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Vice Principal

Job details

We seek to recruit an exceptional leader at Earl Mortimer College who will lead on whole school development and improvement.

Job Description: Vice Principal, Responsible to: Principal

Core Purpose

Alongside the Principal and the Governing Body, the Vice Principal will:

·         Contribute to the leadership of the school, assisting the Principal to secure its success and improvement

·         Manage the day-to-day operation of the school and ensure all students will benefit from high quality education

·         Create and implement a shared vision for school development

·         Contribute to work within the wider school community to ensure agreed objectives and operational plans promote and sustain school improvement

·         Motivate and work with others to develop a shared culture and positive climate with a focus upon collaboration and partnership working

·         Assist in the strategic planning process, taking into account the diversity, values and experience of the school and community

·         To deputise in the absence of the Principal, as required

 

Key Areas of Responsibility: Quality of Education

·         Deputise for the Principal as required

·         Lead and direct middle leaders and teaching staff to plan, design and implement and effective whole school curriculum to meet the needs of all students

·         Regularly review the school’s curriculum offer, ensuring that our offer meets national requirements (expected updated national curriculum for 2025-26 academic year) across all key stages

·         Lead the whole school literacy strategy, with a focus on reading, to ensure that all students are able to access the curriculum

·         Co-ordinate and lead the Gifted & Talented programme

·         Alongside other leaders, monitor subject curriculum maps and development plans to ensure that all staff are implementing the agreed curriculum and that subject leaders are regularly reviewing and improving the curriculum offer in their areas

·         Work with the Principal to devise the whole school timetable using Edval, regularly reviewing teaching groups, setting and teacher allocation as appropriate

·         Review and update curricular policies in light of national developments and legislative requirements

·         Develop the school’s approach to teaching and learning, explicitly linking this to the development of an effective curriculum, working with other leaders as appropriate

·         Work alongside other leaders to monitor and evaluate the quality of the learning environment to ensure it promotes effective teaching, learning and assessment

·         Work with other leaders to have an overview of all student qualifications and accreditations within the school, ensuring the offer is appropriate in preparing students for their next steps

·         Contribute to the school’s quality assurance process by leading subject reviews, supporting middle leaders in identifying strengths and areas for development in the quality of education in their area

·         Lead professional development opportunities for middle leaders, including engagement with NPQs

·         Work with other leaders to line manage and develop a range of subject leaders/ subject

Developing Self and Working with Others

Managing effective relationships and communication with colleagues is an important skill for the Vice Principal post. The Vice Principal will need to be committed to their own professional development in order to deal with the complexity and demands of the role, and also to support staff to achieve high standards through performance management and continuous professional development.

The Vice Principal under the direction of the Principal, and working with the Governing Body, will:

·         Treat people fairly, equitably and with respect to maintain a positive culture

·         Build a collaborative learning culture within the school and actively engage with other school to create effective learning communities

·         Contribute to the development of and maintain effective strategies and procedures for staff induction, professional development and performance review

·         Ensure effective planning, delegation, support and evaluation of work undertaken by teams and individuals, ensuring clear delegation of tasks and responsibilities

·         Develop and maintain a culture of high expectations for self and others, and take appropriate action where performance is unsatisfactory.

·         Regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for own development

·         Delegate tasks appropriately

·         Monitor and promote an appropriate work/life balance for self and others

 

Managing the Organisation

The Vice Principal provides effective organization and management of the school and seeks ways to improve organization structures and functions, based on rigorous self-evaluation. The Vice Principal should ensure that the school the people and resources within it are organized and managed to provide an efficient and safe learning environment. The Vice Principal should also seek to build a successful organization through effective collaborations with others.

The Vice Principal under the direction of the Principal, and working with the Governing Body, will:

·         Support the production and implementation of clear evidence-based improvement plans and policies based on realistic and thorough self-evaluation of performance

·         Ensure that policies and practices reflect both national and local circumstances, policies and initiatives with particular reference to the safeguarding agenda

·         Manage delegated financial and human resources effectively to achieve the planned outcomes

·         Support the recruitment, retention and deployment of staff appropriately to achieve the vision and goals of the school

·         Implement effective performance management for all staff they line manage

·         Manage the school environment effectively and efficiently to ensure that it meets the needs of the curriculum and health and safety regulations

·         Ensure that available resources are continually reviewed to improve the quality of education whilst providing value for money

·         Utilise appropriate technology to manage the school

Securing Accountability

All leaders have a responsibility to the school community and are accountable to a wide range of groups, including students, parents/carers, governors and the Local Authority. They are accountable for ensuring that students enjoy and benefit from a high quality education, for promoting collective responsibility within the whole school community and for contributing to the education service more widely.

The Vice Principal under the direction of the Principal, and working with the Governing Body, will:

·         Contribute to the development of a school ethos that enables everyone to work collaboratively, accept responsibility for outcomes and celebrate success

·         Assist the Principal to ensure that individual staff accountabilities are clearly defined, understood and agreed and are subject to rigorous review and evaluation

·         Contribute to the work of the Governing Body, providing information, objective advice and support, to help it meet its responsibilities

·         Develop and present a coherent, accurate and understandable account of the school’s performance to a range of audiences including Governors, parents/carers and external agencies

·         Reflect on personal contribution to school achievement and take account of feedback from others

Strengthening Community

Schools exist in a distinctive social context which has a direct impact on what happens inside the school. School leadership should commit to engaging with the internal and external school community. Leaders should collaborate with other schools in order to share expertise and bring positive benefits to their own and other schools. They should work collaboratively at both strategic and operational levels with parents/carers and across multiple agencies for the wellbeing of all children.

The Vice Principal under the direction of the Principal, and working with the Governing Body, will:

·         Ensure that students have opportunities for a range of learning experiences linked with the wider community

·         Collaborate with other agencies in providing for the academic, spiritual, moral, health, social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of students and their families

·         Create and maintain an effective partnership with parents/carers to improve students’ achievement and to support their personal development

·         Contribute to the promotion of positive strategies for challenging prejudice and dealing with racial harassment

·         Maximise opportunities to invite parents/carers, community figures, businesses and other organisations into the school to enrich and enhance its value to the wider community

·         Co-operate and work with relevant agencies to protect children

·         Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

·         Ensure the school fulfils a key role in Local Authority processes relating to targeted support for vulnerable children and young people

Other Standard Clauses

·         Any other duties and responsibilities within the range of the salary grade

·         All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to the school’s existing policies such as Child Protection, Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities, UK GRPR and so on.

General

·         Demonstrate a commitment to the values and principles which underpin the school and to continuous improvement in all aspects of its work

·         Contributing to a shared vision by being a positive role model, demonstrating high professional standards

·         Enjoying working with other people, seeking to develop as part of a team as well as individually.

·         Demonstrating a commitment to quality in every aspect of school life, being prepared to go the extra mile in the interest of the students and families connected to the school

·         Attend relevant Governors’ meetings

·         Take assemblies and carry out SLT duty responsibilities as required

·         To undertake any other duties, commensurate within the grade, at the discretion of the Principal

Earl Mortimer College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For more information contact

For more information please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@emc.hereford.sch.uk

Hoople Ltd is working on behalf of our Client as a Recruitment Agency.