Headteacher

Salary: 61198.00 - 70814.00 GBP per Year

Working for Isle of Anglesey County Council
Anglesey is a great place to live and work. At Isle of Anglesey County Council we are committed to making life better for the people who live and work on the island. In order to achieve our priorities our employees are as ambitious as we are, take pride in their work, are innovative, professional, work in partnership and deliver to the highest standards.
Our aim is to create an Anglesey that is healthy and prosperous, where families can thrive.

Overall job purpose
The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a practising Catholic, to further improve our school. Ysgol Santes Fair is a very happy and successful school in Holyhead. Our school is proud of all its pupils, of the high standards they reach, of the kindness they show to each other and their excellent behaviour. We seek an experienced practitioner with vision, enthusiasm and belief in all that is possible.

The governors are seeking an experienced educational practitioner to join us in September 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter who will:

• Be a serving Head or deputy;
• A regularly practising Catholic whose faith informs their understanding of education and senior leadership within the Catholic and Welsh context;
• Inspire, motivate and mentor staff, to share in developing the best teaching and learning;
• Enable all our children to discover their true selves and become the best they can be;
• Maintain the school's positive partnership with parents, parishes and wider community.

In return Ysgol Santes Fair will provide:

• An exciting opportunity to lead a good, inclusive school, with a strong Catholic ethos and where children are eager to learn;
• Enthusiastic and dedicated staff who are committed to the success of our school;
• Supportive Governors working in partnership with the LA to achieve school improvement goals;
• Engaged and supportive parents and welcoming parish community.

More information
Appointment subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS and EWC registration.

Hours: Full Time

Short Listing Date: 16 th February 2026

Interview Date: Monday, 23 rd February 2026 / Tuesday 24 th February 2026

For Headteacher Job Description and Person Specification please contact the School Office: Email: 6603304_gweinyddol.santesfair@Hwbcymru.net or Tel: 01407-763176

The job description/person specification are also available on the links below.

See the job description for further details and for the Welsh language skills requirements for this post.

You're welcome to submit an application in the language of your choice. Applications submitted in Welsh or English will always be treated equally.

We advise you to save the job description and person specification on your PC or memory stick as once the job is closed they both disappear.

Contact details and application details
We warmly encourage you to visit our school. To arrange a visit please contact us at:

Mr John Tierney (Governor) TierneyJ2@hwbcymru.net or Tel: 01407-763176

Please download the Senior Leadership application form from the Catholic Education Service:

https://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/resources/model-application-forms

There are also notes regarding the completion of the application on this website

Please return the completed form to the School Office email (NOT to the CES)

Closing date: Midday, Thursday 12 February, 2026