WEST HATCH HIGH SCHOOL

THE BEST THAT I CAN BE

SLT ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

NOVEMBER 2016

Headteacher: Frances Howarth

Vision & Strategy

OFSTED Focus: Leadership and Management

Vision and strategic overview

Ethos, marketing and promotion of the school

Whole School Planning

Monitoring of OFSTED Action Plan, SEF/Whole School Evaluation and Review documentation

Staffing

Appointments

Line Management of School Leadership Team and Personnel Manager

Co-ordination of School Improvement strategies

Target setting (whole school)

Partnership working

OFSTED preparation and compliance

Academy Status and collaborative working with other schools

Quality standards

Reporting to Governors

Liaison with School Improvement Partner and PiXL Associate

Co-ordination of external partnerships and interschool visits programme

Media Relations

Premises management and development

School profile

Newsletters

Parents Voice – forums, co-ordination and liaison

Governor liaison and induction

Threshold and upper pay spine

Admissions

Stakeholder evaluation and review

Pupil scrutiny/pupil focused reviews

The Opportunity Curriculum and Enrichment Programme

Staff performance and capability

Internal and external communication

Liaison with staff unions and associations

Whole School Policies, review and implementation

Prospectus and promotional material

Parental engagement

SLT link meeting cycle

School teachers and support staff pay and progression

Oversight of Leadership Development Programme

Work of the school in the community

Appeals for school places

Buildings programme

Line Management Responsibility Associate Headteacher Raising Standards Leader KS4 Raising Standards Leader KS5 Assistant Headteacher Data Tracking and Achievement Business Manager PA and HR Manager History

Associate Headteacher: Dan Leonard

School Improvement, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

OFSTED Focus: Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

Curriculum KS3, KS4 and KS5 including spiritual, social, moral and cultural – design development, innovation and delivery.

Teaching and Learning, intervention, support and quality assurance.

Assessment for Learning, Marking and Homework.

School Improvement Plan and subsequent Department/House Improvement Plans.

Completion of School Self Evaluation Form.

Numeracy and Literacy strategy.

Staff Professional Development/training events and CPD.

Coordination of the Teaching and Learning Team.

Performance Management oversight and evaluation.

Oversight of teacher informal support and capability.

Coordination of the 14-19 Strategy and RPA (Raising of the Participation Age).

Year 9 Option choices and evening organisation oversight.

Parental Support for Learning.

Scheme of Learning framework.

Leadership Forum agenda.

Leadership of Heads of Department.

Department Development Planning and DSEF/HSEF meetings.

Coaching and Peer Observation.

Oversight of staff probationary periods and policy

Oversight of teacher training, NQTs/BTs, Teach Frist and Teaching School Alliances (via coordinator).

Oversight of teaching staff induction (via coordinator).

BTEC courses/coordinator and internal verification.

Learning Gateway development.

Staff wellbeing.

Quality of assurance of school performance.

Annual monitoring and evaluation cycle.

Internal review programme.

DSEF. Line Management Responsibility AHT Raising Standards Leader KS3 AHT Behaviour for Learning and Safeguarding RS Business PE BTEC Team SEN Literacy Team

Assistant Head: Anthony Sinfield

Raising Standards Leader – KS4 OFSTED Focus: Student Outcomes

Co-ordinate the Whole School Intervention Programme at KS4

Regularly review key marginal students and use resources available to motivate staff and students

Regularly review pupil timetabled provision – reorganising groups where appropriate

Disseminate information to parents including vulnerable groups re the Programme in place

- Co-ordinate parents meetings for students on the Intervention Programme

- Meet with parents where appropriate - Co-ordinate Heads of House facilitating intervention and support

Train staff on effective intervention strategies and effective use of data

Support departments in developing focussed assessments and structured teaching to maximum impact ensuring progress checks are cumulative and staff understand level/grade boundaries and mark rigorously to Assessment criteria.

