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  • Start date details

    January 2024

  • Closing date

    16 October 2023 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    3 October 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

L13-18

Head of Lower School (Primary) and Primary Assessment job summary

Wearelookingfortherightpersonforourschoolratherthanaspecificskills-set. Individualareasofresponsibilityforthepostwillbenegotiatedwithinthecontextof thewholeleadershipteam.However,thesuccessfulcandidatewillbecertainly expectedtobeabletocontributesignificantlyintheareasoutlinedbelow.

 

•     Whole school Quality of Education, including the curriculum development, teaching and learning, assessment, recording, reporting and timetabling.

•     Supporting the review and implementations of the school priorities and development plan and to take sole responsibility for appropriately delegated aspects of it.

•     Supportingallstaffinachievingtheprioritiesandtargetsthattheschoolsets.

•     Lead effective school improvement initiatives with a particular focus onraising qualityofEducation.

•     Providing all staff with the support and guidance needed to effectively drive school improvementandraiseeducationalstandards.

•     To betheschools Deputy Designated SafeguardingLead

 

StrategicDirection,PlanningandDevelopment

TheHead of Lower Schoolwill;

•     WorkwiththeHeadteacherandGovernorstodevelopandimplementa strategicdirectionfortheschool.

•     Maintaincommitmenttoasharedvisionfortheschoolwhichreflectsits ethosandvalues.

•     Providestrategicvisionbykeepingabreastofnationaldevelopmentsand statutory requirements in terms of performance measures.

•     Evaluaterigorouslyaspects oftheschool’swork.

•     Ensurestructuresandsystemsareinplacetomaximisestudentpotential.

Supportrecruitment,retentionanddeploymentofstaff

 

TeachingandLearning

TheHead of Lower Schoolwill;

•     Implementstrategiestosecurethedevelopmentofoutstandingteaching, learning, achievement, behaviour and attendance throughout the school.

•     SethighexpectationsandtargetstotheMonitoring,evaluationand development of the quality of teaching and children achievement.

•     Benchmarkandtargetsetforcontinuousandsustainedimprovement.

•     Is focused on high-quality teaching, delivered through a rich, creative, broad andbalancedcurriculum.

•     Monitor, evaluate and review classroom and assessment practice and promote improvement strategies, challenging underperformance and ensuring corrective action.

•     HaveexcellentknowledgeoftheNationalCurriculumandStatutoryAssessments.

•     Have a full understanding of the Ofsted framework and other relevant legislation.

•     Ensure that all policies related to Quality of Education are kept up to date andpertinentby themselves andtherelevant leaders.

 

LeadingandManagingStaffandStudentsandMembersofthe WiderSchool Community

TheHead of Lower School will;

•     Lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop staff to carry out their rolestothehigheststandards.

•     Ensure effective performance management through monitoring, evaluation, feedback and encouraging self-evaluation.

•     Contributesignificantlytotheworkon studentprogressandachievement and maintain a high profile in ensuring standards of behaviour across the school.

•     Promote effective communication and good relationships with students, staff, governors, parents and the wider community.

•     Havelinemanagementresponsibilitiesforidentified faculties.

Todevelopandpresentfull,clearandaccurateaccountoftheschool’s

performance to a range of audiences including governors, parents and carers, Children andYoungPeople’sServices,OFSTED.Localcommunityand others. This includes providing information, advice and support to the Governing Body to enable them to meet their responsibilities for securing:

-          Effectiveteachingandlearning

-          Highstandardsofachievement

-          Efficiencyandgoodvalueformoney

•     To conduct performance management of members of staff and support the Headteacher to ensure that the requirements for performance management are fully in place.

•     Demonstrate proven history of excellent class teaching and be able to model consistently high expectations.

•     Buildacollaborativelearningcultureacrosstheschoolandactivelyengage with other schools to build effective learning communities and partnerships.

 

EfficientandEffectiveDeploymentofResources

Inlinewiththeschool’sdevelopmentplan,thehead of Lower School will;

•     Set     priorities     for    expenditure,      allocate     funds     and    ensure     effective management and control of the budget for specific areas.

•     Monitorandreviewresourcestoimprovethequalityofeducationand achievement,toensureefficiencyand value formoney.

•     Ensurethatlowerschoolanditsresourcesareorganisedandmanagedto provide an efficient, effective and safe learning environment

 

SafeguardingandPromotingtheWelfareofChildren

•     Bethe lower school’saccountableDesignatedSafeguardingLead

•     Ensure a safe and supportive culture of vigilance is embedded throughout the school and safeguardingand childprotection is apriority for all

•     To ensure that pupils feel safe and valued and that positive moral and ethical wellbeingispromoted.

•     To make sure that all safeguardingprocesses, proceduresand policies are robust and followed by all staff.

•     Keep up to date with safeguarding legislation and ensure all is shared with all DLSsandstaff.

•     Substantial knowledge andeffectiveexperiencesof addressing EveryChild Matters(ECM)agenda and safeguardingissues.

•     Ensure that all staff receive the appropriate induction, training and remain up-to-date and refreshed.

•     Understand and keep up to date the Keeping Children Safe in Education and ensureallstafffulfiltheirrequirements

 

General

 

TheHead of Lower Schoolwill;

•     Supportandexemplifytheschool’scultureandethosthroughchampioning

Glebe Farm School’svisionandvalues,particularlywithregardstochildren’swellbeing and emotional developmentin addition to promoting the high levels of achievement and attainment throughout the school.

•     Demonstrateakeeninterestinallaspectsofschoollife

•     Undertake any professional duties of the Headteacher reasonably delegated bytheHeadteacher

•     Carry out Core Team duty responsibilities and be a visible presence around the school

•     ContributetothewiderworkingofIFtL

•     Has high expectations of themselves and others, including colleagues and children

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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