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HeadteacherAPPLICATION PACK

JANUARY 2017

Growing Brighter Futures

Clapham Manor Primary School & Children’s Centre

Be lmont Road , C lapham, London SW4 0BZ . www.c laphammanor. l ambeth . s ch .uk

Letter from the Chair of Governors

PAGE 4Our Vision

PAGE 5About our School

PAGE 6Staffing Structure

PAGE 7Job Description

PAGE 8Person Specification

PAGE 2HEADTEACHER APP L I C AT ION PACK

www.c laphammanor. l ambeth . s ch .uk

Contents

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January 2017

Dear Applicant,

Welcome to Clapham Manor Primary School and Children’s Centre - we are delighted you are interestedin the position of Headteacher.

Our motto is ‘Growing Brighter Futures’, where we strive to ensure our children are highly skilled and equippedto adapt to change no matter what the future brings. Our childrens’ high achievements in the core subjects aregrounded in an imaginative curriculum that encompasses Natural Thinkers, a Food Lab and a rich art and musicculture, which all invest in the highest level of expertise.

‘Growing Brighter Futures’ was developed with the whole school community. Children, parents, staff andgovernors combined to produce a firm basis for the school’s community based direction.

After 33 years of loyal service our current Headteacher, Brian Hazell, is retiring. His strong and creative Leadershiphas created ‘Growing Brighter Futures’ and the promise that it brings. 33 years ago Clapham Manor Primary, a oneform entry school, had only 98 pupils on roll and was achieving modestly. Through Brian’s dedication, imaginationand loyalty to his community the school has grown to comprise a two form entry school with 482 pupils on roll,a Nursery, two Children’s Centres and two neighbourhood-based settings in former One O’Clock Clubs.All services are judged Outstanding by Ofsted.

We are seeking a new Headteacher who has a sense of the school’s heritage, a spirit of adventure and a safe pairof hands. The successful candidate will inherit a high attaining school and we expect the incoming Headteacherto strive for further improvement and higher attainment.With the support of a broad-based and experiencedGoverning Body, we also expect your strong, creative and shrewd leadership to derive the very best teamperformance from the highly experienced senior leadership team and staff, to manage and protect the school’sfuture through the challenging financial and educational climate ahead.

You will be able to make your mark through the inception and delivery of new projects to add to our centreof excellence. It will be immensely rewarding for the new Headteacher who will be strategic, but not shy of fullyengaging with the day-today life of a lively school.

JudithWilson, our School Improvement Advisor, is available for an informal chat on 07711 250731.

We look forward to your visit, to fully appreciate Clapham Manor Primary School and Children’s Centre.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Haselden

Chair of Governors

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What matters to us� Creating opportunities for children tocontinue to develop curious, enquiringminds to support their academicachievement.

� Stimulating children’s imaginationand creativity in all parts of thecurriculum.

� Ensuring all learning benefits thechildren’s own lives as well as theircommunity.

� Making learning useful and meaningfulby linking learning to real life.

� Ensuring children move to secondaryschool ready and with the bestoutcomes they can achieve.

Our Vis ionBy creating engaging, relevant and plentiful opportunitiesto learn, our children will maximise their achievementwhile developing their individuality, sense of belonging,independence and confidence.

Five things we WILL do1. Ensure our children are experts in literacy, numeracy,

problem solving and adapting to change so they aresuccessful no matter what the future brings.

2. Embed the Natural Thinkers programme so that allchildren grow up having experienced learning in thenatural environment and have a keen understandingabout nature.

3. Provide more opportunities for children to be usersand creators of technology by using technology acrosstheir learning and developing skills like programming.

4. Give time for the learning of a foreign language withspecialist teaching to help them take their place inGreat Britain and theWorld.

5. Enhance the learning of Personal, Social, Health andCitizenship matters, to equip them for the future.Including using the Food Lab with a trained Chef.

GrowingBrighterFuturesDuring 2013, 2014 and 2015we sought the opinions of everygroup in our School communityto reshape our vision and goalsto inform our work over the nextfive years from 2016 to 2021,which is encompassed in‘Growing Brighter Futures’.

