Executive Headteacher
- Colchester, Essex
- £70,000-80,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Under the overall direction, the Executive Headteacher plays a lead role in formulating the aims, objectives of the schools and establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved.
- Lead by example, holding and articulating clear values and moral purpose, and focusing on providing excellent education for all pupils.
- Provide direction and line management of the senior leadership team at both schools.
- Be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including monitoring of progress towards achievement.
- To have a central responsibility for raising the quality of teaching and learning and for pupils' achievement. Setting high expectations and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of learning outcomes
- Manage safeguarding across the school and take action according to Keeping Children Safe in Education.
- Provide curriculum leadership across the schools.
- Lead regular reviews of all school systems to ensure statutory requirements are being met and improved on where appropriate.
- Lead on Ofsted inspections including the independent schools' standards.
- Manage staff development programmes and school resources.
- Lead on formulating and reviewing the School Development Plan.
- Fully funded CPD training for all staff in our schools.
- Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience for all staff.
- Extensive senior management support from Regional Managers and Regional Directors.
- Centralised head office function offering supportive delivery of finance, payroll, HR and recruitment functions.
- Established network of collaborative Executive Headteachers, across our 25 schools, offering regular Executive Headteacher conferences, peer support and sharing school improvement ideas across the group.
- Group wide budgets for a range of critical resources such as estates, job boards and learning and development.
- A dedicated School Administrator to provide an administrative support function to the Headteacher.
- Access to our in-house Principal and Assistant Educational Psychologists and providing support for students and leaders within our schools.
- Support from our Clinical Team which includes Psychologists and Attachment Aware Training.
- Weekly Regional Executive Headteacher wellbeing drop in sessions.
- Enhanced programme of 10 INSET days.
- Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay.
- Access to a blue light discount card for all employees.
- NEST enhanced Pension Scheme.
- Life assurance.