Headteacher, Judith Kerr Primary School
Judith Kerr Primary School, London, SE24 9JE8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2024
Closing date
11 May 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £80,655.00 Annually (FTE) L18-L24
Headteacher, Judith Kerr Primary School job summary
Judith Kerr Primary School (JKPS) is a happy and successful school where children are motivated to learn and staff are proud to work. Our school is a Free School set up 11 years ago by a group of local parents who were passionate about bilingual education. We believe that bilingualism is for everyone and welcome children of all language abilities, whether they are German learners, or they have spoken German at home since infancy.
JKPS is a special place where staff are dedicated to providing a stimulating and exciting learning environment where every child can thrive, and in which everyone feels valued and safe. We want our pupils’ time in our school to be memorable and we provide a caring environment where every child is valued as an individual and where diversity is celebrated.
In its previous inspection, OFSTED (Graded Good in July 2022) noted: Pupils enjoy coming to school. They have high standards for themselves and each other. They talk confidently about the importance of treating each other with fairness and respect. They also learn how to respect and appreciate people in different situations from themselves, such as those in different types of families. Pupils are particularly proud that they can learn and get better at German. From the moment they start school, children are immersed in the German language. They are also taught to appreciate German culture, including a variety of stories and songs.
Children at Judith Kerr Primary School achieve well academically. Last year’s KS2 SATs results were some of the highest in the country. We are looking for a committed leader who has high aspirations for all children across all aspects of primary school life. We are lucky to work in a school where the community is equally committed to the children’s learning experience and we value working with parents as partners. We offer a wide range of after school clubs and wrap around care for children and working families and these clubs are well attended.
Job purpose
- To provide professional leadership and management of Judith Kerr Primary School that will promote a secure foundation from which to achieve high standards in all areas of the school’s work.
- To establish high quality education by effectively managing teaching and learning and using personalised learning to realise the potential of all pupils.
- To establish a culture that promotes excellence, equality, and high expectations to enable all pupils to succeed.
- To create a stimulating, nurturing, happy, safe, and productive learning environment that is engaging and fulfilling for all pupils.
- To provide vision, leadership and direction for the school and ensure that it is managed and organised to meet its aim and targets.
- Working with others, to be responsible for evaluating the academy’s performance to identify the priorities for continuous improvement and raising standards.
This job description reflects the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers (2015). These standards are built upon The Teaching Standards (2011) which apply to all teachers, including headteachers.
Key priorities
- Quickly understanding the ethos, nature, unique qualities and strengths and areas of improvement for the school.
- Leading the operation and ongoing strategic development of the school.
- Establishing the plans, structures, systems, and processes that support the above.
- Appointing high-calibre staff.
- Promoting and supporting outstanding teaching.
- Establishing the school as the school of choice for parents in the area.
To achieve success, the post holder will:
- Provide vision, leadership, and direction.
- Effectively lead and manage teaching and learning to secure the highest possible and sustainable levels of progress and attainment.
- Promote excellence, equality and high expectations among all pupils and staff.
- Effectively and efficiently deploy resources to achieve the school’s aims.
- Evaluate school performance and identify priorities for continuous improvement.
- Ensure effective and efficient day-to-day management, organisation and administration of the school.
- Secure the commitment and support of the wider community and encourage the involvement of parents and carers as well as key local community figures.
Main duties and responsibilities
Strategic leadership
The post holder will:
- Define vision and clear values for the school which can be understood, communicated, and acted upon effectively.
- Embrace the school’s bi-lingual vision and work with the community to enhance the German culture throughout the school.
- Work with political and financial astuteness, within a clear set of principles centered on the school’s vision and values, ably translating local and national policy into the school’s context.
- Be able to model entrepreneurial and innovative approaches to school improvement, leadership, and governance.
- Develop an outward-facing school capable of collaborating in partnership with other academies, schools and organisations to champion best practices and excellent outcomes for pupils.
- Lead by example – with integrity, creativity, and clarity – to inspire and influence other stakeholders to believe in the fundamental importance of education and to promote the value of education.
- Contribute to the wider work of Anthem Schools Trust, including taking part in Anthem’s Collaborative Review Days.
Teaching and learning
The post holder will:
- Demand ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality, instilling a strong sense of ownership and accountability from staff for the impact their work has on pupils’ outcomes.
- Secure excellent teaching through an analytical understanding of how pupils learn and of the core features of successful classroom practice and curriculum design.
- Challenge educational orthodoxies with relevant research and robust data analysis, to provide a world class education for the pupils.