Oversee Peer and Self Assessment systems

Develop a bank of best practice interventions for staff

Regularly review the progress report and review with SL all data collection to ensure relevant information results

Oversight and co-ordination of students withdrawn/dropping certain subjects

Provide a framework for formative learning discussions following Progress Checks

Co-ordinate RAG sheets design and usage, monitor for consistency and impact

Co-ordinate targeting of 1:1 tuition

Develop a home school contract for KS4 re expectations

Meet with Heads of Departments to agree targets, intervention and feedback on individual students who are key to overall achievement targets

Manage and organise the War room for KS4 ensuring staff/Form tutors, Head of House and students regularly see and use it

Support departments in use of Huddle and ensure all staff are utilising resources available

Coach HOD’s/teachers in development of PLC’s and effective use of them

Embedding use of the Assessment cycle alongside PiXL principles

Support staff in ensuring that professional predictions are accurate and all staff are using fine grading

Ensuring via departments that students are fully prepared for their pre public exams. Put in place Year 11 Revision and study skills support via in house/external input sessions.

Using assemblies to motivate students at KS4 incentivising their efforts, linking progress to hone performance.

Monitorvery carefully ‘in house variation’ at Department or class teacher level, working closely with both to identify blockages and interventions/support required. Implement and monitor for impact.

Monitor the quality of homework, regularity with which it is set, completion rates and impact. Support students who are struggling to organise themselves, work with staff who are not being consistent, inform parents where appropriate and regularly review involving HOD’s.

Monitor the quality of marking, regularly reviewing via book checks the regularity, fix it 5 outcomes and impact. Ensure feedback is directly linked to PLC’s. Work with individuals and depts. where there are issues and monitor carefully for improvement and increased impact.

Monitor and take action where group performance is below expectations. Put in place strategies to support this and work closely with the Pupil Premium Co-ordinator to ensure a minimum of 10% gap compared to non Pupil Premium students

Identify via PiXL and put in place a range of strategies that will ensure staff are confident and competent in extending our more able students. Ensure that whole school targets for top end performance are achieved.

Put in place a programme of peer mentors in Maths and English that is targeted and measure impact

Keep the time ‘left’ until the public exams high on people’s agenda, using Assembly time, plasma screen, newsletters, Parentmail and any other mediums to generate focus and priority

Timetable construction

Staffing Line Management Responsibility English Maths Science Drama

Assistant Head: David Morgan

Behaviour for Learning and Safeguarding OFSTED Focus: Behaviour, Welfare and Safeguarding

Have an overview and lead on behaviour and discipline for KS3, 4 and 5.

Promote and develop pupil’s attitudes to learning and independence.

Refine and develop the whole school strategy for Positive Behaviour Management and support teachers with Behaviour for Learning, leading the Behaviour for Learning team.

Regularly monitor and feedback on behaviour, generating half termly whole school Health Checks to present to SLT and Governors.

Oversee the school’s Positive Reporting systems.

Lead the development of the Student Reward Scheme overseeing the work of the school’s Rewards Co-ordinator.

Take responsibility for fixed term and internal exclusion.

Ensure pastoral care provision is effective, linking with external providers.

Lead on the whole school tracking and promotion of anti bullying and anti racism.

Put in place proactive behaviour management strategies, modification support programmes and disciplinary panels.

Organise and monitor managed moves and co-ordinate mid-year admissions.

Overview the school House System (including competitions via co-ordinator)

To lead and manage six Heads of House and the non-teaching support team.

Oversee Alternative Education provision and achievement.

Be the Child Protection Designated Officer and be responsible for safeguarding and pupil’s pastoral care and welfare.

Oversee Attendance and Punctuality, taking responsibility for lesson by lesson electronic registration.

Ensure registration, the role of the Form Tutors and the Tutor programme are highly effective.

Oversee the work of the Student Voice and students as researchers with the Student Voice Co-ordinator.

Lead on student leadership opportunities across the school.

Review and finalise Student Planners on an annual basis.

Oversee the progress of and provision for Looked After Children.

Co-ordinate whole school duty provision (during and outside of lessons), regularly monitoring to ensure effectiveness.

Conduct and co-ordinate pastoral team climate walks.

Oversee the assembly programme and provision via the co-ordinator ensuring a good coverage of spiritual, moral, social and cultural input.

Ensure the Equality and Diversity agenda is fully integrated into all aspects of the work of the school.

Lead on the development of the school website.

Run and organise with Heads of House team the Year 11 Leavers Day.

