Assistant Headteacher

Application Pack (only)

Start Date: September 2017

Salary: Leadership Spine 6-10

Contract: Full time

Closing Date: 27th April 2017

Interviews: 3rd May

Thank you for your interest in working at Homewood College.

We are looking for a highly organised and well-motivated leader to join our highly organised and well-motivated team. At Homewood College we are looking for a person who will dovetail with our team who has organisational skills and interpersonal skills to drive school development and lead by example:

An excellent class room practitioner with a commitment to ensuring all children make progress.
A commitment to supporting Behaviour and Attendance encouraging innovative teaching, learning engagement and continuous improvement.
The ability/ capacity to analyse school achievement and plan strategically.
The ability/ capacity to track the impact of school incentives with staff and Governors.
Have a strong vision and commitment to the school and the ability to work in partnership with all pupils, staff, senior leadership and Governors.

In return we offer:

Continuous opportunities for professional development.

An ambitious and supportive Governance.
An ambitious and dedicated staff team.
The opportunity to change the lives of the children.
Ongoing and (negotiated ) CPD programme that support succession management and the opportunity to progress.

Visits are encouraged. Visits will take place on

Wednesday 5th April 2017 and 26 April 2017 at 2pm.

Please phone the school office on to book 01273 604472

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email (preferably) or telephone with details of the interview process. If you have not heard from us by the end of Friday 27th April 2017 then your application has not been short-listed on this occasion and we are unable to provide further feedback at this stage in the process.

On the following pages of this pack you will find details of how to apply and a copy of the person specification.

HOW TO APPLY

Completing the Application Form:

This can be accessed by contacting the school:

Email:
Telephone 01273 604472 (ask for Kim Breckell)
Online: Homewood College Website;

The whole of your application form and any additional information may be photocopied for the short-listing panel. Your form should therefore be typed or clearly written in black ink. Whilst additional sheets or supplementary information may accompany your application form, please note that CVs alone will not be considered.

The short-listing/appointments panel will assess applications against the criteria set out in the person specification for the post you have applied for. When completing the application form please ensure that you address these areas in your application, particularly the essential criteria, giving examples to demonstrate how you meet the criteria.

You can also print your application form and send it by post to:

K Breckell

Homewood College

Queensdown Road

Brighton

BN1 7LA

References, Health & DBS Clearance:

All offers of employment with Homewood College are made subject to receipt of two satisfactory employment references, health clearance and an enhanced DBS clearance.

References: Please note that references will be taken up prior to interview. If for any reason you do not wish us to contact a referee prior to interview or a job offer, please indicate this clearly on the appropriate section of the application form.

Health Clearance: If you are offered a post with us, you will be asked to complete a medical questionnaire. An offer of employment will only be confirmed by Homewood College once this assessment has been completed and confirmation of health clearance is received in respect of the role offered to you. Please note that the Health Questionnaires are totally confidential.

Disclosure & Barring Service: Homewood College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to appropriate vetting including an enhanced DBS disclosure check before the successful applicant can take up post.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form: We hope very much that you will complete and return the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. We would wish to assure you that the form will be used purely for monitoring purposes

Person Specification

Please note this document should be read alongside the ‘Conditions of Deputy Headteachers and Assistant Headteachers’ in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document

Key: E – Essential; D-Desirable;

