Assistant Head Teacher - Primary

Job description / Role

Key Purpose
The post holder will lead, manage, and be accountable for tracking progress, considering curriculum planning, supporting the Behaviour for Learning Policy and speaking with parents to promote the fulfilment of the school's vision:

As a member of the Extended Leadership Team, the post holder will be expected:
- To articulate a vision for their Key Stage in the context of the school's ethos and vision
- To lead, manage, co-ordinate, maintain, develop, monitor and evaluate the progress made for children within their Key Stage
- To make a full contribution to the processes of planning, resource management, policy development and implementation across the school through the effective leadership and management of your specific Key Stage
- To make a full contribution to ensuring high expectations and standards in all aspects of school Life
- To work flexibly in supporting the day-to-day organisation and management of the school
- To be accountable to the relevant Senior Leader and ultimately the Principal/CEO
- To contribute to the school's Performance Development Programme where appropriate
- Aspects of the Role of Assistant Head Teacher
- There are five aspects which enable the Key Purpose to be achieved:
- Promoting and ensuring student development, progress and well being
- Leading teaching and learning and managing policy within the context of the Year group
- Leading and managing people and teams
- Managing resources
- Promoting and representing the Key Stage
- Promoting and Ensuring High Performance Learning at GFM

GFM is committed to providing a world-class education to its students, and thus the very best foundation in life that it can. We have therefore adopted the High Performance Learning framework and joined the international network of HPL schools

Requirements

To be responsible for the promotion of a HPL by ensuring:
- The leadership of staff ensures the promotion of the high performance philosophy and framework as an attainable target for everyone.
- A teacher culture and performance (attitudes & practices).
- The improvement of learner outcomes (acps, vaas, attainments)
- Support in the strategic programme of pd
- Supporting the development in the 20 characteristics in your phase of high performers in cognitive domains (acps) and 10 values, attitudes and attributes (vaas).
- To promote and foster a professional community of practice amongst teachers.
- To support in the formal hpl accreditation process which confirms our compliance against the hpl world class school standards.
- Promoting and ensuring student development, progress and well being
- To be responsible for the promotion of a positive climate for learning by ensuring:
- To support transition arrangements through the school a commitment to equal opportunities and student entitlement that the school code of conduct and dress code are adhered to that there is good behaviour in classrooms and around the school
- That the key stage has internal structures to promote positive behaviour and to manage disciplinary matters in liaison with the student welfare and house team
- Appropriate progress targets are set for the key stage in liaison with the head of school
- The analysis and forecasting of trends, for example in attendance, attainment, assessment and marking to identify opportunities for improvement in liaison with the head of school
- Liaison with the elt and slt for the purpose of referral and review of individual cases
- A positive ethos which reflects a commitment by all teaching staff to high achievement, excellent behaviour, an effective climate for learning, good relationships and equality of opportunity for all
- That the evaluation of assessments and attainment routinely includes the views of students
- Active observation of / participation in the activities of the key stage
- The promotion of student engagement in enrichment activities in liaison with the student welfare and house team
- The development of proactive relationships with external agencies
- The leadership of key stage assemblies and the leadership and management of wider participation in such events, including participation of students in liaison with the student welfare and house team Leading teaching and learning and managing policy
- Much of the work of the head of key stage is involved with the tracking of progress and considering the needs of students to ensure that they progress in line with baseline expectations. In addition to this, the careful consideration of curriculum and the monitoring of behaviour through the key stage and in liaison with heads of subject area, head of year and heads of house is essential. Such provision needs to be planned for and evaluated.
- Effective liaison with class and form tutors regarding the use of baseline data to inform teaching
- In liaison with heads of subject areas a commitment to consistency and opportunities for innovation within the curriculum and an overarching monitoring role to ensure schemes of work appropriate
- Contribution to the development of policies and systems which reflect the school's commitment to high standards

About the Company

GEMS Education is a pioneering education company with an international network of award winning K-12 schools. Over the past 55 years GEMS has grown from one school to being a truly global company with one incredible mission – to make quality education available to every student. Over 20,000 education professionals unlock the potential of over 250,000 students across 14 countries each and every day, preparing children of all ages for real world success.