Key Responsibilities:
• Communicate the school’s vision compellingly and drive strategic leadership, empowering all pupils and staff to excel
• Provide professional leadership, ensuring that pupils are provided with a world-class education, receive the best possible care and achieve high standards in all areas of learning
• As directed by the Headteacher, work collaboratively with other schools and organisations to champion best practices and secure excellent achievements for all pupils
• Monitor and review the quality of the school’s pastoral provision
• Monitor and review the effectiveness of the school's attendance processes and procedures
• Lead and manage a range of identified staff and staff groups, developing a framework of mentoring, coaching and peer support
• Develop effective relationships with the therapy team and colleagues in other public services to improve academic and social outcomes for all pupils
Leadership and Managing staff:
The Assistant Headteacher will support the Headteacher to work with the IEB to develop the strategic view of the school and analyse and plan for its future needs and future developments.
The post holder will:
• Support development of the schools, organization and processes, so they are well considered, efficient and fit for purpose, upholding the principles of transparency and integrity
• Monitor, evaluate and review the effectiveness of the school policies and procedures
• Be responsible for the effective use and monitoring of budgets as directed by the Headteacher
• Actively support the IEB by liaising and reporting to them on specific areas
• Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitude towards their pupils, staff, parents, governors, and local community members
• Lead by example – with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity – drawing on own scholarship, expertise, and skills and those around them
• Sustain wide, current knowledge and understanding of education and school systems, locally, nationally, and globally, and pursue continuous professional development
• Work with political and financial astuteness within clear principles centered on the school’s context
• Liaise with parents and key professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team working to support pupil outcomes
• Undertake in the absence of the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher and to the extent required by the IEB, the professional duties of the Headteacher, including the deployment of staff to ensure their effective contribution to pupil learning
Behaviour and attendance:
• Demand ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantages and advancing equality, instilling a strong sense of accountability in staff for the impact of their work on pupils’ outcomes
• Secure excellent teaching through an analytical understanding of pupils’ learning and the core features of successful classroom practice and curriculum design
• Demand high expectations of pupils and staff, ensuring consistency and high quality in the delivery of the Relations and Behaviour Policy
• Provide appropriate support and develop effective strategies to enable all students to access their learning and ensure that their learning needs are met
• Establish an educational culture of ‘open classrooms’ to share best practices within and between schools, drawing on and conducting relevant research and robust data analysis
• Build a culture of praise and celebration, ensuring all that this is at the heart of all we do at WMS
• Monitor and maintain attendance systems, providing support for pupils and families to enable them to overcome barriers to attendance
Pupil Needs:
• Lead the admissions and transition process, ensuring all pupils’ needs are understood and that the appropriate resources are available for them as they join WMS
• Ensure that all staff understand the needs of the pupils they work with, and that they have the knowledge and understanding of the strategies that are effective with individual pupils
• Line manage the Readiness for Life (RfL) with the support and challenge they require to ensure its effectiveness
• Oversee the development of the Annual Review process, ensuring it is both efficient and effective
Strategic Direction:
• Contribute to the whole school improvement plan and school evaluation procedures and lead on identified areas of the school improvement
• Contribute to strategic decision-making as part of the school’s senior leadership team
• Plan and manage change in accordance with the School Improvement Priorities
Staff and Resources:
• Create an ethos within all staff are motivated and supported to develop their skills and subject knowledge and support each other
• Identify emerging talents, coaching current and aspiring leaders in a climate where excellence is the standard, leading to clear succession planning
• Inspire and influence others – within and beyond school
• Hold all staff to account for their professional conduct and practice
• Support the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in the recruitment, development, and deployment of staff, Make effective use of staff skills, abilities, and training
Safeguarding:
• As a DDSL, be an active and supportive member of Safeguarding Team
• Provide a safe, clam, and well-ordered environment for all pupils and staff, focused on safeguarding pupils and developing their exemplary behaviour in school and in the wider society
• Ensure the welfare and safeguarding of pupils across the whole school through rigorous application of the school child protection, behaviour management and pupil welfare policies
• Support safeguarding across the school as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Contribute to the safety and welfare of our pupils, staff and parents, staff and parents and work collaboratively with other agencies to protect children and share information where appropriate