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Islamia Primary School,129 Salusbury Road,London,NW6 6PE.T:(0)2073722532 www.islamiaprimary.org.uk

“To strive to provide the best education

within a secure Islamic environment through

the application of the Qur’an and Sunnah.”

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

"Verily, Allah Almighty is excellent and he loves excellence.” (al-Mu’jam al-Awsat, 5884)

"Verily, Allah has prescribed excellence in everything." (Sahih Muslim, 1955)

School Profile:

Number of pupils: 420

Boys 49% Girls 51% SEN 15% PPG 33%

I Inspiration

We inspire all to be motivated, reflective and self-directed with

the moral values and qualities to make a positive contribution

to our school and community.

S Safety

We ensure everyone is safe, happy and has fun as we learn,

keep healthy and enjoy school within a harmonious and caring

environment.

L Learning We harness the power of faith and belief in God to nurture a

love of life-long learning.

A Achievement We achieve the highest standard possible whatever our

starting points.

M Mastery We provide opportunities for adventure, discovery and

creativity, thinking deeper, further and wider.

I Inclusion We include, challenge and support everyone on their individual

journey to success.

A Aspiration We have high aspirations for all at our school, and we challenge

everyone to achieve their best.


Head Teacher Application Pack Summer 2020

Dear Applicant

Thank you for considering our Head Teacher vacancy at Islamia Primary School. Islamia Primary School was established in 1983 by Yusuf Islam, it is a two form entry voluntary-aided school with a religious character situated in North West London. Our curriculum is based on the National Curriculum enhanced by Qur'anic, Arabic and Islamic Studies in a secure Islamic environment through the application of the Qur'an and Sunnah. The school is currently operating across 2 sites with pupils from Reception, Year 1,2,5,and 6 at the main Salusbury Road site and Year 3-4 based across the road at Winkworth Hall. Ofsted has awarded the school ‘Good’ in its last 2 inspections. Our school aspires to be nothing short of outstanding in all aspects of school life and we work hard to nurture and produce a generation that contribute positively to the wider community. The Board of Governors is very active in constantly striving to improve outcomes for the staff and children of the school. We are seeking an experienced school leader who is dedicated to providing a challenging, broad and rich curriculum in all its aspects. The prospective candidate should be an outstanding leader and primary practitioner who has the passion; skills and determination to rapidly improve pupil outcomes for all groups of pupils in the school. Someone who is passionate about our ethos, values and shares our vision, someone who will ‘go the extra mile’ to achieve progress and attainment for all groups of pupils. The successful candidate will need to appreciate and understand the school’s history and journey to VA status and position as the flag ship School for local authority funded Muslim education. The successful candidate must have the ability to nurture good relations between all stakeholders and must appreciate the importance of the Founder’s vision in opening up the School for the whole Muslim community. We are a School that strives to ensure we understand and meet our duties and responsibility to our community understanding that it is a privilege and honour to be a part of this iconic School and everything it stands for. Integrity and honesty is integral to every aspect of our school life. We are looking for a committed leader with a proven track record of leading and supporting children to outstanding achievements. As the Head Teacher of Islamia Primary School you will be part of a diverse community and lead the way for the next phase of its development. If you feel you have the enthusiasm, commitment and track record to contribute to the ongoing development of this successful, friendly and supportive school, we would like to hear from you. If you would like to apply please do so via the LA BRENT by clicking on the following link https://lbbrent.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/headteacher-islamia-primary-school-1520 Yours Sincerely, Sofia Moussaoui Chair of the Governing Body Islamia Primary School Email: [email protected]

https://lbbrent.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/headteacher-islamia-primary-school-1520

mailto:[email protected]



Head Teacher (Primary)

Full-time Permanent

Salary Range Group 3, L19-L23 + inner London Weighting

(Salary negotiable for Exceptional Candidate)

Required for September 2020 (Start date negotiable)

The role will focus on raising standards through frequent monitoring and evaluation,

continuous feedback and support to staff, extensive use of pupil performance data, curriculum

development and design.

We offer:

• A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere

• Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve

• A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team

• Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents

• An excellent opportunity for professional and career development

Islamia Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of

children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to

share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for the successful

candidate in accordance with Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in

Education Legislation.

