APPLICATION PACK FOR

HEADTEACHER OF TEMPLEWOOD SCHOOL

Contents

Letter from Co Chair of Governors

Key responsibilities

Person specification

How to apply

‘Roots to Grow and Wings to Fly’

Letter from our Co Chair of Governors

Dear Applicant

Thank you for your interest in the role of Headteacher. We are delighted that you see Templewood as a school where you can make an impact. We know that Templewood will provide an outstanding opportunity as you seek to make the next step in your career.

The Governors at Templewood are proud to be part of an outstanding school. We believe that a key part of this success is the strong links and relationships that have been developed between staff, pupils, parents and the broader school community.

In recruiting a Headteacher we are seeking someone to shape and share our vision and ethos. We recognise that there are many challenges in the education system and that there are further changes ahead. By working together, we want to ensure that Templewood maintains its wonderful learning environment for every pupil and proactively prepares to thrive in an uncertain future.

If you think you have what it takes to drive Templewood forward then please come and visit us, speak to the current Head and talk with the children.

We will be inviting those applicants short-listed to attend an interview day on 24th January 2017.

Should you have any questions ahead of this, please contact our Co-Chair of Governors on: chairofgovernors@templewood.herts.sch.uk

Thank you for your interest in Templewood School.

Yours faithfully,

Mr M Thomas and Mr I Critchley

Co-Chairs of Templewood School Governing Body

Key Responsibilities

Hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on providing a world-class education for the pupils they serve.

Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards their pupils and staff, and towards parents, governors and members of the local community.

Lead by example - with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity - drawing on their own scholarship, expertise and skills, and that of those around them.

Sustain wide, current knowledge and understanding of education and school systems locally, nationally and globally, and pursue continuous professional development.

Work with political and financial astuteness, within a clear set of principles centred on the school’s vision, ably translating local and national policy into the school’s context.

Communicate compellingly the school’s vision and drive the strategic leadership, empowering all pupils and staff to excel.

Qualities and Knowledge

Pupils and staff

Demand ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality, instilling a strong sense of accountability in staff for the impact of their work on pupils’ outcomes.

Secure excellent teaching through an analytical understanding of how pupils learn and of the core features of successful classroom practice and curriculum design, leading to rich curriculum opportunities and pupils’ well-being.

Establish an educational culture of ‘open classrooms’ as a basis for sharing best practice within and between schools, drawing on and conducting relevant research and robust data analysis.

Create an ethos within which all staff are motivated and supported to develop their own skills and subject knowledge, and to support each other.

Identify emerging talents, coaching current and aspiring leaders in a climate where excellence is the standard, leading to clear succession planning.

Hold all staff to account for their professional conduct and practice.

Key Responsibilities

Systems and Process

Ensure that the school’s systems, organisation and processes are well considered, efficient and fit for purpose, upholding the

principles of transparency, integrity and probity.

Provide a safe, calm and well-ordered environment for all pupils and staff, focused on safeguarding pupils and developing

their exemplary behaviour in school and in the wider society.

Establish rigorous, fair and transparent systems and measures for managing the performance of all staff, addressing any

under-performance, supporting staff to improve and valuing excellent practice.

Key Responsibilities

Welcome strong governance and actively support the governing board to understand its role and deliver its functions effectively – in particular its functions to set school strategy and hold the headteacher to account for pupil, staff and financial performance. Exercise strategic, curriculum-led financial planning to ensure the equitable deployment of budgets and resources, in the best interests of pupils’ achievements and the school’s sustainability. Distribute leadership throughout the organisation, forging teams of colleagues who have distinct roles and responsibilities and hold each other to account for their decision making.

The self-improving school system

Create outward-facing school which work with other schools and organisations - in a climate of mutual challenge - to champion best practice and secure excellent achievements for all pupils.

Develop effective relationships with fellow professionals and colleagues in other public services to improve academic and social outcomes for all pupils.

Challenge educational orthodoxies in the best interests of achieving excellence, harnessing the findings of well evidenced research to frame self-regulating and self-improving schools.

