Senior HR Administrator and PA to Headteacher

School Values

As a Catholic school with a strong Christian ethos we actively support and promote a value-based education. By living out our 4Rs – Relationships, Resilience, Responsibility and Respect, we encourage the whole school community to:

• Think about and reflect upon positive Christian, British and Universal values
  
• Experience how living out these values impacts on themselves and others, in school, in the wider community and in the world
  
• Instil a sense of belonging to the school, the local community, the country they live in and the wider global community
  
• Inspire individuals to choose their own positive personal social, moral and spiritual values
  
•  Promote an inclusive school ethos and a learning climate that will raise aspirations and achievement
  
• Raise self-esteem and encourage children to take more responsibility for their own behaviour and learning
  

Aims

We aim to be a community working with church and home, which:-

• grows spiritually, morally and socially
  
• creates a safe and friendly environment
  
• values and respects everyone
  
• provides a broad and balanced curriculum
  
• has high expectations
  
• is accessible to all
  
• celebrates the richness of the multi-cultural community
  
• enjoys learning
  
• has high self-esteem
  

School Organisation

St. Elizabeth School is attractively sited in Bonner Road, close to Victoria Park.

It is a two-form entry school with a Nursery attached. The Nursery currently offers a mixture of part time and full time places and the school is looking to expand on its fulltime provision.

There are 2 Reception Classes [ages 4 to 5], 4 Key Stage 1 classes [ages 5 to 7] and 8 Key Stage 2 Classes [ages 7 to 11]. All classes are mixed ability with a gender balance, as far as possible. The maximum number of children per class is 30 and the standard number per year group is 60.

The Governing Body

The Governing Body has an entitlement to 14 members, as follows:-

• 8 Foundation Governors appointed by the Bishop
  
• 1 LEA Governors appointed by Tower Hamlets
  
• 3 Parent Governors elected by the parents of the school
  
• 2 staff governors [inc. Headteacher]
  

Duties of the Governors:

These are:-

• helping to establish [with the Head Teacher] the aims and policies of the school and how the standards of education can be improved.
  
• deciding the conduct of the school, how in general terms it should be run.
  
• helping to draw up [with the head and staff] the School Improvement Plan.
  
• helping to decide how to spend the school’s budget.
  
• making sure that the National Curriculum and Religious Education are taught.
  
• selecting the Headteacher.
  
• appointing staff.
  
• acting as a link between the local community and the school
  
• ensuring the school has a self-evaluation form in place
  
• drawing up the action plan after an OFSTED inspection and monitoring how the plan is put into progress.
  

Staff Structure

• Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Assistant Head Teacher, School Business Manager
  
• 14 class teachers
  
• 1 nursery teacher
  
• 55 Support Staff