The Federation of The Downs & Northbourne Church of England Primary Schools Person Specification for Head of School at Northbourne Our requirements of you ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Professional Qualified Teacher Status Has completed, or is currently engaged in, qualifications training in preparation for a senior Shows evidence of significant and relevant leadership position continued professional development Shaping the Is able to articulate a strong, clear vision for Has first hand experience and involvement future high quality primary education which in school improvement planning maximises the potential of the federation Demonstrates understanding of the Can articulate ways of building, strategic planning process communicating and implementing a shared Has effectively led a team of people at vision senior level (e.g. key stage leader) Ability to manage change through motivational and dynamic leadership Has experience of school self-evaluation and can describe effective strategies for undertaking this Has experience of leading significant change which has impacted upon pupil outcomes (eg. through a subject leader role) Demonstrates a passion for enabling each and every pupil to achieve their best. Leading Demonstrates personal enthusiasm for Has experience of working in partnership teaching and teaching and learning with senior staff to monitor, evaluate and learning improve teaching and learning Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who can coach and mentor others to reach Has successful experience of teaching in and maintain this high standard contrasting schools (mixed year groups/ Has an excellent understanding of, and small village school/ larger school/ federation) proven ability to, actively engage all learners in their learning journeys in order Has experience of using research evidence to accelerate pupil progress to inform teaching and learning Has made a significant contribution to developing a broad, balanced and creative curriculum across the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Has led a core curriculum subject leading to evidenced improvement in provision and outcomes for pupils
The Federation of The Downs & Northbourne Church of England Primary Schools Person Specification for Head of School at Northbourne Our requirements of you ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Professional qualifications Qualified Teacher Status Shows evidence of significant and relevant continued professional development Has completed, or is currently engaged in, training in preparation for a senior leadership position Shaping the future Is able to articulate a strong, clear vision for high quality primary education which maximises the potential of the federation Can articulate ways of building, communicating and implementing a shared vision Ability to manage change through motivational and dynamic leadership Has experience of school self-evaluation and can describe effective strategies for undertaking this Has experience of leading significant change which has impacted upon pupil outcomes (eg. through a subject leader role) Demonstrates a passion for enabling each and every pupil to achieve their best. Has first hand experience and involvement in school improvement planning Demonstrates understanding of the strategic planning process Has effectively led a team of people at senior level (e.g. key stage leader) Leading teaching and learning Demonstrates personal enthusiasm for teaching and learning Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who can coach and mentor others to reach and maintain this high standard Has an excellent understanding of, and proven ability to, actively engage all learners in their learning journeys in order to accelerate pupil progress Has made a significant contribution to developing a broad, balanced and creative curriculum across the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Has led a core curriculum subject leading to evidenced improvement in provision and outcomes for pupils Has experience of working in partnership with senior staff to monitor, evaluate and improve teaching and learning Has successful experience of teaching in contrasting schools (mixed year groups/ small village school/ larger school/ federation) Has experience of using research evidence to inform teaching and learning
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