Shape the current and future quality of the teaching profession through high quality training and sustained professional development for all staff.

Model entrepreneurial and innovative approaches to school improvement, leadership and governance, confident of the vital contribution of internal and external accountability.

Inspire and influence others - within and beyond schools - to believe in the fundamental importance of education in young people’s lives and to promote the value of education

Key Responsibilities

Person specification

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Qualifications

Qualified teacher status E

Degree or Equivalent E

Professional Development Evidence of appropriate professional development for the role of

Headteacher E

Evidence of recent leadership and management professional

development E

Has successfully undertaken appropriate Child Protection

training/Designated Senior Leader training D

Has successfully undertaken approved ‘safer recruitment’ training D

Person specification

Leadership and Management, Teaching and Learning Experience Recent successful leadership as a highly successful Head, Deputy or

Assistant Headteacher E

Have taken an active involvement in school self-evaluation and

development planning E

Experience of implementing a strategic plan across the whole

school, identifying priorities and evaluating the impact E

Evidence of excellent communication and dialogue with the parent

body D

Previous involvement in financial management of a primary school D

Knowledge and understanding of strategic financial planning and

budgetary management and their contribution to school

development and pupil achievement

D

Have had responsibility for whole school policy development and

implementation D

Experience of working with all stakeholders, including governors,

pupils, parents and school improvement partners to drive school

improvement

E

Absolute commitment to safeguarding E

Evidence of commitment to promoting health and safety and the

welfare of children E

Person specification

Leadership and Management, Teaching and Learning Experience A leader of learning, demonstrating, promoting and encouraging

outstanding classroom practice E

Record of recent, successful class teaching with substantial

experience of the primary age range E

Experience of using assessment data to inform decision making E

Experience of a broad, balanced and stimulating curriculum which

inspires pupils to learn. Enriched by extra-curricular activities E

Knowledge, understanding and proven experience of how of raise

achievements across the school E

Ability to identify excellent classroom practice to enable teachers to

improve, through effective feedback E

Able to analyse complex issues relating to children's attainment and

progress and develop effective and creative responses E

Secure knowledge of Early years foundation stage (EYFS) D

A strong understanding of the national curriculum and age related

expectations E

Actively encourages and promotes diversity E

Person specification

Leadership and Management, Teaching and Learning Experience

Ability to articulate a clear vision for the future E

Proven record of inspiring, enabling and motivating others to

succeed D

Able to delegate and effectively achieve outcomes and provide

development opportunities for staff E

Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal

communication skills (which will be assess at all stages of the

process) and experience of different media outlets, including social

media

E

Experience of managing and leading change D

Maintains a constant focus on long term goals while meeting the

demands of immediate operational challenges

E

Leads by example – with integrity and resilience E

Personal Qualities A genuine passion for education, coupled with the ability and

enthusiasm, to see every child fulfil their potential E

Leads by example with confidence, integrity and resilience E

Person specification

Personal Qualities Visible and approachable, empathetic and enjoys engaging with

children, staff, parents and the wider community E

Natural networker able to engage effectively within school and the

wider community E

Flexible leadership style, being ‘hands on’ when required E

Demonstrate a capacity for sustained hard work with energy,

enthusiasm and drive E

Ability to influence at all levels, securing a consensus across a range

of complex stakeholders in sensitive and challenging situations D

Uncompromising expectations seeking high achievement for all

pupils regardless of their starting point E

Ability to build and sustain effective relationships at all levels D

Works collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including

pupils, staff, governors and parents to drive school improvement.

Develops and maintains strong, genuine and mutually beneficial

relationships with people of varying styles

E

If you would like to apply for this post, please download and complete the application form via: www.teachinherts.com Please return your completed application to las.governors@hertsforlearning.co.uk by 12pm 16th January 2017 For application queries please contact the SPLASH Team on 01438 843465

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. For further information and to visit the school please contact Ms Halsey, Office Manager on 01707 324251

Application Information

‘Roots to Grow and Wings to Fly’