Headteacher Application Pack 2012

Headteacher Application Pack 2012 Buttsbury Junior School Headteacher Application Pack Chair’s Welcome Letter 3 How to apply 4 Job Description 5 Contents Person Specification 9 Our school 11 Billericay Community Trust 13 Academic Achievement 14 Billericay 16 2 of 16 Company Number: 07601846 Buttsbury Junior School Headteacher Application Pack Buttsbury Junior School Norsey View Drive, Billericay, Essex CM12 0RS Headteacher: Mr Vaughan Collier MEd. BA, Cert Ed, Ad Dip Ed. Telephone: 01277 623217 Fax: 01277 631141 E-mail: [email protected] May 2012 Dear Applicant Thank you for your interest in our school. We are an outstanding school which converted to academy status in May 2011 and are looking for a pro-active, dynamic and enthusiastic Headteacher who will to continue to drive our school forwards. At Buttsbury Junior School we want every child to do their best and we strive to give them an environment where they will be able to achieve to their highest level. We are an inclusive school. The school is extremely popular and oversubscribed. We are proud of our standing in the community and have strong links with our namesake infant school, our neighbouring secondary school, the local church and feeder pre-schools. We are looking for a Headteacher who will do more than just maintain our excellent educational experience. We want someone who will identify and make improvements to our school and enhance the experience of all the children who spend time here. We want every child to leave Buttsbury Junior School having made optimum progress. If you believe you are that person we look forward to receiving your application. Yours faithfully, Heather Stuart Chair of Governors 3 of 16 Company Number: 07601846 Buttsbury Junior School Headteacher Application Pack How to Apply Closing Time & Date Tuesday 12th June – 12.00 noon Short listing Thursday 14th June Interviews Friday 29th June School Visits Visits to the School are warmly welcomed and members of the governing body governors look forward to showing you round. We have allocated the following four times and invite you to choose the one most convenient. Tuesday 29th May at 4pm, Thursday 31st May at 4pm, Friday 1st June at 10 am or 2 pm. Please call the office on 01277 623217 to let us know when you are coming. Job Description This tells you the main responsibilities of the post and explains what we are looking for. It tells you about the duties and activities required this post. These criteria will be used to make the appointment. Person Specification This specification sets out the personal and professional qualities needed for this post. We will be using the criteria in this list to shortlist candidates for interview so please ensure that your application evidences how you meet the criteria. Applying If you decide to apply for this post please complete the enclosed application form along with a formal letter of application and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be no longer than two sides of A4 and should address the selection criteria detailed in the Person Specification. In addition please include a concise statement of your central beliefs about the education of junior school children and your views on what constitutes an effective Headteacher. This should be no more than one side of A4. Please return your application to either by post or email: Helen Edwards PO Box 47, Essex County Council, Chelmsford, CM2 6WN [email protected] Telephone: 01245 436247 4 of 16 Company Number: 07601846 Buttsbury Junior School Headteacher Application Pack Job Description Title of Post: Headteacher Salary Scale: Leadership spine Responsible to: Governing Body Purpose of Job: To lead and manage the school in its day to day activity Leads Senior Leadership Team To provide for the educational, social, moral, spiritual and cultural development of each individual child in the class allocated for each specific academic year To be responsible and accountable for securing the highest standards of pupil achievement across the year group, through effective monitoring, evaluation and review of learning progress and teaching outcomes and setting targets for improvement To lead, develop and enhance the teaching practices of others across the school, by evaluating, supporting, guiding and target setting To be accountable for the strategic leadership and management of the school, within the context of the school’s aims and policies To be accountable to the Governing Body and to ensure that it is well informed about the school’s performance in all areas To oversee and be responsible for Child Protection issues and Health and Safety throughout the school Professional Duties – Headteacher 1. Play a major role, in consultation with the leadership team and staff, in: formulating the aims and objectives of the school establishing the policies through which they shall be achieved managing staff and resources to that end monitoring progress towards their achievement 2. Delegate appropriate professional duties of the Headteacher to those best suited to the task or activity Headteacher Responsibilities To be responsible for the leadership, management and organisation in: 1. the quality of educational provision 2. developing characteristics of an effective school 3. ensuring strategies for raising pupils’ achievement 4. promoting pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and good behaviour 5 of 16 Company Number: 07601846 Buttsbury Junior School Headteacher Application Pack Main Activities Attributable to Particular Duties 1. Planning and Setting Expectations lead and manage the creation and implementation of a strategic plan underpinned by sound resource planning which -identifies priorities and targets to ensure pupils achieve high standards and make progress - increases teachers’ effectiveness - secures whole school improvement plan for effective monitoring, evaluating and reviewing of the plan to secure progress and school improvement think creatively and imaginatively to anticipate and solve problems & identify opportunities Teaching and Managing Pupil Learning create and maintain a climate and code of conduct which - promotes and secures good teaching - ensures effective learning - ensures high standards of achievement - promotes good behaviour and discipline throughout the school and enables teachers to meet standards determine, organise and implement the curriculum and its assessment monitor and evaluate the curriculum and assessment in order to identify and act on areas for improvement monitor and evaluate quality of teaching and standards of learning and achievement of pupils to meet challenging, realistic targets ensure improvements in literacy, numeracy and ICT are priority targets for all pupils ensure pupils develop skills which enable them to learn more effectively, with increasing independence, and become lifelong learners create and promote positive strategies for developing good race relations and for dealing with racial harassment Assessment and Evaluation monitor, evaluate and review the implementation and effects of the policies, priorities and targets of the school and take action as necessary ensure use of comparative data and ICT (with reference to pupils’ prior attainment) to establish benchmarks set targets for improvement Managing Resources work with Governors, and senior colleagues, when appropriate, to recruit high quality staff work with senior colleagues to deploy all staff effectively to improve quality of education provided set appropriate priorities for expenditure, allocate funds and ensure effective administrative control manage and organise accommodation efficiently and effectively to ensure it meets the need of both curriculum and health and safety regulations manage, monitor and review the range, quality, quantity and use of all available resources to improve pupils’ achievements, ensure efficiency and secure value for money deliver a balanced budget and a three year financial plan annually allocate funds and ensure effective administrative control 6 of 16 Company Number: 07601846 Buttsbury Junior School Headteacher Application Pack Managing Own Performance and Development participate in arrangements for Performance Management and take responsibility for own professional development prioritise and manage own time effectively work under pressure and to deadlines sustain own motivation and that of other staff maintain a healthy work-life balance as an example to staff Pupil Achievement make explicit to pupils, parents, teachers and the wider community, the school’s high expectations that all pupils will succeed ensure resourcing and staffing are dedicated to the highest standards of achievement for all pupils operate effective monitoring systems and support systems to ensure consistent pupil achievement from Year 3 to Year 6 Relations with Parents and the Wider Community account for efficiency and effectiveness of the school to Governors, pupils, parents, staff, and the local community develop effective relationships with community, business and industry to extend the curriculum and to enhance teaching and learning create and maintain an effective partnership with parents and wider community to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development maintain and extend liaison with other schools, particularly our partner school Buttsbury Infants School ensure that parents and pupils are well informed about curriculum attainment and progress and about the contribution they can make to achieving the school’s targets

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