JOB PURPOSE
To work in partnership with the Executive Headteacher, as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, to provide strategic and operational leadership of a designated Southover Partnership site (Kingsbury Manor, Edgware, or Finchley), ensuring a safe, therapeutic and inclusive environment that meets the needs of students with SEND and SEMH.
To lead on securing high-quality, accessible education and consistently strong outcomes for all students, driving improvement in behaviour, engagement, learning and personal development.
To ensure the school fulfils all statutory and regulatory responsibilities, with particular regard to safeguarding, SEND, and SEMH provision, in line with national and local expectations.
To model and drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring high standards in the quality of education, care and support for students, and effective collaboration with families, colleagues and external agencies.
Specific Purpose
To lead the Finchley Site within The Southover Partnership.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Shaping the Future
Work with the Executive Headteacher of The Southover Partnership to ensure the vision for the school is clearly articulated, shared, understood, and acted upon by all
Work within The Southover Partnership to translate the vision into agreed strategic outcomes and operational plans that will promote and sustain school improvement
Motivate and work with others to create a shared culture and positive work environment
Ensure creativity, innovation, and the use of appropriate new technologies to achieve excellence
Ensure that strategic planning leads to a cycle of continuous improvement and the raising of standards across the whole of The Southover Partnership
Leading Learning and Teaching
Work with the Executive Headteacher of The Southover Partnership and Senior Leadership Team to ensure a consistent and continuous school-wide focus on pupils’ achievement, using data and benchmarks to monitor progress in every child’s learning
Ensure that curriculum, teaching and learning are at the centre of strategic planning and resource management
Ensure a culture and ethos of challenge and support where all pupils can achieve success and become engaged in their own learning
Demonstrate and articulate high expectations and set aspirational outcomes for the whole school community
Implement strategies that secure high standards of behaviour and attendance
Monitor, evaluate, and review classroom practice and implement improvement strategies.
Developing Self and Working with Others
Treat people fairly, equitably, and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive school culture
Ensure strong, distributed models of leadership throughout the Southover Partnership so that teams and individuals can be effective in their work with students
Build a collaborative learning culture within the school and actively engage with other schools and partners to build effective learning communities
Develop and maintain effective strategies and procedures for staff induction, professional development, and performance review
Ensure effective planning, allocation, support, and evaluation of work undertaken by teams and individuals, ensuring clear delegation of tasks and devolution of responsibilities
Acknowledge the responsibilities and celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams
Use effective coaching and feedback skills to further develop staff
Develop and maintain a culture of high expectations for self and for others and take appropriate action when performance is unsatisfactory
Regularly review own practice, set personal targets, and take responsibility for own personal development
Manage own workload and that of others to allow an appropriate work/life balance
Managing the Organisation
Provide effective leadership within The Southover Partnership and ensure continuous improvement of the organisational structure and functions
Provide a clear and strategic vision and direction for the continued development of The Southover Partnership through the contribution to and the implementation of the School Improvement Plan
Ensure that, within an autonomous culture, policies and practices take account of national and local circumstances, policies, and initiatives
Manage financial and human resources effectively and efficiently to achieve The Southover Partnership’s educational goals and priorities
Recruit, retain, and deploy staff appropriately and manage their workload to achieve the vision and goals of The Southover Partnership
Take responsibility for the implementation and improvement of the Performance Appraisal process to develop the effectiveness of staff
Manage and organise the environment efficiently and effectively to ensure that it meets the needs of the curriculum and safeguarding and health and safety compliance
Ensure that the range, quality, and use of all available resources are monitored, evaluated, and reviewed to improve the quality of education for all students and provide value for money
Use and integrate a range of technologies effectively and efficiently
Securing Accountability
Develop an ethos that enables everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding, celebrate success, and accept responsibility for outcomes
Ensure individual staff accountabilities are clearly defined, understood, and agreed, and are subject to rigorous review and evaluation
Harness and nurture the talents and support of members of the school community and external partners to create an exciting, fun, and vibrant learning environment
Work with the Trustee Board (providing information, objective advice, and support) to enable Trustees to meet their responsibilities
Develop and present a coherent, understandable, and accurate account of The Southover Partnership’s performance to a range of audiences, including trustees, parents, and carers
Reflect on personal contribution to The Southover Partnership’s achievements and take account of feedback from others
Strengthening Community
Build a collaborative learning culture within The Southover Partnership, which takes account of the richness and diversity of the school’s communities
Create and promote positive strategies for challenging stereotypes and prejudice and dealing with harassment
Ensure learning experiences for pupils are linked into and integrated with the wider community
Create and maintain an effective partnership with parents and carers to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development
Further develop the multi‑agency approach and partnership with health and social care to meet the holistic needs of students and their families
Seek opportunities to invite parents and carers, community figures, businesses, or other organisations into the school to enhance and enrich the school and its value to the wider community
Seek to build networks and create opportunities to participate in fundraising activities to support and enhance our offer to students
Cooperate and work with relevant agencies to protect children
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The post holder will be based within The Southover Partnership, a small specialist SEND provision, currently operating across three sites. Due to the changing context of the organisation, the post will involve a flexible response to change. The successful candidate will be required to work and travel across all three sites to fulfil their duties and responsibilities as part of the wider SLT Team.
The post holder will be working directly with young people who have significant social, emotional, learning, and behavioural difficulties, and other co‑occurring conditions. They will need to be resilient and flexible to deploy effective and highly personalised, positive behaviour management skills in their interactions with the students.
The post could also include occasional lone working.
COMPLIANCE AND DEPARTMENTAL STANDARDS
The Southover Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the same commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks. All adults employed by the school have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Southover Partnership welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this position.
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All information provided is for the purpose of describing the role and does not constitute a guarantee of employment. The Southover Partnership reserves the right to modify the role and responsibilities as business needs dictate.
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