- Shape the current and future quality of teaching profession through high-quality training, systematic approach to monitoring and sustained professional development for all staff.
- Develop strong partnerships with parents and carers to support pupils’ achievement and personal development.
- Deliver an innovative curriculum based on excellence for all, whilst meeting statutory requirements and the school’s and Trust’s education vision. Monitor and evaluate the curriculum for both quality and value for money.
- Implement effective strategies that secure high standards of behaviour and attendance ensuring that pupils feel happy, safe, and supported, and have all barriers to their learning and progress addressed/removed.
- Achieve robust systems of pastoral care and personalised learning to ensure every pupil feels valued and is known and supported during their time at the school.
Leading and managing staff
The post holder will:
- Create an ethos within which all staff are motivated and supported to develop their own skills and subject knowledge, and to support each other.
- Establish rigorous, fair, and transparent systems and measures for managing the performance of all staff, addressing any under-performance, supporting staff to improve and valuing excellent practice.
- Provide effective induction, continuing professional development and performance management in line with the school’s strategic plans.
- Distribute leadership throughout the organisation, forging teams of colleagues who have distinct roles and responsibilities and hold each other to account for their decision making.
- Focus on clear succession planning by identifying emerging talents, coaching current and aspiring leaders in a climate where excellence is standard.
- Maintain, develop, and embed an organisational structure that reflects the school’s values, and enables management processes to work effectively in line with Anthem Schools Trust and wider legal requirements.
- Develop, implement, and monitor clear, evidenced-based improvement plans and policies for the development of the school and its facilities.
- Foster an autonomous culture that ensures policies and practice takes account of Anthem Schools Trust policies, national and local policies and initiatives, and comply with legal requirements.
- Recruit and retain high calibre staff, deploying them appropriately within the school and the Trust, managing their workloads to achieve the school’s vision and goals.
Securing accountability
The post holder will:
- Welcome strong governance and actively support the Anthem Community Council (ACC) to understand its role and deliver internal and external accountability – in particular, its functions to monitor the implementation of the Trust’s strategy and support and challenge the Headteacher to ensure the best outcomes for all pupils.
- Present a coherent account of the school’s performance in a form appropriate to the range of audiences, including the CEO, Director of Education, Ofsted and other necessary stakeholders. This will include, but not be limited to, the Collaborative Review Days, the School Development Plan, self-evaluation, post CRD action plans, and other monitoring and reporting activities as required.
- Hold all staff accountable for their professional conduct and practice.
Financial, compliance and facilities management
- The post holder, assisted by the Operations Manager, will:
- Plan and manage the school’s finances and resources to ensure maximum benefit for pupils.
- Be responsible for the school site, its buildings, equipment, and grounds.
- Develop, with the support of the National Team, the annual and projected yearly budgets for approval by Anthem.
- Set appropriate priorities for expenditure and allocation of funds.
- Ensure that the accommodation provides a positive and safe environment which promotes wellbeing and high achievement for everyone at the school.
- Manage and organise accommodation efficiently to ensure it meets the needs of the pupils and staff.
- Ensure effective administration and audit control.
- Be accountable for safeguarding, and health and safety requirements.
Safeguarding
The post holder will:
- Provide a safe, calm, and well-ordered environment for all pupils and staff, focused on safeguarding pupils and developing their exemplary behaviour in the academy and in wider society.
- Ensure that the child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures are fully implemented and followed by all staff.
- Ensure that sufficient resources and time are allocated to enable staff to discharge their child protection and safeguarding related responsibilities effectively.
Partnerships
The post holder will:
- Establish a school culture and curriculum which fulfils the vision and requirements of the local community and the vision of the school.
- Ensure learning experiences for all pupils are integrated with the wider community, and that, where possible, they are community-based.
- Seek opportunities to invite parents and carers, community figures, businesses, and other organisations into the school to enrich the school and its value to the wider community.
- Identify and develop strong partnerships and relationships with other primary schools, and local secondary schools.
- Secure strong links with other key partners who are supporting the school’s development.
- Maintain and strengthen links with other Anthem schools to share best practice and to promote the development of staff through mentoring, sharing resources and collaborative working to benefit all schools.
- Collaborate with the Local Authority and other agencies to promote the academic, moral, social, emotional, and cultural wellbeing of pupils and their families.
- Work closely with Anthem and the ACC to ensure that the development of the school is a success.
- Engage across other areas of Anthem’s work.
These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grading of the post.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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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About Judith Kerr Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 382 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Judith Kerr Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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