Please note that CVs are not accepted.

Closing date: Friday 10th July 2020 @ 12.00pm

Interviews to take place: 16th & 17th July 2020 (subject to change)

Informal visits are encouraged (depending on availability), to arrange a visit and for any other

enquiries related to this role please contact; [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



Job Title: Head Teacher

Line of Responsibility:

The Head Teacher will have overall responsibility for the running and management of the school on

a day to day basis. The Head Teacher will be recruited in light of the mission statement, and is

expected maintain an Islamic environment where children and staff are happy, secure and able to

thrive academically and spiritually whilst aiming to provide outstanding leadership and management

of the school, to secure sustainable success and ensure the highest standards of learning and

personal development for its pupils for the highest possible levels of achievement.

Core Purpose:

To provide professional leadership and management to the whole school

Ethos and Leadership:

To raise and maintain academic standards and ensure a high standard of education is provided at the school, within our Islamic ethos and culture (in accordance with the Quran, Sunnah and intra-Islamic tolerance based on the respect and justice within the paradigm of orthodox Sunni Islam).

To reflect the Islamic ethos in their personal standards, and lead by example.

To work with the Governing body on defining and implementing strategic plans, School policies and targets for the future of the Primary School.

To fulfil the mission and vision of Islamia Primary School by working with staff and the governing body



Strategic direction and development of the school:

Maintain an ethos of excellence and endeavour that promotes and secures

outstanding teaching, excellent learning and the highest standards of achievement

strategic leadership and direction for the establishment of the school.

Provide inspiring and purposeful leadership for the staff and pupils within a caring and

secure Islamic environment. Determine, organise, implement and monitor the

curriculum and its assessment and ensure that it provides an academic focus for all

pupils.

Fulfils the school’s legal responsibilities.

Ensure that pupils develop leadership and personal learning and thinking skills across

the curriculum so that they acquire the ability to learn, lead and serve more effectively

and independently.

Determine, organise and implement a programme for faith and character education,

including the personal, spiritual, social, moral and cultural development of pupils.

Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching, and standards of learning and

achievement of all pupils in the school.

Work in partnership with the Governing Body, pupils, staff, parents and other

stakeholders to instil the ethos and values, which will underpin all activities within the

school.

Formulate the overall aims and objectives for the school, which embody its ethos,

vision and values.

Create and implement strategic development plans underpinned by sound financial

planning, which identify short, medium and long-term priorities and targets for

achieving and sustaining excellence.

Regularly monitor and evaluate the performance of the school and respond and

report to the Governing Body.

Ensure that management, finances, organisation and administration of the school

support its vision and aims.

Ensure that policies and practices take account of national, local and school data

including inspection and the outcomes of school self-review.



Monitor, evaluate and review the impact of policies, priorities and targets of the

school in practice, and take action if necessary.

Ensure that all those involved in the school are committed to its ethos, aims and

values, are motivated to achieve them and are involved in meeting long, medium and

short-term objectives and targets, which secure the educational success of the school.

Maintain positive relationships with strategic partners at all levels in the wider

community

Play an active role in the local family of schools and academies

Positive strategies for developing excellent understanding and respect for other

faiths, cultures and communities.

Develop effective links with the community, including voluntary organisations and enterprises, to extend the curriculum and enhance learning and teaching

Promote extra-curricular activities across the curriculum

Create and sustain an effective partnership with parents to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development

Character development, self-discipline and commitment to British values, the law and

active citizenship.

Outstanding conduct and the development of exemplary citizens and outstanding

Islamic values.

Pupils

To ensure the environment is one that is Islamic, happy, safe, disciplined and one which they can feel secure and achieve their potential.

To ensure equality and fair treatment of all pupils.

To have a school environment in which individual pupils are recognised, and all Pupil’s progress is monitored and evaluated.

Leadership and Management of Staff:

To ensure all staff have agreed annual performance objectives that are reviewed and measured against at least annually.

Provide effective and regular operational management of senior leaders with regular oversight, appraisal and delegation of responsibilities



Participate in the recruitment and selection of teaching and non-teaching staff

Lead, co-ordinate and monitor the continuing professional development of staff, including the induction of newly qualified teachers, based on assessment of needs and in relation to the standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and standards for induction.

