Structure of SLT from September 1st 2015
DRAFT Hele’s School Senior Leadership Team Structure 2015-16 – Key Roles, Line Management and Internal/External Accountability (v13/4/15)
PRINCIPAL:
Job Purpose:
Internal:
Line Management:
External:
Miss Justine Mason
To embed effective self-evaluation practices across the school to inform improvement planning and ensure that outcomes are outstanding in every measure
School ethos; Strategic leadership; School documentation (SEF; SIP); School profile; Performance management; Leadership development (staff); Achievement of
all students; Commander-in-Chief of CCF
Senior Leadership team (including SLT Interns, as appropriate); Business & Finance Manager; Principal’s PA
Accountability to the Governing Body. Develop and forge strong links with leaders in the Plym Learning Community & Plymouth Learning Trust, sharing best
practice and developing joint resources for outstanding student progress
Job Role
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
(TEACHING FOR
LEARNING)
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
(SUPPORT FOR
LEARNING)
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
(CURRICULUM FOR
LEARNING)
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
(STANDARDS FOR
LEARNING)
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
(LEADERSHIP &
COMMUNITY LEARNING)
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
(DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGIES FOR
LEARNING)
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS
& FINANCE
Staff Name
Mrs Clare Pomfret
Mrs Sandra Crawford
Mrs Andrea Ayres
VACANCY
Dr Chris Hall
VACANCY
Mrs W Farnham
Job purpose
Develop an outstanding
teaching and learning
pedagogy that drives high
quality teaching and
learning and establish an
outstanding professional
learning community to
raise student
achievement.
Ensure all teaching staff
are held to account for
raising standards through
effective appraisal
procedures and that
underperformance is
challenged decisively.
Develop an outstanding
climate for learning
where support,
behaviour
management and
safeguarding is
outstanding, promoting
high attendance and
positive attitudes to
learning
Develop a sense of
belonging for all
students through the
vertical House system.
Achievement of
students in alternative
provision & LAC
Develop an
outstanding
curriculum (including
exceptional extracurricular provision)
which meets the
needs of all students
and ensure it is
appropriately
delivered through a
high-quality
timetable which
provides value for
money and enables
outstanding
outcomes to be
realised
Develop outstanding
use of assessment data
across the school, giving
a deep and accurate
understanding of
students’ performance
across departments and
year groups, which
inform curriculum
design, teacher
planning & intervention
to raise student
achievement.
Developing systems
which identify and
support students at risk
of underachievement
who require academic
intervention. Ensure
teaching meets the
needs of all students so
that achievement gaps
are closing rapidly for
all vulnerable groups
Develop an inclusive Post16 curriculum provision
which challenges and
supports all students.
Ensure outstanding
teaching & learning exists
across all Post-16 subjects,
and effective selfevaluation allows Middle
Leaders to drive
improvement to raise
student achievement.
Ensure students are
supported during
transition between Key
Stages
Ensure students play an
active role in improving
our school
Develop links with the
wider community
Develop, implement &
embed a strategy
(within and beyond the
curriculum) for the safe
and appropriate use of
Digital Technologies to
enhance student
learning, teaching &
communication and to
ensure parents are
supported and
empowered to manage
risk around e-learning
Ensure communication
with parents is
effective
Ensure social media &
digital technologies are
used effectively to
promote the school in
the local, national &
international
community
Develop excellent
financial planning and
monitoring to ensure
the school achieves
value for money and
the environment is safe
and conducive to
effective learning. To
manage all personnel
issues and to ensure all
support staff are
developed and held to
account through
effective appraisal
procedures
DIP link
English; MFL
Maths; Science
Drama; Music; Art
Geography; History; RS
Applied Learning;
Sociology/Psychology;
Business Studies
ICT & Computing;
Technology; PE
-
HIP link
Weston
Year 7 and Christie
Reynolds
Drake
Post-16
Scott
-
Internal roles
Quality & impact of
Teaching & Learning
Appraisal
CPD
Primary links & transition:
academic
Summer school*
Literacy*
More effective learners
(Gifted & Talented)*
ITT & NQT oversight*
Induction of new staff
Calendar
Staff welfare
Staff absence & cover
Home Learning
Admissions, managed
transfers & learners at
risk of exclusion
Alternative Provision
Primary links &
transition: pastoral Y6
Open Evening
Behaviour &
attendance
Multi-agency work
Inclusion (SEN & SSB)
Child Protection
Looked After Children
Oversight of Tutor team
Tutor programme
Inter-House
competition
Assemblies
Student health & wellbeing
Timetable
Development &
implementation of
curriculum within &
beyond the school
timetable Enrichment
/ clubs
KS3 Options
KS4 Options
KS5 Options (in
conjunction with the
Assistant Principal
Leadership &
Community Learning
& HOP16)
Exams oversight
Assessment & reporting
Whole school Progress
Leader Intervention to
maximise progress
Disadvantaged (Pupil
Premium) & group
performance
Develop innovative use
of Pupil Premium
funding.
