Head Teacher Job Sowerby Bridge area,Ripponden England UK,Education / Teaching

Location: Ripponden

Main Purpose

The main purpose of the Headteacher is to lead a safe, therapeutic, and high‑quality educational environment where pupils with complex social, emotional, and mental health needs can thrive academically and personally.

Head Teacher Responsibilities

Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the Director of Education and through consultation with the school community

Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively in line with the company and Headteacher Standards

Ensure high‑quality teaching and learning overseeing a curriculum design tailored to SEMH needs

Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context and effectively implemented

Monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives

Lead, manage, and develop Staff building a strong, resilient, and well‑supported staff team

Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively

Qualities

Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct

Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community

Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils and ensure all pupils needs are met.

Duties & Responsibilities Supporting Pupils

Create a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life

Uphold ambitious educational standards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life

Ensure a culture of staff professionalism

Encourage high standards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff and pupils, and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school, working in collaboration with the Engagement lead.

Use consistent and fair approaches to managing behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy

Any other reasonable duties for the role when required

Teaching & Learning

Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across all subjects and phases

Ensure teaching is underpinned by subject expertise

Effectively use formative assessment to inform strategy and decisions

Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum

Establish curriculum leadership, including subject leaders with relevant expertise and access to professional networks and communities

Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum

Additional and Special Education Mental Health needs and disabilities

Promote a culture and practices that enables all pupils to access the curriculum

Have ambitious expectations for all pupils with SEMH and disabilities

Make sure the school works effectively with parents, carers and professionals to identify additional needs and provide support and adaptation where appropriate

Make sure the school fulfils statutory duties regarding the SEND Code of Practice.

Ensure all EHCP’s are kept up to date and reviews are held annually.

Managing the School

Ensure staff and pupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of a duty of care

Manage staff well with due attention to workload

Ensure rigorous approaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk

Ensure the school with complies with all Independent School Standards

Working with Staff, Parents/Carers and Relevant Professionals

Share knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision

Communicate effectively with parents and carers under the direction of teachers

Contribute to meetings with parents and carers by providing feedback on pupil progress, attainment and barriers to learning, as directed by teachers

Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school

Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues

Professional Development

Ensure staff have access to appropriate, high standard professional development opportunities

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