Education and Experience

Qualified Teaching Status
Evidence of relevant & continuous professional development / E
Evidence of excellent classroom teaching / E
Significant experience teaching Key Stage 3/4 / E
Experience of effecting positive change in teaching, learning or curriculum either at class, phase or whole school level / E
Experience of leadership role within a school (Assistant Head, Head of Faculty/ Department, Head of House, Head of Year, Phase or Team Leader) / D
B. Personal aptitudes and abilities / E
Passionate about teaching and learning and committed to delivering an excellent curriculum support / E
Have the enthusiasm and vision to work with and maintain our vision, ethos and values / E
Able to demonstrate optimism, positivity and humour / E
Welcoming and approachable to children, families, staff, and the community / E
Be willing to learn and actively engage in your own development / E
Be well-organised and able to set and keep to timescales /deadlines / E
Able to think creatively in difficult circumstances / E
Able to build relationships based on respect with students with SEMH / E
Able to encourage engagement and support others in engaging students / E
C. Professional knowledge and skills
Able to deputise in the absence of the Deputy/ Headteacher / E
Able to think strategically whilst having and an eye for detail / E
Able to inspire, challenge and empower individuals and teams / E
Works with staff and governors in setting, monitoring and achieving challenging goals and targets / E
Understanding and experience of how data, pupil tracking and target setting can be used to raise standards and expectations / E
Able to lead by example, displaying integrity, resilience and clarity / E
Be passionate about Inclusion and the importance and value of every child / E
Maintain and develop a safe, calm and inspiring environment for all pupils / E
A good understanding of up to date policy and practice with regard to Safeguarding / E
Able to lead whole school Collective Worship / D
Be accountable for the development of colleagues / E
Be prepared to lead a core and other subject areas / E
Understand the impact of a values led policy and practise / E
Knowledge of RPI (teamteach) not essential / N/E
Knowledge of therapeutic counselling not essential / N/E
Knowledge of Behaviour Management / D

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title: ASSISTANT Head Teacher (only)

Purpose:

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils aged 11-19 and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
To monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils as a Teacher/Form Tutor.
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve the highest of standards.
To share and support the Trust’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for pupils’ personal and academic growth.

Reporting to: Headteacherr/ Deputy Headteacher

Responsible for:

The provision of a full learning experience and support for pupils in accordance with the professional duties of a teacher.

Liaising with:

The Governors, Headteacher / Deputy Headteacher teaching/support staff, external agencies and parents/carers.

The following information is furnished to assist staff joining the College to understand and appreciate the work content of their post and the role they play in the establishment.
MAIN (CORE) DUTIES:
To carry out the professional duties of a school Teacher as provided for under the relevant sections of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
Operational/Strategic Planning

To contribute to the school’s development plan and its implementation.
To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in your curriculum area.
To plan and prepare courses and lessons.
To contribute to whole School planning activities.
Attend curriculum meetings

Curriculum provision
To assist the subject lead to ensure that the curriculum area provides a range of teaching that complements the school’s strategic objectives
Curriculum development
To assist in the process of curriculum development and change so as to ensure the continued relevance to the needs of pupils, examining and awarding bodies and the schools’s mission and strategic objectives.
Staff development

To take part in the school’s staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.
To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods, engagement Behaviour to Learn and behaviour management.
To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process.

Recruitment/deployment of staff:

To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom and cover/support.
To work as a member of SLT to contribute positively and maintain effective working relations within the school.

Quality Assurance

To help implement the school’s quality procedures and adhere to them.
To contribute to the process of monitoring and evaluation of the curriculum area in line with agreed College procedures, including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria.
To seek/implement modification and improvement where required.
To review from time to time methods of teaching and programmes of work.
To take part, as may be required, in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the College.

Management information:

To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant, accurate and up-to-date information for the College’s information system, eg SIMs etc.
To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of pupils.
To track pupil attendance, progress and use information to inform teaching and learning
To monitor absence from lessons, patterns of absence and lack of engagement

Communications:

To communicate effectively with pupils, parents, staff as appropriate.
Where appropriate, to communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside the College.
To follow agreed policies for communications in the College.

Marketing and liaison:

To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open days, Target Setting Days, Review Days and liaison events with partner schools.
To contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies and other schools

Management of resources:

To contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials
To assist the Deputy Head and subjects lead to identify resource needs and to contribute to the efficient/effective use of physical resources.
To cooperate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the college, department and the pupils.

