Purpose of the role

To support the Head of School in strategically leading the school and to help develop a culture of high aspirations and excellence for all.

Specific Responsibilities

Curriculum

• Monitor, review and evaluate planning and schemes of work across the school to ensure that curriculum content and planning promotes high quality teaching and learning;
• Ensure curriculum reflects new innovations and any regulatory changes.
• Participating in the management and delivery of curriculum based information to parents and pupils, including presentation evenings, parents' evenings and related events.
• Responsibility for the academic content in all prospectuses and documents relating to curriculum choices.
• Review outcomes of monitoring, including lesson observations, and liaise with relevant staff members to consider findings and effect change;
• Line manage and liaise regularly with subject coordinators, SLT Year Leaders and teachers to ensure maintenance and development of curriculum through a regular review cycle.
• To promote the primacy of the team and learning above all else.

And Achievement

• To raise achievement at all levels in the school with a focus on maximising student progress and securing the highest possible standards in teaching.
• To manage additional provision through the implementation and monitoring of strategies to narrow the gap and improve progress and achievement.
• To manage intervention work across the school in liaison with all School Leaders and other staff.
• To lead, oversee and coordinate assessment across the school, monitoring student progress and taking responsibility for all relevant assessment policies.
• To use performance data to identify areas for improvement.
• To develop effective intervention priorities as appropriate and to ensure an improvement in standards is promoted at whole school and departmental level.
• To lead the reporting and Progress Review and Parents’ Evening cycle
• To assist the Head of School with staff development and Performance Management.
• To contribute to the production of clear Routines and expectations for all staff and student.
• To line manage designated staff and specified departments.

The main requirements relating to the Leadership Standards are detailed below and involve the following commitments:

Shaping the Future

• To support the Head of School and governors in establishing a vision for the future development of the school.
• To play a leading role in the school improvement planning process, taking account of the agreed priorities of the school.
• To contribute to the identification of key areas of strength and weakness in the school and to lead in relevant areas e.g. catch up, use of pupil premium funding and lower performing groups and/or individuals.
• To work to a high standard in implementing agreed policies and priorities, and to set high expectations and a good example for other colleagues.
• To promote a culture of teamwork, in which the views of all members of the school community are valued.
• To contribute to the regular self-evaluation of the school.

Leading Teaching and Learning

• To provide training for staff on effective teaching and learning.
• To promote the active involvement of students in their own learning.
• To contribute to school target setting; including statutory procedures and targets for individuals and groups of students throughout the school.
• To support strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.
• To oversee the development of an effective assessment framework
• To monitor and evaluate classroom practice.
• To provide support for colleagues in improving their classroom practice.
• To develop external links and promote collegiate working.

Developing Self and Working with Others

• To promote equal opportunities and safeguard the safety and welfare of all those in the school.
• To contribute to the creation of a positive school ethos, in which every individual is treated with dignity and respect and the safety and welfare of children and young people is paramount.
• To support the development of collaborative approaches to learning within the school and beyond.
• To support the induction of staff new to the school.
• To set high expectations for your own performance and that of others and to assist with the setting and monitoring of professional standards in the work of all staff members.
• To engage in relevant professional development activity as necessary and to guide staff in their training and personal development.

Managing the Organisation

• To monitor the quality of teaching and learning in the school and to promote improvement.
• To contribute to a regular review of the organisation of the school to ensure it meets statutory requirements.
• To develop action plans in specified areas of responsibility, in order to bring about improvements.
• To lead on the development and implementation of school policies relating to issues such as assessment and reporting.
• To contribute to the planning process for the distribution of resources, to ensure they meet the schools identified priorities.
• To take responsibility for Performance Management of identified staff.
• To contribute to the regular evaluation of the impact of the use of resources in relation to the quality of education of the students and value for money.
• To maintain a high profile in the life of the school through being a visible leader around the site, overseeing the operation of duty teams and by attending extra-curricular events.
• To be directly associated with responsibilities relating to assemblies, tutor meetings and quality assurance.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.