About our School

KEY SCHOOL INFORMATION

Age range 3 - 11

Location Lambeth

Type Community

Senior Leadership Team Structure

HeadteacherDeputy HeadteacherAssistant Headteacher – InclusionAssistant Headteacher – Excellent and EnjoymentStrategic Partnership ManagerSchool Business Manager

Senior Management Team Structure

Phase Leader – Early YearsPhase Leader – Years 1 & 2Phase Leader – Years 3 & 4Phase Leader – Years 5 & 6Gifted and TalentedFamily Support /Safeguarding Officer

Number of Teaching Staff Headteacher plus 26 teachers

Number of Additional Staff

21 Teaching Assistants, Early Years Educators and Midday Supervisors2 Premises staff1 Artist in residence7 Administrative staff including Business Manager1 Family Support /Safeguarding Officer33 Children’s Centre staff

Number of Children 505

% of FSM 20%

% of SEN (EHCP & School Supported ) 18%

% of EAL 52%

Foundation Stage Results 2016 Good Level Development69%

Average Points33.7%

All Learning Goals69%

Year1 Phonic Screening Test Result 2016 91.5% WA

Key Stage 1 Results 2016

No. of ResultsWriting 60Reading 60Maths 60Science 60RWM 60RWMS 60Ph Ch WA

Below EXS14%5%2%2%15%13%68.8%

EXS +58.3%81.7%73.3%78.3%55%55%WT

GDS11.7%26.7%13.3%0%6.7%0%31.3%

Key Stage 2 Results 2016

TeacherAssessment

No.of ResultsWriting 59Reading 59Maths 59Science 59RWM 59

80%`81%86%81%75%

GDS25%

Test / Task

No.of ResultsReading 59EGPS 59Maths 59RWM 59

97%88%90%80%

GDS46%44%29%17%

Progress between KS1 and KS2 2016 ProgressReadingEGPSWritingMaths

Pr Score7.5

3.04.7

Av Scaled Score109108

107.9



Nursery TLR 2A*English

Leadership

TLR 2A*ScienceLeadership

TLR 2A*Maths

Leadership

PersonnelFinance

Mat CoverSEN Co (0.9 )

LearningMentor

LearningMentor

Premises ManagerOperational Management of School Site

Health & Safety ManagerFire Safety Officer

Teacher 0.8 Teacher 0.6 Teacher 0.6 Mat

Assistant Head 0.7Acting Deputy Head 0.3Support Staff Management

including: CPDPerformance ManagementInclusion Team Leadership

EMAG/SENChild Protection

Liaison Outside AgenciesENGLISH

Deputy Head 0.7Acting Head 0.3

Vision - School Self EvaluationImprovement Plansand Standards

Whole School CurriculumLeadership

Performance /LineManagement Leadership

Middle Leadership DevelopmentSCIENCE

Assistant Head 0.7Acting Deputy Head 0.3

Extended ServicesTeaching Staff TeamManagementNQT/StudentInduction Tutor

STEM Projects (Food Flagship)MATHEMATICS

Strategic PartnershipManager

Heathbrook & TriangleChildren’s CentresOperational Managementof the Children’s Centres

Children’s CentreTeam ManagementIntegrated Community

Services

School BusinessManager PO6

Administration LeadershipOffice Manager

Children’s Centre FinanceFacilities & Premises



Staffing Structure

Phase 1 LeaderTLR 2B

Team Leadershipand ManagementPastoral Care

Curriculum LeadershipSupport

Curriculum AreaHome/SchoolCommunity



Curriculum LeadershipEnglish



Curriculum LeadershipScience



Curriculum LeadershipMathematics

Gifted & TalentedTLR 2B

Post Threshold SupportNew Experienced Staff

Support

Family SupportSafeguarding Officer

Headteacher 0.7 0.1 NAHT Duties = 0.6Strategic Vision and Development - Stakeholder Accountability - Staffing : Recruitment, Retentionand Management

Publicity /Communications - Budget Setting and Management - Leadership Management

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

OTHER TLR ALLOWANCES

* TEACHERS ON UPPER PAY SPINE OFFERING ENHANCED SUPPORT TO STAFF AND CHILDREN *

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NST

RATEG

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Job title:Headteacher

Salary:

L18 -24 £66,638 - £75,264plus up to 25% enhancementfor the right candidate

Start date:January 2018

Purpose of the post� To lead, organise, manage, and developClapham Manor Primary School andChildren’s Centre in order to promotethe highest possible standards and tomaximise the attainment anddevelopment of all pupils.

ResponsibilitiesSchool aims� To build on the school’s strengths,formulate and communicate theoverall aims and vision for the school.

� To develop policies to ensure thataims, objectives and practice fulfil therequirements of legislation and theschool’s statutory duties.

� To develop the school as a learningcommunity in which the highest possibleexpectations for learning and intellectualchallenge are developed for pupilsand staff.

� To ensure that the social, emotional andpersonal development needs of each pupilare met and that all pupils are treatedequally to build them into confidenteducated adults.

� To create an outward facing school whichworks with other schools in a climateof mutual support and challenge –to champion best practice and secureexcellent outcomes for pupils.

� To develop the school, its buildings andsite, to meet the needs of the variedcommunities that the school serves.

� To maintain and develop a strong social,moral, spiritual and multicultural ethosin the school whilst raising standardsof attainment.

