Education Authority Principal

3 weeks ago


Craigavon, United Kingdom Education Authority Full time
Job Description

Job Summary

The Education Authority is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal to lead Derryhale PS. The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping the future of the school, leading and managing staff, leading learning and teaching, developing the school in the community, and managing the organisation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Shaping the Future
    • Stay abreast of and anticipate educational trends.
    • Think strategically to build and communicate a shared coherent vision.
    • Create an ethos and provide direction, which promotes a culture of high expectation, successful learning and achievement.
    • Inspire, challenge, motivate and empower others to carry the vision and ethos forward.
    • Model the values and ethos of the school.
  • Leading and Managing Staff
    • Provide high quality leadership to secure improvement.
    • Collaborate and network with others within and beyond the school.
    • Foster a culture of shared/distributed leadership.
    • Develop, empower and sustain individuals and teams.
    • Support the development of an open, fair, equitable culture and manage conflict effectively.
    • Support and challenge performance in order to raise standards.
    • Work with others to lead professional development for all staff within the context of the school's development plan in order to support effective teaching and learning.
  • Leading Learning and Teaching
    • Cultivate enthusiasm for and commitment to the learning process.
    • Lead and manage the development of an effective learning and teaching culture.
    • Lead and manage the self-evaluation process; work with staff and others to analyse a range of data, interpret outcomes and plan for improvement.
    • Ensure effective implementation of the NI Curriculum, share good practice and work with others to challenge and address pupil under-achievement.
  • Developing the School in the Community
    • Lead and manage the development and promotion of a positive image of the school within the local community and beyond.
    • Develop and maintain strong and effective relationships with parents and the local and wider community.
    • Ensure effective channels of communication are in place between the school and the local and wider community.
    • Listen to, reflect and act on community feedback.
    • Recognise and lead others to ensure that strategic planning takes account of the richness and diversity of the school's communities and community feedback.
    • Work closely with other relevant statutory and voluntary agencies to enhance the education of all pupils.
  • Managing the Organisation
    • Prioritise, plan and organise themselves and others.
    • Think creatively to anticipate and solve problems.
    • Make sound decisions based on a range of informed judgments.
    • Establish and maintain appropriate structures and systems.
    • Lead and manage the development and implementation of the School Development Plan.
    • Delegate tasks and monitor their implementation.
    • Manage resources efficiently and effectively: human, physical and financial.
  • Ensuring Accountability
    • Create and develop a culture in which all Governors and staff recognise that they are accountable for the success of the school.
    • Combine the outcomes of regular self-evaluation, ETI inspection evidence and other external evaluations in order to develop the school.
    • Lead and manage the process of monitoring and evaluating effectively school outcomes, policies and procedures.
    • Work with the leadership team and others to recognise and disseminate effective practice and challenge and address unacceptable performance.
    • Work closely with and provide effective reports to Governors on the school's progress and development.

Conditions of Service

The Conditions of Service for this post will be in accordance with the Regulations of the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.



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