Headteacher

Post Title: Headteacher

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Purpose

Lead the school providing clear strategic direction and ensuring high standards of education, wellbeing and achievement for all pupils.

The successful candidate will:

• bring the ability and energy to lead and motivate others together with a vision for combining creativity with the basic skills of learning
• bring expertise in the leading role of curriculum development, assessment, monitoring standards and behaviour management to secure the schools success and improvement
• ensure high expectations and outstanding classroom practice are embedded so that children receive high quality education so that standards of learning and development are improved
• identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context
• make sure school improvement strategies are effectively implemented
• monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives
• allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively
• take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection as Designated Safeguarding Lead across the school (including online safety), liaising with relevant external agencies and police, ensuring appropriate delegation of safeguarding activities to DDSLs. Full duties and responsibilities detailed at appendix 1.

The professional duties of the Headteacher are contained within the School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document and the key areas of Headship are contained in the DfE National standards for Headteachers.

Qualities

• Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct
• Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community
• Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils

Teaching and Learning:

• Be an excellent role model, exemplifying a high standard of teaching and promoting high expectations for all members of the school community
• Raise standards through staff appraisal process
• Lead the development and delivery of training and support for staff
• Lead the development and review of all aspects of the curriculum including planning, recording and reporting, assessment for learning and the development of a creative and appropriate curriculum for all pupils
• Manage the school through strategic planning and the formulation of policy and delivery of strategy, ensuring management decisions are implemented
• Lead the processes involved in monitoring, evaluating and challenging the quality of teaching and learning taking place throughout the school, including lesson observations to ensure consistency and quality

Other Responsibilities:

• To carry out duties of a teacher as set out in the current Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document and the Professional Teachers’ Standards.
• To undertake such duties of a similar nature as may be reasonably directed by the Headteacher from time to time. The duties and responsibilities of the post may vary from time to time according to the changing needs of the school.
• The postholder shall ensure the duties of the post are undertaken with due regard of the schools Health & Safety Policy and to their personal responsibilities under the provision of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and all other relevant subordinate legislation.
• The postholder shall carry out these duties with due regard to the Trust policies, procedures and priorities.

All Connect Education Trust Staff Will:

Promote equality of opportunity

Follow Safeguarding Guidelines and Child Protection policy/procedures

Contribute to producing/delivering priorities in the School Improvement Plan

Keep their own performance under review, contributing to monitoring, evaluation and review and participate in performance management/appraisal

Promote positive attitudes and behaviour

Contribute to the smooth day to day running of the trust

Be committed to achieving the trust values

Work to develop the school as a successful inclusive trust

Respond promptly to concerns from parents, staff or students

Promote the trust in the community

Work in partnership with all colleagues including the Local Education Committee and Trustees

Support Codes of Professional Ethics/Safe Practice in the Staff Handbook

Have regard for and act in accordance with Health and Safety policy/practice

Celebrate success of pupils and staff

As part of the Connect Education Trust we are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development and career progression for all staff. We are constantly reviewing our practices to ensure that our staff can focus on what matters: providing a rich environment in which children can learn and thrive.

With easy access into central London, our school is ideal for candidates wanting to live in either inner or outer London. In line with recent legislation, applicants must have a command of spoken English that is sufficient to effectively carry out duties of the role.

All Connect Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, therefore all employees working within the Trust must have the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people. All candidates are required to complete the school’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ declaration and will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). For posts in regulated activity, this will include a barred list check. The Trust also requires consent from applicants to carry out online searches of publicly available information, including social media, prior to interview. The Trust and its schools are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment or is disadvantaged on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, and we welcome applications from all sections of society.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.