SIMS oversight
Parents’ evenings
Leadership of Post-16
Post-16 courses &
timetable (in conjunction
with the AP Curriculum &
Standards)
Student leadership
Anti-bullying
Mentoring
Staff duties & MTAs
Celebration of
achievement
CIAG
Equality Duty
Digital technologies to
enhance learning &
communication
ICT infrastructure
oversight
Website & SLG
Budget and Finance
Team
Human Resources
Admin. team
Catering
Support staff
recruitment
Cover supervisors
Chair of meetings
Joint Leadership Group
(Curriculum)
Joint Leadership Group
(Pastoral)
Progress Team KS3
Progress Team KS4
Progress Team – Post-16
Friends of Hele’s
ICT Strategy Group
Associate staff
meetings
Line Management
More effective learners
(Gifted & Talented) Lead
Whole school literacy Lead
PD/SMSC Lead
ITT/NQT Lead
SENCo
SSB
Exams Officer
SIMS Manager
CIAG Lead
Post-16 vocational Lead
ICT Network manager
Resources
Finance team
Main Office team
Catering Manager
Librarian
Health & Safety Officer
External roles –
outward-facing
Research best practice in
relation to outstanding
pedagogy
Explore effective models
of personalised CPD
Attendance at Teaching &
Learning SIF
Research best practice
in developing positive
attitudes to learning,
effective behaviour
management systems
and outstanding
safeguarding systems,
as well as highly
effective primary liaison
and transition.
Research best
practice in curriculum
innovation to raise
achievement
Attendance at
Curriculum SIF and
Plym Consortium
meetings
Research best practice in
developing whole school
strategies of how data
drives school
improvement, and in
developing whole school
strategies in ensuring
the rapid closing of
achievement gaps
Attendance at
Research best practice in
raising achievement at
Post-16, including
curriculum design,
improving T&L and
widening participation
Research best practice in
opportunities for
developing student
leadership skills across the
Research best practice
in engaging parents in
students’ learning
opportunities through
use of the SLG and
Digital Technologies, as
well as Digital
Technologies & social
media to support
teaching, learning and
communication
Research best practice
in establishing best
value for money in all
aspects of schoolworking
Explore external
opportunities for
income generation and
capital funding
Attendance at School
Newsletters, internal
& external
communications &
media links
Oversight of social
media use for
marketing &
communication
Parent communication
E-safety & support for
parents & students
Attendance at
Academic Council
meetings
Curriculum SIF and Plym
Consortium meetings
Raising Standards
Leader for PiXL
school
Research best practice in
CIAG and forging links with
Employers, Training
Providers, and Further and
Higher Education
Institutions
Attendance at Curriculum
SIF and Plym Consortium
meetings
Forum
Governor meetings
- Full Governing Body
- C&L committee
- Personnel & Support
committee
- Full Governing Body
- Personnel & Support
committee
- Full Governing Body
- C&L committee
- Full Governing Body
- C&L committee
- Full Governing Body
- C&L committee
- Full Governing Body
- C&L committee
- Full Governing Body
- Finance committee
- Premises, Grounds &
Environment
committee
Accountable to
- Principal
- Curriculum & Learning
Governors
- Full Governing Body
- Principal
- Personnel & Support
Governors
- Full Governing Body
- Principal
- Curriculum &
Learning Governors
- Full Governing Body
- Principal
- Curriculum & Learning
Governors
- Full Governing Body
- Principal
- Curriculum & Learning
Governors
- Full Governing Body
- Principal
- Curriculum & Learning
Governors
- Full Governing Body
- Principal
- Premises, Grounds &
Environment Governors
- Finance Governors
- Full Governing Body
Core Purpose
All members of the school’s leadership team will assist the Principal in ensuring the highest possible educational standards in the school and in creating an ethos
and culture based on positive thinking and where professional expectations are high and where students and staff feel valued.
All members of the Leadership Team play a key role in the strategic development of the school, supporting the Principal in creating a long-term vision and in
implementing policies and Standard Operating Procedures on a day to day basis.
Together, the Leadership Team promotes the school as a highly effective learning community. The core business of the school is learning and teaching and all
members of the Leadership Team members are expected to act as role models for classroom practice and discharge their teaching duties effectively.
The Leadership Team will explicitly model the behaviours expected of all those young people and adults associated with Hele’s School, and ensure high visibility
around the school, both throughout the school day and also at all school events, in and out of school time.
*TLR offered for operational aspect of this element
Note: This overview will be ‘fine-tuned’ in the summer term once all posts have been filled. Hence, line management responsibilities and some duties might be
tweaked, according to the skill set of the incoming Assistant Principals.