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Principal - Harding Memorial Integrated Primary School, Belfast
Client: Education Authority
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Job Category: Education
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: ef47d0564a7f
Job Views: 2
Posted: 26.03.2025
Expiry Date: 10.05.2025
Job Description:
Job Reference: 25001550
Primary Location: Antrim-Belfast-Harding Memorial Integrated Primary School
Contract Type: Permanent
Status: Full-Time
Hours per Week: Full-time
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday
Grade/Scale: Principal | L13-L19 | £63,160 - £73,036 per annum
School Group: Group 2
Anticipated Interview Date(s): Stage 1: Thursday 08 May 2025; Stage 2 (If required) Thursday 13 May 2025
Additional Information: School visit for shortlisted candidates: Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 4.00 pm.
Professional Duties of a Principal
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;
4. Maintaining relationships, as appropriate, 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. Ensuring that the progress of the pupils of the school is monitored and recorded;
10. Determining and ensuring the implementation of a policy for the pastoral care of the pupils;
11. Making arrangements for parents to be given regular information about the school curriculum and the progress of their children;
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 and grounds;
17. Arranging for a Vice-Principal to assume responsibility for the discharge of his/her functions as principal at any time when he/she is absent from the school;
18. Participating in the Performance Review and Staff Development (PRSD) for Principals.
Key Areas for a Successful Candidate
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, which promotes a culture of high expectation, successful learning and achievement;
4. Inspire, challenge, motivate and empower others to carry the vision and ethos forward;
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/ distributed leadership;
4. Support the development of an open, fair, equitable culture and manage conflict effectively;
5. Support and challenge performance in order to raise standards;
6. 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, share good practice and work with others to challenge and address pupil under-achievement.
Developing the School in the Community
1. Lead and manage the development and promotion of a positive image of the school;
2. Develop and maintain strong and effective relationships with parents and the local community;
3. Ensure effective channels of communication are in place between the school and the local community;
4. Listen to, reflect and act on community feedback;
Managing the Organisation
1. Prioritise, plan and organise themselves and others;
2. Make sound decisions based on a range of informed judgments;
3. Lead and manage the development and implementation of the School Development Plan;
4. 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, policies and procedures;
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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