What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Purpose
• Raise and be accountable for standards of attainment and achievement within the faculty.
• Develop and enhance teaching practices.
• Ensure a broad, balanced, and differentiated curriculum.
• Lead, manage, and develop the faculty.
• Manage teaching/associate staff, financial, and physical resources.
What the school offers its staff
Principal Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning:
• Monitor and develop teaching standards and student achievement.
• Use performance data for target setting and progress monitoring.
• Provide educational enrichment activities.
Operational/Strategic Planning and Quality Assurance:
• Manage course provision, staff, and resources.
• Develop and resource short, medium, and long-term plans.
• Monitor student progress and implement school policies.
• Ensure quality assurance and produce examination analysis reports.
• Contribute to the school SEF and SIP.
Curriculum Provision and Development:
• Accountable for subject delivery and development.
• Ensure cost-effective curriculum programs.
• Monitor and respond to curriculum developments.
• Develop cross-curricular links.
Staff Development, Recruitment, and Wellbeing:
• Promote teamwork and effective communication.
• Support, guide, and motivate team members.
• Identify and support staff development needs.
• Conduct performance reviews and assist in faculty appointments.
Communications:
• Ensure faculty members are familiar with aims and objectives.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, and external bodies.
• Represent faculty views and interests.
Care, Guidance, and Support:
• Monitor and support student progress and development.
• Ensure adherence to the Code of Conduct and Behaviour Policy.
• Participate in after-school detentions.
• Undertake teaching duties.
General Duties:
• Perform professional duties as outlined in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visiting
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.