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Principal - Carr's Glen Primary School & Nursery Unit, Belfast
Client: Education Authority
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: f87b8d287b45
Job Views: 5
Posted: 09.02.2025
Expiry Date: 26.03.2025
Job Description:
Principal - Carr's Glen Primary School & Nursery Unit
Job Reference: 25000606
Primary Location: Antrim-Belfast-Carr's Glen Primary School
Contract Type: Permanent
Status: Full-Time
Hours per Week: Full-time
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday
Grade/Scale: Principal | L16-L22 | £68,029 - £78,527 per annum
School Group: Group 3
Anticipated Interview Date(s): Stage 1: Thursday 13 March 2025; Stage 2 (if required) Thursday 20 March 2025
Additional Information: School visit for shortlisted candidates: Friday 28 February 2025, 3.30pm
Professional Duties of a Principal
TEACHERS’ (TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1987
Schedule 1 Regulation 4
1. A Principal shall be required to carry out his/her professional duties in accordance with the school’s policy and objectives as determined by the employing authority and, in the case of a controlled school, the Board of Governors and shall obey the reasonable directions of the employing authority and, in the case of a controlled school, the Board of Governors.
2. The Principal shall be responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school.
3. In carrying out his/her duties the Principal shall consult, where this is appropriate, with the employing authority, the staff of the school and, in the case of a controlled school, the Board of Governors.
Professional Duties
The professional duties of a Principal include:
1. Formulating the overall aims and objectives of the school and policies for their implementation;
2. Participating in the selection and appointment of the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school;
3. Deploying and managing all teaching and non-teaching staff of the school and allocating particular duties to them, ensuring that the duty of providing cover for absent teachers is shared equitably among all teachers in the school;
4. Maintaining relationships with organisations representing teachers and other persons on the staff of the school;
5. Determining, organising and implementing an appropriate curriculum for the school;
6. Keeping under review the work and organisation of the school;
7. Evaluating the standards of teaching and learning in the school;
8. Providing information about the work and performance of the staff employed at the school;
9. Participating in any scheme of staff development and performance review of teachers;
10. Ensuring that the progress of the pupils is monitored and recorded;
11. Determining and ensuring the implementation of a policy for the pastoral care of the pupils;
12. Promoting effective relationships with persons and bodies outside the school;
13. Advising and assisting the Board of Governors in the exercise of their functions;
14. Maintaining liaison with other schools and institutions of further education;
15. Allocating, controlling and accounting for those financial and material resources of the school;
16. Making arrangements for the security and effective supervision of the school buildings;
17. Arranging for a Vice-Principal or another suitable person to assume responsibility for the discharge of his/her functions when absent;
18. Participating in the teaching of the pupils at the school;
19. To participate in the Performance Review and Staff Development (PRSD) for Principals.
Management of Staff
1. Considering how far the duties of the principal may be delegated to any vice-principal;
2. Ensuring that teachers at the school receive information they need to carry out their professional duties effectively.
Training and Development of Staff
1. Ensuring that newly-qualified teachers and those returning to teaching after a break in service have access to adequate support.
A successful candidate will be able to demonstrate relevant experience, knowledge and skills associated with the following key areas:
Shaping the Future
1. Keep abreast of and anticipate educational trends;
2. Think strategically to build and communicate a shared coherent vision;
3. Create an ethos and provide direction, promoting a culture of high expectation, successful learning and achievement;
4. Inspire, challenge, motivate and empower others;
5. Model the values and ethos of the school.
Leading and Managing Staff
1. Provide high quality leadership to secure improvement;
2. Collaborate and network with others within and beyond the school;
3. Foster a culture of shared leadership;
4. Support the development of an open, fair, equitable culture;
5. Work with others to lead professional development for all staff.
Leading Learning and Teaching
1. Cultivate enthusiasm for and commitment to the learning process;
2. Lead and manage the development of an effective learning and teaching culture;
3. Ensure effective implementation of the NI Curriculum.
Developing the School in the Community
1. Lead and manage the development and promotion of a positive image of the school;
2. Ensure effective channels of communication are in place between the school and the local and wider community;
Managing the Organisation
1. Prioritise, plan and organise themselves and others;
2. Establish and maintain appropriate structures and systems;
3. Manage resources efficiently and effectively.
Ensuring Accountability
1. Create and develop a culture in which all Governors and staff recognise that they are accountable for the success of the school;
2. Lead and manage the process of monitoring and evaluating effectively school outcomes.
Conditions of Service
The Conditions of Service for this post will be in accordance with the Regulations of the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.
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