The Headteacher, under the direction of the Director of Primary Education, is responsible for providing the leadership and management of Dedworth Middle School in line with the vision of the trust and for managing the day-to-day running of the school.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership and management of the school

* Manage senior and middle leaders, developing a professional culture amongst all staff at the school.

* Support and challenge staff, dealing with underperformance effectively while making sure staff are given the support to do their jobs well.

* Manage the school’s budget and resources alongside the trust’s CFO and relevant finance staff.

* Implement the trust’s appraisal policy and other management processes and systems.

* Support the implementation of trust-wide policies and school-level policies.

* Undertake self-evaluation and school improvement planning alongside the trust-wide strategy to improve areas of weakness in the school.

* Manage the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff where necessary.

* Provide training and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for all school staff.

*Identify areas of progression and promotion for staff that support succession planning for the school.

Teaching and learning

* Work with staff to promote high quality teaching across all subjects.

* Identify any areas of weakness in teaching and implement, monitor and review interventions to improve these areas as well as teaching and learning across the school.

* Make sure the school’s assessment system is fit for purpose and provides teachers with useful information about pupils.

* Identify areas where staff may benefit from sharing good practice or accessing support from other schools in the trust.

* Monitor the outcomes of pupils and draw out any patterns of underperformance in key groups of pupils, such as disadvantaged pupils or pupils with special educational needs.

* Make sure standards of behaviour are high to foster an environment in which learning can thrive.

* Ensure that the Trust’s policies around SEND and inclusion are met by all staff.

* Support the work of the safeguarding and pastoral teams to ensure students are safe and able/ready to learn effectively.

Communication

* Keep the local governing board informed of the educational performance of the school, giving them what they need to provide support and challenge.

* Help to build on the vision of the trust and share with colleagues across the trust how this is being demonstrated in the school.

* Attend any relevant local governing body and/or trustee meetings.

* Contribute to reports for the CEO or board as necessary.

* Communicate effectively with the parent body and the community to develop the engagement with the school.

* Collaborate with other headteachers in shared activities and ambitions across the trust.

* Be an ambassador for the trust as we grow and onboard new schools.

Managing resources

* Contribute to the budget setting, cash-flow management and all other financial management processes.

* Ensure value for money in any delegated financial responsibilities for purchasing and procurement.

* Ensure the efficient and effective use of school resources.

* Ensure that the management of absent staff is well-managed and cost-effective.

Other areas of responsibility

* The headteacher will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school and trust policies.