Overview of Activities Week

Parent Evenings overview

Achievement Evenings

House SEF Completion

Line Management Responsibility Heads of Houses Pastoral Managers including School Counsellor Behaviour Support team MFL PSEC

Assistant Head: Simon Langton

Data Tracking and Achievement

OFSTED Focus: Student Outcomes

Student Tracking and Reporting – school overview

Progress Checks and Assessment weeks reporting to parents and Governors

Data analysis and analysis of 3 and 4 levels of progress Years 7-11

Tracking of vulnerable groups co-ordination and oversight of Pupil Premium

provision

Student data sheets by group

Target setting at whole school and department level

Advice and Guidance/Careers and work related curriculum

Governor visits coordination.

Exams overview including summer exams

Exams analysis – Department exams review and DSEF review of previous year

with FH

Oversee the organisation of mock exams for Year 11, 12 and 13

Analysis of Year 11, 12 and 13 January mock exams

Oversight of summer exam series for Years 7-10 and inform parents re revision

Generate the Assessment Calendar for individual year groups for issue in

September

CATs oversight

Co-ordination of Staff Handbook

Course outlines KS3 and KS4

Preparation for OFSTED inspection

Line Management Responsibility Social Sciences Geography Design Technology Careers Exams Data Team

Assistant Head: Victoria Schaefer Maternity Cover: Dina Sterlini

Raising Standards Leader KS5

and responsible for the strategic direction and development of the Sixth Form

OFSTED Focus: Student Achievement

Co-ordinate the Whole School Intervention Programme at KS5 using data to

identify underachievement.

Set up and train staff to run a student Assertive Mentoring Programme to

ensure pupils are achieving above that of national average.

Run weekly RAP meetings regularly review key marginal students

focusing on individual intervention needed to reduce underachievement involve form tutors in the process. Follow up on students and departments underachieving after each Progress Check.

Disseminate information to parents re the support in place:

Co-ordinate parents meetings for students on the Intervention Programme

and with parents where appropriate

Co-ordinate Heads of House facilitating intervention and support.

Train staff on effective intervention strategies and effective use of data.

Support departments in developing focussed assessments and structured

teaching to maximise impact ensuring staff understand grade boundaries and

mark rigorously to Assessment criteria/PLCs (Personal Learning Checks).

Develop a bank of best practice interventions for staff.

Regularly review the outcomes of progress reports with Assistant Head

(Data).

Oversee and co-ordinate students withdrawn/dropping certain subjects.

Provide a framework for formative learning discussions following Progress

Check.

Meet with Heads of Departments to agree targets, intervention and feedback

on individual students who are key to overall achievement targets/ALPs

gradings.

Create Venn charts for KS5 students (pupil progress display) ensuring

staff/Form Tutors, Heads of House and students regularly see and use it.

Support departments in the use of Huddle (PiXL website) and ensure all staff

are utilising resources available.

Coach HoDs/teachers in the development of PLCs (Personal Learning

Checks) and the effective use of them.

Support staff in ensuring that professional predictions are accurate and all

staff are using fine level gradings.

Ensure via departments that students are fully prepared for their pre public

exams in January and March. Put in place Revision and study skills support

via in-house/external input sessions.

Use assemblies to motivate students at KS5 incentivising their efforts, linking

progress to house performance.

Monitor very carefully ‘in house variation’ at Department or class teacher

level, working closely with both to identify blockages and interventions/support

required. Implement and monitor for impact.

Put in place a range of strategies that will ensure staff are confident and

competent in extending our more able students. Ensure that whole school

targets for top end performance are achieved. Use A/A* materials on Huddle.

Keep the time ‘left’ until the public exams high on everyone’s agenda, using

assembly time, plasma screen, newsletters, ParentMail and any other

mediums to generate focus and priority.

Review Sixth Form applications and references with Higher Education Co-

ordinator to decide who will receive offers and who will be rejected or asked to

consider alternative courses.

Attendance at PiXL 6 conferences and meetings, meeting regularly with our PixL

link Associate. Disseminate best practice to colleagues.

Work with the timetabler to identify likely number of groups to run and blockings

needed.

To lead and Line Manage and conduct Performance Management Reviews of

Sixth Form team.

Line Management Responsibility Sixth Form Team ICT Media Extended Project

Assistant Headteacher: David Morgan Rob Tester - due to rotation of roles

Raising Standards Leader KS3

OFSTED Focus: Student outcomes

Co-ordinate the Whole School Intervention Programme at KS3 using data to identify under achievement with key staff across core departments and Heads of House.