Ensure that professional duties are fulfilled, as specified in the Contract of

Employment, including those for the Head Teacher

Arrange for the Deputy or suitable person, to assume responsibility for the discharge

of the Head Teacher’s function at any time when absent from school

Develop good working relationships with governors, staff, pupils, parents/carers, the

community and other stakeholders.

Build a collaborative learning culture within the school and actively engage with other schools to build effective learning communities

Efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources:

Lead the development of school-level policies and procedures for the school’s resource and

asset management

Set appropriate priorities for expenditure, allocation of funds and effective administration and

control by effective management of the school’s budget.

Rational allocation and monitoring of time, space and material resources.

Ensuring effective and safe arrangements for the situating and storage of material and

equipment

Make arrangements for the security and effective supervision of the school buildings, their

contents and the grounds and organise the accommodation efficiently and effectively to

ensure it meets the needs of the curriculum and Health and Safety regulations.

Ensure effective working relationships with external agencies and services contracted to

the school.

Recruit and retain staff of the highest quality and assist in their professional development.



Manage, monitor and review the range, quality and use of all available resources in order to

improve the quality of education, improve pupils’ achievements, ensure efficiency and secure

value for money.

Accountability

Create and develop an organisation in which all staff recognise that they are accountable for

the success of the school.

Present a coherent and accurate account of the school’s performance in a form

appropriate to the range of audiences, including staff, governors, local community,

OFSTED, and others to enable them to play their part effectively

Ensure that parents/carers and pupils are well informed about the curriculum,

attainment, behaviour, attendance and progress, and about the contribution they can

make in supporting their child’s learning and achieving the school’s targets for

improvement.

Maintain such records of the school as are appropriate to communicate its development,

improvements and achievements

Provide accurate information, objective advice and support to the Governing Body to

enable it to meet its responsibilities for securing effective teaching and learning, and

improved standards of achievement, and for achieving efficiency and value for money

Carry out any such duties as may be reasonably required by the Governing Body.

Other responsibilities

Promote the vision and values of the school

Contribute to the wider life of the schools and its community through out of hours and partnership work.

Carry out any such duties as may be reasonably required by the Governing Body.

All staff who create, receive, and use records in the course of their job are responsible for ensuring that records are managed appropriately. It is therefore likely that this post-holder will have responsibility for record-keeping as part of the role

Knowledge and Understanding



The Head Teacher should have knowledge and understanding of:

Their school’s aims, priorities, targets and action plans

The curriculum as a whole

Any statutory curriculum requirements

The characteristics of high quality teaching and the main strategies for improving and sustaining high standards of teaching, learning and achievement for all pupils

How evidence from relevant research and inspection evidence can be used to inform expectations, targets and teaching approaches

How to use comparative data to establish benchmarks and set targets for improvement

How to develop pupils’ literacy, numeracy and information technology skills

How teaching can promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development

The implications of information and guidance documents from LA, the DfE, Ofsted and other national bodies and associations

The implications of the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs for teaching and learning

Health and safety requirements, including where to obtain expert advice

Skills and Attributes

Head Teachers draw upon the attributes possessed and displayed by all successful and

effective teachers in the context of their leadership and management roles including:

Adaptability to changing circumstances and new ideas

Energy, vigour and perseverance Self-confidence

Leadership skills, attributes and professional competence – the ability to lead

and manage people to work towards common goals

Decision-making skills – the ability to solve problems and make decisions

Communication skills – the ability to make points clearly and understand the

views of others

Self-management – the ability to plan time effectively and to organise oneself

well

Teaching skills - able to role model good and better teaching to colleagues

Enthusiasm

Intellectual ability and emotionally strong



Reliability and integrity

Commitment and passion

Ability to stay calm under pressure and demonstrate resilience

Personal impact and presence – providing a good role model to others

Conditions of employment

The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities

contained in the written statement of conditions of employment (the Contract of

Employment).

The post holder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its

objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the Governing Body.

The post holder shall be subject to all relevant statutory requirements as detailed in the most recent School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document, including the conditions of employment for Head Teachers and for teachers other than Head teachers.

This post is not subject to the ‘directed time’ regulations

This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder.

