maintain positive relationships with parents and carers
More information about the Trust, School and Role
● To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
● To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and visit our website
● School visits can be arranged via email to Sue Shelley, HR Manager
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 Tuesday 24 June 2025
● Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview during W/C 30 June 2025 at St Katherine’s School.
● 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 Cathedral Schools Trust 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.
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.