School Head

**Clovelly House School**

Here pupils learn how to manage different ecosystems such as the stream, pond, woods and gardens, keep chickens and small animals, participate in a variety of vocational lessons and engage in outdoor pursuits. Alongside this, in the eco-build school, pupils are able to access lessons to GCSE level through technology, individual packages and flexible learning programs.

We offer a supportive environment and create opportunities for the young people to develop self-esteem and confidence through achieving measured steps of success. Thus, the young people are supported to thrive and grow to responsible adulthood.

**Clovelly House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility. To achieve this commitment, we are continuously developing and improving our robust safeguarding processes and procedures to promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. Anybody who breaches this commitment, causing harm to a child, will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law.**

At Clovelly, we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, tackling discrimination and welcoming and valuing the diversity of our communities. We are dedicated to achieving equal opportunities in everything that we do, and we aim to ensure that no person is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, marital status, religion and sexual orientation.

Carry out the duties of this post in line with the conditions of employment for and the school’s own policies and procedures

**Under the overall direction of the Principal play a lead role**:
in formulating the aims, objectives of the schools and establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved

be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including monitoring of progress towards achievement

proactively manage staff and resources

Take full responsibility for the school in the absence of the Principal

Lead and manage the school in the absence of the Principal

Lead and support the staff and SLT in fulfilling their responsibilities with regard to the school’s performance and standards

Support the Principal in reporting the school’s performance to its community and partners

Carry out the professional duties of a teacher as required

Be an excellent role model, exemplifying a high standard of teaching and promoting high expectations for all members of the school community

Work with the Principal to raise standards through staff performance management

Support the development and delivery of training and support for staff

Support the development and review of all aspects of the curriculum including planning, recording and reporting, assessment for learning and the development of a creative and appropriate curriculum for all pupils

Work in partnership with the Principal in managing the school through strategic planning and the formulation of policy and delivery of strategy, ensuring management decisions are implemented

With the Principal, support the processes involved in monitoring, evaluating and challenging the quality of teaching and learning taking place throughout the school, including lesson observations to ensure consistency and quality

Ensure the systematic teaching of basic skills and recording of impact is consistently high across the school

Support the development and review of systems to ensure robust evaluation of school performance, progress data and actions to secure improvements comparable to appropriate national standards

Ensure through leading by example the active involvement of pupils and staff in their own learning

Take responsibility for child protection issues as appropriate and for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

Promote and protect the health and safety welfare of pupils and staff

Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

Take a lead in promoting a nurturing ethos across the school

To support the Principal in writing and maintaining risk assessments according to the policies and procedures

Perform a strategic role in the management of the school

In partnership with the Principal and SLT establish and implement an ambitious vision and ethos for the future of the school

Take a lead role in promoting positive behaviour management across the schools in line with the behaviour policies and procedures

Play a leading role in the school improvement and school self-evaluation planning process

**In partnership with the headteacher manage school resources**

Devise, implement and monitor action plans and other policy developments

Lead by example to motivate and work with others

In partnership with the Principal, lead by example when implementing and managing change initiatives

Promote a culture of inclusion within the school community where all views