Category Essential Desirable 6. Teaching and Understanding of the characteristics Successful experience in Learning of an effective learning environment creating an effective and the key elements of successful learning environment and (Continued) behaviour management in developing and implementing policy and practice relating to behaviour management 7. Leading and Experience of working in and leading Experience of working with Managing Staff staff teams to enable them ‘governors’ to fulfil whole-school responsibilities Ability to delegate work and support Successful involvement in colleagues in undertaking staff recruitment,/induction, responsibilities understanding needs of a Catholic school Experience of performance Understanding of how management and supporting the financial and resource continuing professional development management enable a of colleagues school to achieve its educational priorities Understanding of effective budget planning and resource deployment 8. Accountability Ability to communicate effectively, Experience of presenting orally and in writing to a range of reports to ‘governors’ audiences e.g. staff, pupils, – parents, ‘governors’, parishioners and clergy Experience of effective whole-school Understanding the criteria self-evaluation and improvement for the evaluation of a strategies Catholic school Ability to provide clear information Leading sessions to inform and advice to staff and governors parents Secure understanding of strategies Experience of offering for performance management challenge and support to improve performance 9. Skills, Qualities & High quality teaching skills Abilities Strong commitment to the mission of a Catholic school Commitment to their own spiritual formation and that of pupils High expectations of learning pupils’ and attainment Category Essential Desirable
Category Essential Desirable 6. Teaching and Learning (Continued) Understanding of the characteristics of an effective learning environment and the key elements of successful behaviour management Successful experience in creating an effective learning environment and in developing and implementing policy and practice relating to behaviour management 7. Leading and Managing Staff Experience of working in and leading staff teams Experience of working with ‘governors’ to enable them to fulfil whole-school responsibilities Ability to delegate work and support colleagues in undertaking responsibilities Successful involvement in staff recruitment,/induction, understanding needs of a Catholic school Experience of performance management and supporting the continuing professional development of colleagues Understanding of how financial and resource management enable a school to achieve its educational priorities Understanding of effective budget planning and resource deployment 8. Accountability Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing to a range of audiences – e.g. staff, pupils, parents, ‘governors’, parishioners and clergy Experience of presenting reports to ‘governors’ Experience of effective whole-school self-evaluation and improvement strategies Understanding the criteria for the evaluation of a Catholic school Ability to provide clear information and advice to staff and governors Leading sessions to inform parents Secure understanding of strategies for performance management Experience of offering challenge and support to improve performance 9. Skills, Qualities & Abilities High quality teaching skills Strong commitment to the mission of a Catholic school Commitment to their own spiritual formation and that of pupils High expectations of pupils’ learning and attainment Category Essential Desirable
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