St Saviour S Rc Primary School

ST SAVIOUR’S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADTEACHER PERSON SPECIFICATION

The person specification is a picture of the skills, knowledge and experience needed to carry out the job. It has been used to draw up the advertisement in conjunction with the school’s specification for the role, and will also be used in the shortlisting and interview process for this post. The categories marked ‘S’ will be used for the purpose of shortlisting.

1 Qualifications

1.1 Practising Catholic S 1.2 Understanding of the distinctive nature and purpose of a S Catholic school 1.3 Commitment to Catholic education S 1.4 Qualified Teacher Status S 1.5 Evidence of appropriate inservice training, including areas of S particular relevance to the leadership of Catholic schools 1.6 Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies, Catholic Teachers’ S Certificate or knowledge and understanding to an equivalent level 1.7 NPQH or enrolled on the programme and working towards the qualification to be gained within the timescale required at any given time.

2 Experience

2.1 Successful teaching experience across the primary age range S 2.2 Successful leadership and management experience in a primary school 2.3 Experience of the development and implementation of whole school policies in a Catholic primary school, taking account of the distinctive Catholic ethos 2.4 Experience of using information communication technology, and an understanding of its potential to support school management

3 Personal qualities

3.1 Ability to work consistently, prioritise and delegate S appropriately, to handle pressure and work to deadlines 3.2 Ability to build and lead effective teams 3.3 Ability to maintain a reflective strategic overview whilst meeting the operational needs of the school 3.4 Ability to prioritise tasks 3.5 Ability to develop and maintain appropriate relationships and establish effective partnerships with pupils, parents, colleagues and governors 3.6 Ability to speak with confidence for the school community in a variety of contexts 3.7 Ability to offer a witness to the teachings of Christ S 3.8 Commitment to and involvement in the life of the Church S 4 Knowledge, understanding and skills

Knowledge 4.1 Knowledge and understanding of leadership styles appropriate for use in a Catholic school 4.2 Knowledge and understanding of strategies for raising the S personal and academic achievement of all pupils 4.3 Knowledge and understanding of recent educational S developments and legislative changes and their significance for the management and leadership of the school 4.4 A thorough knowledge of school improvement processes and S issues involved in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to maximise all aspects of achievement for every pupil 4.5 Knowledge and understanding of the Ofsted framework S requirements 4.6 A thorough knowledge of the headteacher’s role in improving S teaching and learning and in promoting a self-evaluating school Skills 4.7 Necessary skills to manage, develop, monitor, evaluate and report on  standards of attainments and progress  the whole curriculum  teaching and learning  administration  the budget  data analysis 4.8 Ability to sustain and build on whole school systems for S  raising attainment and promoting high achievement  curriculum planning and implementation  school organisation and administration  personnel and finance  performance management 4.9 Skills in maintaining high standards of discipline and S behaviour throughout the school 4.10 Skills in monitoring and supporting the work of teacher colleagues 4.11 Knowledge of staff management issues, including pastoral care, performance management and staff development 4.12 Knowledge and understanding of curriculum management in a Catholic school, including the use of assessment outcomes 4.13 Knowledge and understanding of the statutory role of governors in a Catholic voluntary aided school 4.14 Knowledge and understanding of data collection, presentation S and interpretation 4.15 Knowledge and understanding of local management of 2 schools and of effective financial control systems 5 Interpersonal skills

5.1 Ability to develop and maintain cooperative relationships with the Diocese, the local parish, the Local Authority and other local schools 5.2 Ability to listen effectively and communicate both orally and in S writing with all those with an interest in the school

6 Leadership

6.1 Proven evidence of leadership ability and skills necessary to inspire, motivate and work collaboratively with the whole school community to effect change and school improvement 6.2 Ability to maintain and develop procedures to promote high standards of behaviour, discipline and attendance throughout a school with the cooperation of and consultation with pupils, parents, staff and governors 6.3 Ability to develop the school and to manage change through motivation and dynamic leadership

7 Equalities

7.1 Evidence of a commitment to equality of opportunity for all, S and knowledge of strategies which would promote equalities policies in a school via the development of the curriculum, the leadership of the staff and the raising of achievement for all pupils 7.2 Proven track record of implementing equalities S

8 Safer recruitment

8.1 In addition to the candidate’s ability to perform the duties of S the post, the process will also explore issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children including:  motivation to work with children and young people  ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people  emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline