Headteacher

About the role

Please see attached recruitment pack for full details

Job Purpose

• To provide professional leadership and management of Meadow Park Academy that will promote a secure foundation from which to achieve high standards in all areas of the school’s work.  
• To establish high quality education by effectively managing teaching and learning and using personalised learning to realise the potential of all pupils.  
• To establish a culture that promotes excellence, equality, and high expectations to enable all pupils to succeed.  
• To create a stimulating, nurturing, happy, safe, and productive learning environment that is engaging and fulfilling for all pupils. 

Key Priorities

• Quickly understanding the ethos, nature, unique qualities and strengths and areas of improvement for the school. 
• Leading the operation and ongoing strategic development of the school. 
• Establishing the plans, structures, systems, and processes that support the above. 
• Appointing high-calibre staff. 
• Promoting and supporting outstanding teaching. 
• Establishing the school as the school of choice for parents in the area.

To Achieve success the postholder will:

• Provide vision, leadership, and direction. 
• Effectively lead and manage teaching and learning to secure the highest possible and sustainable levels of progress and attainment. 
• Promote excellence, equality and high expectations among all pupils and staff.  
• Evaluate school performance and identify priorities for continuous improvement. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

The post holder will:

• Define vision and clear values for the school which can be understood, communicated, and acted upon effectively.  
• Be able to model entrepreneurial and innovative approaches to school improvement, leadership, and governance. 
• Develop an outward-facing school capable of collaborating in partnership with other academies, schools and organisations to champion best practices and excellent outcomes for pupils.  
• Lead by example – with integrity, creativity, and clarity .
• Contribute to the wider work of Anthem Schools Trust, including taking part in Anthem’s Collaborative Review Days. 

Teaching and Learning

The post holder will:

• Demand ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality, instilling a strong sense of ownership and accountability from staff for the impact their work has on pupils’ outcomes. 
• Secure excellent teaching through an analytical understanding of how pupils learn and of the core features of successful classroom practice and curriculum design. 
• Shape the current and future quality of teaching profession through high-quality training, systematic approach to monitoring and sustained professional development for all staff.  
• Develop strong partnerships with parents and carers to support pupils’ achievement and personal development. 
• Deliver an innovative curriculum based on excellence for all, whilst meeting statutory requirements and the school’s and Trust’s education vision.]
• Monitor and evaluate the curriculum for both quality and value for money.
• Implement effective strategies that secure high standards of behaviour and attendance ensuring that pupils feel happy, safe, and supported, and have all barriers to their learning and progress addressed/removed 
• Achieve robust systems of pastoral care and personalised learning to ensure every pupil feels valued and is known and supported during their time at the school.

Learning and managing staff

The post holder will:

• Create an ethos within which all staff are motivated and supported to develop their own skills and subject knowledge, and to support each other. 
• Establish rigorous, fair, and transparent systems and measures for managing the performance of all staff, addressing any under-performance, supporting staff to improve and valuing excellent practice.  
• Provide effective induction, continuing professional development and performance management in line with the school’s strategic plans. 
• Distribute leadership throughout the organisation, forging teams of colleagues who have distinct roles and responsibilities and hold each other to account for their decision making.  
• Focus on clear succession planning by identifying emerging talents, coaching current and aspiring leaders in a climate where excellence is standard. 
• Maintain, develop, and embed an organisational structure that reflects the school’s values, and enables management processes to work effectively in line with Anthem Schools Trust and wider legal requirements. 
• Develop, implement, and monitor clear, evidenced-based improvement plans and policies for the development of the school and its facilities. 
• Foster an autonomous culture that ensures policies and practice takes account of Anthem Schools Trust policies, national and local policies and initiatives, and comply with legal requirements. 
• Recruit and retain high calibre staff, deploying them appropriately within the school and the Trust, managing their workloads to achieve the school’s vision and goals.

Securing accountability

The post holder will

• Welcome strong governance and actively support the Anthem Community Council (ACC) to understand its role and deliver internal and external accountability – in particular, its functions to monitor the implementation of the Trust’s strategy and support and challenge the Headteacher to ensure the best outcomes for all pupils. 
• Present a coherent account of the school’s performance in a form appropriate to the range of audiences, including the CEO, Director of Education, Ofsted and other necessary stakeholders.  This will include, but not be limited to, the Collaborative Review Days, the School Development Plan, self-evaluation, post CRD action plans, and other monitoring and reporting activities as required.
•  Hold all staff accountable for their professional conduct and practice.

Safeguarding

The post holder will:

• Provide a safe, calm, and well-ordered environment for all pupils and staff, focused on safeguarding pupils and developing their exemplary behaviour in the academy and in wider society. 
• Ensure that the child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures are fully implemented and followed by all staff.  
• Ensure that sufficient resources and time are allocated to enable staff to discharge their child protection and safeguarding related responsibilities effectively. 
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These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grading of the post.

Applicants must submit their application through our recruitment system My New Term.

Please note we reserve the right to close the recruitment campaign earlier than this date subject to the volume of applications received. We therefore encourage candidates to submit applications as early as possible.