Run weekly RAP (review) meetings, reviewing key marginal students ensuring specific focused intervention is put in place to address their needs.

Provide a half termly report to SLT on the progress of students in the KS3 target groups.

Train staff on effective intervention strategies and use of data.

Support departments in developing focused assessments and structured teaching to maximise impact ensuring staff understand fine level grading and mark rigorously to Assessment criteria/PLC Personal Learning Checks.

Coach and support colleagues in the development of PLCs (Personal Learning Checks) and their effective use.

Ensure that all pupils are fully prepared for their cycle of assessments and end of year exams. Put in place revision and study support packages/lead study/revision programmes during holidays via in house/external input sessions ensuring good attendance at any such sessions including those outside the school day. Monitor the impact and value for money.

Use assemblies to motivate students at KS3 incentivising their efforts, linking progress to House performance.

Monitor carefully ‘in house’ variation at department or class teacher level, working closely with both to identify blockages and intervention/support required. Implement and monitor for impact.

Put in place a range of strategies that will ensure staff are confident and competent in extending our more able students at KS3. Ensure that whole school targets for top end performance are achieved.

Monitor and take action where ‘group’ performances are below expectations. Put in place strategies to support this and work closely with the Pupil Premium Co-ordinator to ensure a maximum of 10% gap compared to non-Pupil Premium students.

Raise standards of achievement and the quality of teaching and learning removing barriers to learning ensuring students adopt a good work ethic, have good routines in place and become independent learners.

Develop a home school contract for KS3 students.

Oversea the transition from KS3 levels to 5 year flight path including assessment criteria and curriculum changes.

KS3 curriculum co-ordination.

Oversee and run the GCSE Options process.

Co-ordinate KS3 intervention across the whole school.

Oversee Year 6 transition process.

Co-ordinate the class/group lists for Key Stage 3.

Overview of Year 6 Open Evening.

School calendar. Line Management Responsibility CACHE Art Music Dance KS3 PP Intervention

School Business Manager: Lisa Barker

Finance, Health and Safety, Site Development and Maintenance,

School Administration

Financial management/compliance

Budget management and financial reporting

Epayroll coordination

Health and Safety including all Risk Assessments

Strategic facilities management and development

Sustainable development/Eco School

Sports Community Zone Developments

ParentPay

Tracking of vulnerable groups (FSM) and accounting for use of pupil premium

Fund raising/securing grants/bids to secure additional funding

Ensuring efficient and effective resource deployment to achieve value for money

Course bookings/lettings and expansion of programme

Management of capital funding

Service contracts/leasing

Insurance arrangements

Oversight of all accounting procedures/payments

Asset Management Plan

Academies support and coordination of Audit Committee

Fire drills and Critical Incidents Plan including snow days

Trips and Visits Coordinator

Performance management and development of support staff

Events manager/smooth day to day running of school with Cover Manager

Data protection Line Management Responsibility for Support Staff Finance Team Premises Team IT Systems Manager Catering

Office Manager Library Cover Manager

Headteacher

Frances Howarth

Vision & Strategy

Assistant Headteacher

Vicky Schaefer

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Raising Standards Leader KS5

Sixth Form Team

ICT

Media

Extended Project

Assistant Headteacher

Simon Langton

Data Tracking,

Achievement & Pupil Premium

Social Sciences

Geography

Design Technology

Data Team

Exams

Careers

Assistant Headteacher

Anthony Sinfield

Raising Standards

Leader KS4

English

Maths

Science

Drama

Business Manager

Lisa Barker

Finance, Site,

Health & Safety

Finance Team

Office

IT

Site Management/ Caretaking Team

Cover Manager

Library

Catering

Governing Body

Associate Headteacher

Dan Leonard

School Improvement

Curriculum, Teaching & Learning

Assistant Headteacher

Laurie Mackintosh

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Behaviour for Learning

& Safeguarding

Heads of Houses

Pastoral Managers

School Counsellor

Behaviour Team

MFL

PSEC

Cache

Art

Music

Dance

KS3 PP intervention

Personnel

SLT Line Management 2016-2017

Assistant Headteacher

Dave Morgan

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Raising Standards Leader KS3

Teaching & Learning Team

SEN

Literacy Team

BTEC

RS

Business

PE

History

(Frances Howarth)