Executive Headteacher Candidate Pack Letter from Our Chair

Executive Headteacher Candidate Pack Letter from our Chair Dear Candidate, Thank you for your interest in the post of Executive Headteacher at Preston Manor School. The governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding school leader for September 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. Preston Manor is an all-through school which we are extremely proud of and we are looking for an inspirational leader who will build productive relationships with our children, their parents and carers, the staff, governors and the wider community. This post will be an extremely rewarding experience for the right candidate, an opportunity to really make a difference and lead the school into the next exciting phase of its development. I hope you find the information in this pack helpful. If you would like further information or an informal discussion about the post, please telephone Caroline Olsen on 01223 907 979/07500 889 504 or email [email protected] You are warmly invited and strongly encouraged to visit our school either through our remote visits or on site. Please note that for all on site visits, you will need to follow social distancing rules and our protocols for visitors to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, including the wearing of face masks on site. Please call Caroline Olsen on the number above to book a visit. I would like to thank you again for your interest in the post and I look forward to receiving your completed application. Yours sincerely, Dr Donald Palmer Chair of Governing Body Our Vision and Values Our Vision Making school memorable by striving • having high expectations for excellence • fostering a love of learning • developing resilience Our aim is to be an excellent and memorable school that • learning through collaboration supports all children, students and staff to achieve as • maximising one’s potential highly as possible. We recognise our duty to contribute to (aiming for our ‘personal best’) a society in which there is a common vision and sense of belonging and the diversity of our multicultural community One way we have celebrated and developed our values is appreciated, celebrated and valued throughout our community is through the establishment This means ensuring that similar life opportunities are of our own Learning Identity. By focusing on instilling a available to all and strong, positive relationships are love of learning and by paying attention to developing developed at home, in school and in the wider community. our students as leaders of their learning and school experiences, the Learning Identity has become one of the Our Values school’s more distinctive innovations. We work together in a way that recognises our core values and help to develop them in our learning community. Our values include: About the School Preston Manor is a mixed all-through school within the Preston Manor celebrates the diversity of its students London Borough of Brent, located in the Preston and and local community and has many initiatives to ensure Wembley Park areas. It educates primary and secondary equal outcomes for all. From our Artist in Residence students and has a sixth form. programme at the Lower School, to the Stepping Stones mentoring programme across Lower and Upper Schools The school converted to academy status in February 2013 and the Black Boys Council in the Upper School, there are and is a single academy Trust, known as Preston Manor opportunities for everyone. Academy Trust. The school was rated as Good by Ofsted in its most recent, short inspection in June 2016. In 2018, the Upper School was in the top 6% of all state- funded mainstream schools in terms of progress and has The London Borough of Brent is in North-west London; it a sustained upward trend in progress 8 scores that are forms part of Outer London. The major areas are Wembley, above national average for the last five years. The Lower Kilburn, Willesden, Harlesden and Neasden. School results continue to progress as Year 6 predicted The school is proud of offering a broad and balanced outcomes would have been above 2018/19 National curriculum capitalising on its all-through nature, which outcomes for Reading, and combined Reading, Writing supports its students to access a variety of further study and Maths and broadly in line in Maths and Writing. and employment options Post-18. The students enjoy The school is also committed to the well-being of participating in a wide range of extracurricular activities students and staff, there is a comprehensive PSHE throughout their school careers. The arts activities are programme and staff and student well-being groups particularly popular with the annual One World performance ensure this remains a priority. being a highlight of the Preston Manor calendar. Job Description Executive Headteacher Job Title: Executive Headteacher Start Date: September 2021 Location: Wembley Responsible to: Board of Trustees Salary: Negotiable (potential enhancement for an exceptional candidate) Purpose • To support the Board in the efficient and effective delivery • Support the Board in the formulation and development of of the school’s strategic aims and business plan, to strategy and ensure that all decisions made by the Board uphold the school’s values, and to provide strategic and are recorded and implemented. operational leadership across the organisation. • Responsibility for the continuous improvement • The role fulfils the professional responsibilities of a of educational standards, equality of access and Headteacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay achievement for all. and Conditions Document (STPCD), giving regard to the • Enable Preston Manor School to articulate its philosophy, principles set out in the National Standards of Excellence strategy, and policies; ensuring these are consistently for Headteachers as published by the Department for applied across all areas. Education (DfE 2020). • Provide strategic leadership by ensuring that critical evaluation of performance secures high standards that Key accountabilities are continually improving, and that under achievement is rigorously challenged should it exist. Strategic Educational leadership and • Hold the staff to account for all aspects of achievement Performance Management: and well-being of students and the opportunities offered • Provide inspirational, strategic, and professional to them. leadership both internally and externally, to ensure the • Develop and expand the school in response to its vision continuing growth and success of Preston Manor School and national and local initiatives. as a centre of excellence and a place of outstanding achievement for all. Job Description continued • Lead in the planning and development of the strategic • Develop and maintain all policies on behalf of Preston plan to ensure that aspirations and educational standards Manor School and ensure that all operational aspects continue to rise across all areas. of the schooll are in compliance with legislation, good practice and equality of opportunity. Financial Accountability: • Provide direction and management oversight to all Preston • As Accounting Officer, ensure robust systems are in place Manor School’s operations, including overall accountability so that the funds available to Preston Manor School are for safeguarding and security. used properly, efficiently, and effectively. • Take responsibility for the safety, health and environmental • Take personal responsibility for propriety and regularity performance of the school. in the management of public funds and in the day to day • Ensure that Preston Manor School reflects a vibrant and operations of the organisation. inclusive ethos with active values and promotes diversity, • Development and management of Preston Manor unity, and community cohesion, and supports students to School’s risk register including finance, safeguarding become successful integrated citizens. and reputation risks. • Actively challenge and address discrimination where it exists. Operations: Board Management and Stakeholder Relations: • Drive the recruitment to appoint highly motivated • Advise the Board on the vision, values, ethos, strategy and personnel to create exceptional teams that achieve performance necessary to ensure that all elements of the transformational change and deliver outstanding school contribute to enabling outstanding achievement for educational outcomes. all and delivering excellent educational outcomes. • Ensure the planning, development and implementation • Provide leadership to identify and build relationships with of an effective resource strategy including: Finance, external stakeholders to enable the ongoing development business, income generation and ICT, in accordance with of Preston Manor School. DfE regulations and funding agreements. Job Description continued • Establish and maintain an appropriate working relationship and being able to assess and mitigate risks from with the Chair of the Board. new ventures. • Work effectively across the full range of external • Focus unremittingly on improving results and outcomes. stakeholders, including government, funding and • An unremitting focus on improving results and outcomes. regulatory bodies. • Committed to delivering increased value and to understanding the different options for resource Communication: deployment. • Ensure appropriate reporting to the Board on educational • Demonstrate a belief in staff, fostering a sense of progress and financial management. teamwork and adopting practices to enable working • Ensure that an effective internal

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