The Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School

ENTRY DETAILS
Name of the person you are entering for the award
School name
School address and postcode
Their job title
Length of time they have been teaching
Length of time they have been teaching in their current school
The teaching qualification they hold
CONTACT DETAILS
Your name
Your job title
Your email address
Your contact numbers / Work no: / Mobile no:
Chair of governor’s name & email address
Chair of governor’s PA name & email address
Deputy Headteacher’s name & email address

ELIGIBILITY

  • Please ensure you read through the eligibility, criteria and questions carefully before submitting your entry.
  • This award is open to all secondary phase headteachers, who have been headteacher in their current school for a minimum of 3 years.
  • Applications from state and independent schools are welcome.
  • All entrants in this category must hold qualified teacher status.

CORE QUESTION

Does this headteacherprovide outstanding leadership with a clear and compelling vision for success?

GUIDANCE

The focus of the Pearson Teaching Awards criteria is teaching and learning.

  • Please think about the core question and address the category criteria when completing your entry.
  • Criteria questions are designed as a prompt to help you in formulating your entry and to give guidance on the type of questions that panel members will be exploring to compile their shortlist of finalists.
  • It is recommended that you provide written evidence and examples to support your statements wherever possible. Additional evidence can be shown to our judges when they visit your school, should your nominee be shortlisted.
  • It is recommended that you write approximately 250 words per section.

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY

  • Once you have completed the form below please email your entry to by 16th March 2018 at 17:00
  • We will send the teacher you are entering a thank you card. The text you write in the opening statement box doubles as a ‘thank you message’. This will be sent to the nominated teacher,if they request to see it.
  • Please complete all criteria question boxes below.
  • Please remember that we recommend approximately 250 words per criteria.
  • Please note, incomplete entries will not go forward for shortlisting.

Opening Statement

Describe why you would like to enter this person for this award. This section can be as many words as you wish.

Criteria 1.Vision.

Secures the complete commitment of key parties, including governors, parents, staff, and pupils to a clear and compelling vision and values for the school and its pupils.

QUESTIONS:

  1. What is the school’s vision? What are the core values or ethos of the school?
  2. How does the headteacher engage others’ complete commitment (including governors, parents, teachers and pupils) to the school’s vision and values?
  3. What evidence is there of complete commitment to the vision and to a common ethos across the school?

Please answer in approx. 250 wordsbelow.

Criteria 2. Resources.

Acts to secure the resources needed to develop the capacity of the school and to deliver its vision.

QUESTIONS:

  1. How does the headteachersecure the resources needed to deliver the school’s vision and ethos?
  2. How dos the headteacher develop the capability of managers, teachers and staff in the school?

Please answer in approx. 250 words below.

Criteria 3. Learning Environment.

Creates a culture and climate across the school which is characterized by the highest expectations, enthusiasm for learning and a commitment to achieving outstanding results.

QUESTIONS:

  1. What evidence is there of high expectations, enthusiasm for teaching and learning and outstanding results across the school?
  2. What role does the headteacher play in engaging adults in the school in their own professional development?
  3. How does theheadteacheract to ensure the school facilitates the academic and social development of every pupil?

Please answer in approx. 250 words below.

Criteria 4. Leadership

Draws on a range of leadership styles and behaviours to manage people and situations over the short, medium and long term.

QUESTIONS:

  1. How does theheadteacheradapt his or her approach to meet the needs of different people and situations?
  2. What examples do you have of times when the headteacher has managed people or situations effectively? What was the outcome?
  3. How are the headteacher’s leadership skills reflected in the school’s progress and in the quality of the headteacher’s relationships with others?
  4. How does this headteacher share expertise?

Please answer in approx. 250 words below.

Additional information (optional)

If you would like to add any additional information that you feel would enhance the entry that does not fall within the criteria above, please tell us about it below.

Please now save this form, and email it as an attachment to . You will receive an email acknowledgement when this has been received.

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