Zen Educate
Location
Looe, Cornwall | United Kingdom
Job description
What skills and experience we're looking for SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES Leadership and personal development Driving the strategic direction of the school and working collaboratively with all stakeholders to embed this in every aspect of the school community. Creating a strategic plan to deliver the Trust/School vision and empowering staff to support its implementation. Developing, motivating and retaining high-quality staff through two-way performance feedback and continuing professional development. Creating opportunities for staff to learn and develop to perform their roles in the most effective way possible. Partnering with the governor hub to ensure that the school provides excellent teaching and raises achievement. To identify, support and develop the future staff leaders at the school so that they reach their full potential. Achieving outcomes in teaching and learning Engaging staff to embed a culture of high expectations, to enable each pupil to achieve their potential. Leading by example in providing inspirational and creative ways of delivery high-quality teaching and learning. Providing support and challenge to the staff to enable pupils of all abilities with the opportunity to learn and raise educational standards. Monitoring and evaluating the curriculum and learning outcomes to ensure that it remain relevant, challenging and engaging to pupils at all levels. Management of resources and school operations Prioritising resources and overseeing the operational administration of the school to create an environment for high quality teaching and learning. Planning, monitoring and making decisions regarding the school's budget to ensure high educational achievement. Interpreting and analysing data and trends to support the continued development of the school and staff performance, taking action where necessary with targeted interventions. Community Ability to create links between school and the local and wider community which enhance the school and enrich the learning experiences of pupils Safeguarding Demonstrate the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people. Demonstrate appropriate behaviour and attitudes towards safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children including the appropriate use of authority and maintaining discipline. Demonstrate emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours. E&D A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Effective communicator who is able to articulate what the Trust/school's vision means for all staff and provides them with clear expectations in order to support its implementation. Collaborative leader who is able to motivate the team to deliver in periods of both stability and change. Enjoys working with the school community and stakeholders, and puts the pupils' development at the heart of everything they do. Is approachable, personable and open to ideas and opinions of how to deliver the Trust/school's vision in new and innovative ways. A creative and deep-thinker who creates the space to think strategically about the school's development as a centre of excellence. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE A degree and qualified teacher status. An experienced Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher. Experience of working successfully as part of a senior management team. Recent relevant continued professional development. What the school offers its staff We can offer: Competitive salary (to match the skills and experience of the successful candidate) A supportive and highly experienced senior management team including mentoring and coaching from the Chief Executive and School Improvement Team. A genuine opportunity to make a difference to the benefit of pupils and their local community. An exciting, successful, well organised and vibrant environment in which to work. The opportunity to build on the recent successful Ofsted inspection. A fantastic community of parents and children who deserve the best. A highly skilled and driven team of friendly teachers and support staff to work with. Opportunity to be part of a large staff team committed to genuine collaborative working. Very supportive and highly committed Governor Hub and Board of Trustees. Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing support package. Further details about the role Teaching commitment: 0.4 (2 days per week)
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