Pastoral system:

To promote the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of the group as a whole.
To liaise with the Deputy Headteacher/Behaviour and Welfare Lead/Pastoral Managers Tutors and (HL)TA’s to ensure the implementation of the HWC’s support systems.
To evaluate and monitor the progress of pupils and keep up-to-date pupil records as required.
To contribute to the preparation of action plans, risk assessment, ECHP reviews and progress files and other reports as appropriate.
To alert the appropriate staff to problems experienced by pupils and to make recommendations as to how these may be resolved.
To support appropriate staff with B2L and behaviour management strategies that encourage engagement in learning
To communicate, as appropriate, with the parents of pupils and with persons or bodies outside the college concerned with the welfare of individual pupils, after consultation with the appropriate senior staff. (Behaviour and Welfare Lead)
To contribute to PSHE, citizenship and enterprise education, assemblies according to the College policies and practices.
To support the college’s behaviour management protocols so that effective learning can take place

Teaching:

To teach pupils according to their educational needs including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupil in the College and elsewhere.
To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required.
To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of pupils.
To ensure that ICT, literacy, numeracy and college subject specialism(s) are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of pupils.
To undertake a designated programme of teaching to fully prepare pupils for all examinations and tests.
To ensure a high quality learning experience for pupils that meets internal and external quality standards.
To prepare and update teaching materials.

To use a variety of delivery methods that will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil needs and the demands of the syllabus and/or scheme of work.
To facilitate, model coach staff (as required) in delivery methodologies that are stimulating and appropriate to need
To maintain discipline in accordance with the College’s procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
To undertake assessment of pupils as requested by external examination bodies and College procedures.
To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required.
To jointly plan (as required) with any Learning Assistants or Learning Mentors allocated to students at the college

Other specific duties

To play a full part in the life of the College, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and pupils to follow this example.
To carry out pre-school, break, lunchtime and after school duties as assigned to you.
To actively promote the College’s mission statement. Ethos and policies.
To continue personal development as agreed.
To comply with the College Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
To undertake any other duty as specified by the Governors/Headteacher/Deputy Headtaecher not mentioned in the above.
To promote and safeguard the welfare of pupils for whom you are responsible or come into contact with.

Additional Specific Responsibilities
All Assistant Headteachers will carry out the professional duties as stated:

In particular, working with the Governors, Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and Behaviour and Welfare Lead on:
Strategic direction
School discipline
Overall standards
Managing the College
To line and performance manage staff assigned to them by the Headtaecher.

And, additionally:

tracking and monitoring the progress of pupils in College
tracking and monitoring of students in lessons
other roles as designated annually by the Headtaecher.
All adults employed by the College are responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children they are responsible for or come into contact with.
Whilst every endeavour has been made to outline all the duties and responsibilities of the post, this document does not specify every item in detail. Where broad headings have been used, all associated duties are naturally included in the job description.

Additional information about Homewood

About Us

Homewood College makes provision for learners with additional social, emotional and mental health needs. We aim to provide a safe, structured and stimulating environment that challenges learners and engages them positively in learning. We are committed to raising learners’ self-esteem and achieve this by providing opportunities for success and personal development through the formal curriculum and through additional activities planned around individual interests. We work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure the needs of learners are met and that they are well equipped to take advantage of post 16 opportunities. We follow the National Curriculum and all learners have access to a range of GCSE and other qualifications.

Vision and Values

As a school we believe in:

Aiming High with the help of our partners;
Keeping everyone safe and nurtured;
Developing independence;
Supporting all students to develop appropriate social skills
Developing coping strategies for anxiety and attachment
Developing learning for all;
Celebrating difference;
Being a community and in the community.

These values are translated into practice through our policies and practices and taken forward through our School Improvement Plan (SDIP is on the website)

Mission Statement

At Homewood College we are committed to supporting our young people to learn both socially and educationally. We will provide a nurturing and supportive environment where our learners feel safe, achieve, are successful and enjoy learning.

We will engage students’ in making a contribution to their school, and their local communities, in their journey to becoming independent learners and citizens.

Homewood College are supporting our Learners in expanding their life chances

Further information can be found on our website.

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Management structures

The structure below shows how we are operating at present and how we will continue for the foreseeable future.

The protocol for line management is that Head teacher will line manage the SLT.

The SLT with then Line Manage the tiers below. Staff should have had this explained to them on admission.

SLT Operational Lead (Deputy Headteacher) Anthony Carlo

Behaviour, Safeguarding and Welfare Lead is Martin Brown:

Therapeutic Lead is Frederique Haddad

Line management reviews of performance: FORMAL and INFORMAL

Informal reviews of performance can be done on request; they will not impinge on you performance reviews. Ask a member of SLT to come and observe – post observation there will be a feedback session.