Note

This job description is not your contract of employment or any part of it. It has been prepared only for

the purpose of school organisation and may change either as your contract changes or as the

organisation of the school is changed. Nothing will be changed without consultation.



Job Title: Head Teacher

Essential

Desirable

Faith A practising Muslim who is committed to affirming and enhancing the Islamic ethos of the school with an active commitment to supporting and further developing the Islamic Studies provision.

Understanding the distinctive nature and requirements of and purpose of a VA Islamic school and the local and wider Muslim community.

Qualifications Qualified Teacher status

Degree qualified

Accredited Training/evidence of extended study.

Leadership Training such as NPQSL/NPQH Attendance on courses related to: Budget Management Education Management SEND Child Protection Safeguarding Other relevant professional

qualifications in educational

and school leadership and

management.

Experience Senior Management Team Role as Deputy Head/ Vice principal or/and as a Head Teacher/Principal/Head of Learning.

Extensive Experience (minimum 2 years) as a Deputy Head/ Vice principal Head Teacher/Principal/Head of Learning.



Extensive experience of leadership and management within and across school settings

Experience of self-evaluation procedures and strategic analyses

Experience of managing budgets. Experience and knowledge of safeguarding requirements and policies, and ability to ensure all staff adhere to safeguarding policies

Experience of teaching across the

full primary range, including EYFS

Management responsibilities in

a primary school, including

staff performance and resource

management

Experience of successful strategic planning.

Experience of delivering staff training (INSET)

Exemplary practitioner Proven track record of school improvement Mentoring Experience Proven track record of leading whole school behaviour management strategies. Significant experience of managing delegated organisational budgets and other external funding sources Governance experience/involvement with governors

Knowledge & Understanding

The curriculum as a whole and what

constitutes outstanding educational

provision

The characteristics of effective

learning communities and

strategies for Raising pupils’

achievement and aspirations

Developing outstanding citizens

with exemplary character and

regard for the law Leadership styles

and practices, and their effects in

different contexts

Knowledge of assessment across the curriculum

Evidence of specialist strategies Understanding of

how to create and lead a

team

Evidence to show how relevant research and inspection evidence can be used to inform expectations, targets and teaching approaches

Knowledge of how to develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.

Use of Target Tracker or other similar data software Specialist knowledge (e.g. SEND or a subject) which will



Implementing effective intervention programmes Leadership styles and practices and their effects in different contexts within schools

Understanding of current educational initiatives and the

ability to reflect on own practice.

How to use comparative data to establish benchmarks and set targets for improvement

contribute to whole school improvement

Leadership Skills & Abilities

Ability to create, and secure commitment to, a clear vision for an effective and high achieving Islamic faith based school

Ability to lead and manage

people to work towards

common goals

Ability to use comparative data, together with information about pupils’ prior attainment, to establish benchmarks and set targets for improvement

Communicate effectively orally

and in writing to a range of

audiences and be able to

articulate a strategy and vision

for the future of the school

Ability to strategically lead

school improvement activities

and to establish effective

partnership working

Prioritise and manage own time

effectively and work under

pressure and to deadlines.



Ability to liaise effectively and

constructively with governors

and other stakeholders

Ability to demonstrate a commitment to celebrating diversity and promoting social cohesion in a multi-cultural setting

Proven experience of working

well within teams of various

sizes

Proven experience of effective delegation, task assignment and tracking

Personal Qualities Commitment to exemplify the ethos and mission of the school by example and statement

Commitment to Intra-Islamic

and inter-faith tolerance and

respect in-line with the

paradigm of the Quran and

Sunnah in orthodox Sunni

Islam

Commitment to an academic

curriculum, rigorous assessment

and the highest standards of

achievement

A commitment to continuous

improvement through honest

self-evaluation, an acute sense of

accountability and a commitment

to transparency

Commitment to the professional

development of self and colleagues

within and across schools

Commitment to highest levels of effort, endeavour and focus on standards Energy, Vigour and perseverance

A commitment to providing extra-curricular activities including activities that promote the school in the school, local and wider community and an understanding of its impact upon school ethos. Proactive style of leadership on whole school issues.



Other Appointment of a candidate to this role will be subject to references and a DBS check

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