Senior leaders play a key role in driving schools and academies forward, delivering better outcomes for pupils and helping them reach their full potential.
What’s involved in senior school leadership?
Senior Leadership Teams vary depending on the size and nature of the school in question, but as a senior school leader, your main objective will be helping to create a welcoming and nurturing learning environment. While exact roles differ, as a school leader your responsibilities may include:
Setting the school’s vision, strategy and objectives
Overseeing budgets and spending
Ensuring all staff implement the highest standards of teaching
Ensuring the school and grounds provide a safe working environment for staff and pupils
Overseeing school and grounds maintenance and future development
Implementing high standards of pupil behaviour
Ensuring compliance with safeguarding and other regulations
Drive your school or academy forward, delivering better outcomes for pupils and helping them reach their full potential.
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As a school senior leader, you will…
Undertake a variety of tasks to keep the school operating efficiently
Be responsible for organisation of staffing within the school
Be responsible for classroom and class organisation
Ensure teaching and learning provision and standards are in line with the current curriculum and national expectation levels
Provide up to date staff professional and career development opportunities
Organise the school’s preparation and response to inspections and assessments
To work with the School Governing body
