The Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Secondary School

ABOUT THE PERSON YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE FOR THIS AWARD
The name of the person you would like to nominate for this award
Their job title
How long have they been teaching?
ABOUT YOU
Your name
Your job title
Your email address
Your phone number
ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL
School name
School address
School postcode
Deputy Headteacher name

Please ensure you read through the eligibility, criteria and questions carefully before submitting your entry.

Eligibility

Open to all secondary phase headteachers

Core Question

Does the headteacher provide outstanding leadership with a clear and compelling vision for success?

Guidance

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

§  Please address the core question and 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 evidence and examples to support your statements wherever possible.

§  It is recommended that you write no more than 500 words per section.

Submitting your entry

Once you have completed the form below please email your entry to by 24th March 2017 at 17:00

Opening Statement
Describe why you would like to nominate this person for this award.
Criteria 1 / Criteria 1 Questions
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 / What is the school’s vision? What are the core values or ethos of the school?
How does the headteacher engage others’ complete commitment (including governors, parents, teachers and pupils) to the school’s vision and values?
What evidence is there of complete commitment to the vision and to a common ethos across the school?
Criteria 2 / Criteria 2 Questions
Resources
Acts to secure the resources needed to develop the capacity of the school and to deliver its vision / How does the headteacher secure the resources needed to deliver the school’s vision and ethos?
How does the headteacher develop the capability of managers, teachers and staff in the school?
Criteria 3 / Criteria 3 Questions
Learning environment
Creates a culture and climate across the school which is characterised by the highest expectations, enthusiasm for teaching and learning and a commitment to achieving outstanding results / What evidence is there of high expectations, enthusiasm for teaching and learning and outstanding results across the school?
What role does the headteacher play in engaging adults in the school in their own professional development?
How does the headteacher act to ensure the school facilitates the academic and social development of every pupil?
Criteria 4 / Criteria 4 Questions
Leadership
Draws on a range of leadership styles and behaviours to manage people and situations over the short, medium and long term / How does the headteacher adapt his or her approach to meet the needs of different people and situations?
What examples do you have of times when the headteacher has managed people or situations effectively? What was the outcome?
How are the headteacher’s leadership skills reflected in the school’s progress and in the quality of the headteacher’s relationships with others?
How does this headteacher share expertise?
Additional information (optional)

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