Principal

Inspirational and Strategic Leadership

· Promote an inspiring vision dedicated to high standards that is shared by all members of the school community.

· Initiate, prioritise and lead improvement activities through effective strategic leadership and planning which supports the schools vision, mission and values.

· Communicate a clear view of the school’s aims so that all staff know what is required of them and are competent and committed to achieving the school’s goals

· Distribute leadership effectively to achieve high standards of learning and personal development by creating an ethos of collective responsibility and mutual support.

· Inspire and empower senior and middle leaders by clearly defining all roles and aligning these roles with school priorities.

· Work effectively with all stakeholders to ensure informed, responsive and sensitive decision making, which helps to direct change and effective management of school resources.

· Ensure that the levels of students’ attainment and the quality of teaching successfully align with the schools’ promise to parents.

· Clearly and comfortably delegate work, trusting and empowering others to perform.

· Provide regular feedback and motivation to others to successfully achieve their targets.

· Encourage others to contribute, creating a spirit of teamwork and opportunities for cooperation and collaboration between departments.

Self - Evaluation and Improvement Planning

· Ensure that the school’s academic program aligns with the agreed curriculum standards and challenges studentsof all abilities.

· Involve all staff in systematic, rigorous self-evaluation with the explicit purpose of improving the quality of students’ experiences and their standards of attainment.

· Take positive steps to gather the views of parents, students and others about the quality of service provided by the school.

· Work collaboratively with external bodies to achieve excellent accreditation results, inspections and evaluations.

· Ensure that senior leaders monitor teachers’ plans, evaluate students’ classroom experiences, track students’ attainment and evaluate progress towards meeting agreed targets

· Ensure that senior leaders effectively monitor the effectiveness of staff teams.

· Ensure that senior leaders set aspirational yet realistic goals aimed at improving students’

performance.

· Ensure that all improvement activities are focused on creating impact and raising quality.

· Monitor and manage change quickly, flexibly and successfully.

· Execute school strategic plan effectively.

Effective and Efficient Management of Resources

· Work closely with the SLT and administrative support staff to ensure that all policies, procedures and routines across the school are effective and efficient.

· Ensure that all academic staff are well qualified and experienced, trained to unpack and deliver the curriculum standards and are deployed effectively to support the school.

· Identify career path and succession plans for all members of school staff and prepare the annual recruitment plan in the first half of the academic year.

· Recruit high quality new/replacement staff, and ensure all new staff given a thorough and full induction.

· Ensure accountability of the school’s actions and outcomes with regards to all matters of compliance and health and safety requirements.

· Ensure that all schools policies, procedures and routines are effective, efficient and reviewed annually with appropriate staff members.

· Ensure that all staff members are appraised annually providing recognition for areas of strength and recommendations for areas of development and growth.

· Work collaboratively with SLT to develop CAPEX and Consumable budgets, and monitor performance against these budget lines.

Parent, Student and Community Relationships

· Build and maintain relationships with parents and students and the community by establishing regular communications with all members of the school community, both internally and externally.

· Be highly visible and readily available to the school community as required.

· Encourage opportunities for students to take active leadership roles and assume responsibilities for different activities within the school.

· Engage parents as active partners in their children’s learning in a variety of ways.

· Encourage positive and regular participation of students and parents at school events.

· Consult the student and parent community about the work of the school on a regular basis and ensure that parents views are received respectfully and help guide the school’s development.

· Ensure a proactive approach in delivering operational excellence focused on extraordinary service across all aspects of school life.

· Attend external events and festivals, including those out of school hours, and contribute to PR activities, media opportunities to represent and act as an ambassador for the school and other ISS Schools.

· Achieve positive parental engagement and satisfaction.