� To pursue strategies for raising theattainment of all pupils.

School leadership, managementand resource planning� To lead, manage, communicate,coordinate, monitor, review and evaluatethe school improvement planningprocess.

� To ensure school systems for trackingand raising attainment and achievement,and for curriculum planning andimplementation, are in place.

� To advise governors on setting thebudget in order to achieve the objectivesin the school’s improvement plan.

� To allocate, control and account forthose financial and material schoolresources which are under the controlof the Headteacher.

� To treat people, fairly, equitably andwith dignity and respect to create andmaintain a postive school culture.

Staff development� To manage all staff to review,articulate and plan their own trainingand professional development needs,and ensure opportunities to put theseplans into action.

� To lead, supervise and participatein arrangements for performancemanagement.

Improving teaching� To monitor and evaluate the qualityof teaching with school staff and otherprofessionals.

� To set and implement targets to raiseattainment and improve standards forall groups.

� To plan and implement strategies toimprove the quality of teaching andlearning.

� To ensure the progress of the pupilsand groups of pupils is monitored andrecorded continuously and used toinform planning and accelerate progress.

� Initiate and support research and debateabout effective teaching and learningand develop relevant strategies forperformance improvement.

� Acknowledge and reward excellenceand challenge any poor performanceacross the school.

Special educational needs� To ensure that objective identificationprocedures are maintained so that allpupils are appropriately provided for andthat special educational needs provisionis made throughout the school.

� To ensure that the Code of Practicerequirements are met, includingidentification of needs, individualeducation plans and records, reviewand full assessment as necessary.

� To implement the school’s SEN plansto ensure that pupils’ needs are fullymet and that resources are targeted,monitored and evaluated for best value.

Health, safety andequal opportunities� To ensure the safety and securityof pupils, staff and visitors, and theschool site.

� To be responsible for promoting andsafeguarding the welfare of childrenand young persons, and implementingrobust child protections systems.

� To create a school environmentwhich promotes the values of adiverse community and challengesdiscrimination in whatever form.

� To ensure all statutory requirementsare met for Health and Safety, ChildProtection and for “Looked After”children and that the school worksclosely with LA support servicesallocated to the school.

The Job Description should be read alongside the range of duties and responsibilities of Headteacher as set outin the current Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document part 6 and National Standards for Headteachers.

Job Description



Person Specification

Qualifications� Qualified Teacher Status

� Recent and relevant professionaldevelopment

� A leadership and managementqualification (desirable)

Personal attributesAn outstanding educationalist� Proven experience of fosteringoutstanding teaching and learning

� A thorough knowledge of how to builda curriculum which inspires children,including activities and engagementtosupport learning and children’s widerdevelopment

� Experience of work across allprimary ages

� The ability to deliver education whichensures that children thrive regardlessof background or prior attainment

� Experience of accelerating progressfor all children, from those with specialeducational needs to the most able

� A strong track record of raisingstandards

A leader of engagementwith parents� Acting as the lead ambassador forClapham Manor Primary School andChildren’s Centre in attracting andinspiring parents

� Supporting the staff team toengage with parents to assist themin contributing to the school andtheir children’s success

� An interest in Clapham Manor PrimarySchool and Children’s Centre as a focusfor our local community

An inspiring school leader� Previous successful experienceof Headship (desirable) orDeputy/Assistant Headship

� Demonstrable success at delegating,motivating, empowering and buildingthe capacity of a strong senior teamand staff group

� Able to respond quickly to issues as theyarise, use judgement and be available tosupport staff directly when necessary

� Experience of distributing leadershipthroughout the organisation, forgingteams of colleagues who have distinctroles and responsibilities and holdeach other to account

� Able to embed and maintain goodsystems and structures to ensure thesmooth operational running of theschool

� The skills to create and nurturepartnerships with other schools forthe benefit of Clapham Manor PrimarySchool and Children’s Centre, Lambethand the wider school system

� Commitment to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of childrenand the ability to engage staff andvolunteers in making it happen

A commitment tocontinuous improvement� Demonstrable track record of analysing,interpreting and understanding relevantdata to enhance the education that weprovide including immediate academicdevelopment and children’s longerterm learning

� Able to work with others to sharepractice and to sustain Clapham ManorPrimary School and Children’s Centreas a centre of excellence

� The experience to spot, retain anddevelop talent for the benefit of theindividual staff member and the school

� A demonstrable ability to overseeprocess for school management,supported by the senior team andoffice staff, including:� the development and managementof over 100 staff

� experience of managing a diverse rangeof services – at Clapham Manor Primarythese include a Children’s Centre, Nurseryand a range of extended activities

� management of a budget exceeding£3 million per annum

� oversight of systems of child protectionand safety

� the skills to lead and deliver new projects

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