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St Mary’s Bryanston Square CE Primary and Nursery School

London W1H 1DL

HEADTEACHER’S PACK

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In this pack you will find:

• A letter from the Chair of Governors • Our vision and values • Our School Context • Our Curriculum • Our pupils’ views • Inspection views • Our Church/School partnership • Application guidance • The person specification • The job description • A copy of the advert

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries. St Mary’s Bryanston Square CE Primary School Enford Street London W1H 1DL Tel: 020-7641-4130 Fax: 020-7641-5438 Email: office@stmbs.org.uk Chair: chair@stmbs.org.uk Web: www.stmarys.bryanston.net

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Welcome to St Mary’s Bryanston Square CE Primary and Nursery School Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in the role of Head Teacher at St Mary’s Bryanston Square.

We are a one-form entry Church of England primary school located in a central London area rich with diversity. We are proud of our school community, which is representative of this. We take full advantage of our location, making sure our pupils’ learning is enriched by the many exciting opportunities we are able to access.

Our school mission is ‘Excellence With Compassion’.

St Mary’s is a happy and supportive learning environment with excellent teaching at the heart of everything we do. Every child is valued and their individual academic, social and emotional needs are recognised and nurtured. Our most recent Ofsted inspection found that “The school’s work to promote pupil’s personal development and welfare is outstanding. Pupils are immensely proud of their school and enjoy participating in the multitude of formal, enrichment and extra-curricular activities available to them”.

We have high academic standards and are proud of the progress our pupils make during their journey through our school. Our foundation is our strong and distinctly Christian ethos which embraces inclusivity and fosters respect for each other and our different faiths and backgrounds. This ethos is strengthened through our close relationship with our local church, St Mary’s Bryanston Square. Our six core values, chosen by the pupils, parents, staff and Governors of our school are rooted in our Christian faith: Love, Honesty, Forgiveness, Respect, Curiosity and Feeling Safe. A recent SIAMS healthcheck recognised our success in embedding our values: “The impact of this teaching has contributed to the pupils’ development of their own self-worth and the worth of others. Consequently, pupils recognise the importance of showing compassion, ‘showing love to one another’. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in 2016 rated us as a Good school, and since then we as Governors have continued to work with the school leadership and staff to build on our many strengths and to develop in the areas where we needed to improve. We have a very clear sense of direction, a shared focus on our priorities and confidence in being able to achieve our aims. Please watch our school video to find out more about what makes St Mary’s so special:

http://stmarys.bryanston.net/?p=5926

I look forward to receiving your application. I urge you to visit us to see us in action and look forward to meeting you.

Sarah Bedford Chair of Governors

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Vision and Values St Mary’s Bryanston Square Church of England primary school is an inclusive and welcoming school for pupils of all faiths, religions, cultures and backgrounds.

Our Christian ethos is reflected in the respect and love we have for each other.

‘Excellence with compassion’ To provide an excellent learning environment, which promotes achievement in every area, and nurtures the social, emotional and spiritual well-being of the whole school community.

As a Church school, we believe every child is made in the image of God, and therefore we want the very best for them. That means achieving the highest possible academic standards, but also means that we value the whole child – mind, body and spirit – and seek to create a culture of love, respect, wellbeing and safety for everyone in our community. Our vision is based upon Jesus’ commandment in Mark 12:31:

“Love your neighbour as yourself”

As a result, we aim to value ourselves as special and unique, value each other and treat each other with kindness, respect and grace, and value families and communities as the places where love can flourish. At St Mary’s we welcome everyone to be part of our school community; as well as a number of Christian families, many of our children are Muslim or from other faith backgrounds. This is a real strength of our school, and part of what makes our school community such a wonderful place. We have 6 core values, rooted in our Christian faith, which have been chosen by the pupils, parents, staff and Governors of our school. Each value is connected to a verse from the Bible, showing the theological basis underpinning them.

Our school rules Our school rules also relate to our values: • We respect and value each other, treating others as we would like to be treated • We take care of our school community • We come to school ready to learn and to help each other learn

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School context • Judged BY OFSTED AS ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ PD, Welfare & Behaviour in 2016

• The school roll is representative of the local area:

• 89% of pupils are local to the school • 11% live out of borough (double last year)

• Mix of the poorest and most affluent families represented

• 28% Pupil Premium – above national average, but lower than local average.

• Around 50% of our pupils now come from the lowest deprivation bands, compared with 33% prior to 2016, showing a large increase in deprivation in the last 2 years.

• Above average % of statements/ EHCPs, other SEND broadly average

• Above average mobility, impacting on outcomes across the school and pupil numbers. A high proportion of families leave London when their children reach the end of EYFS (often the higher attaining pupils)

• 59% identified as EAL (above national average, but in line with London), with 81% coming from Ethnic minority backgrounds. The most commonly spoken language other than English is Arabic

• SIAMS 2014 ‘Good’ overall, with Satisfactory RE (although improvements noted). Subsequent external visits show that the school has improved significantly in all areas since last inspection, particularly in RE

• Close links with the parish church for collective worship, clubs and pastoral support. St Mary’s is a large charismatic Church with a young, diverse congregation. There is a linked family centre and close links to a mission project in Uganda, which school staff have visited for the last two years

• We offer an extended day (breakfast and after school clubs)

• Our EYFS includes Nursery, currently with places for 30 FT pupils

• The school roll is now rising despite a surplus of places locally and a three year decline in numbers (due to our growing popularity)

• The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is now consistently ‘Good’ overall

with some ‘Outstanding’ teaching

• Governors are ‘effective’ and represent the Church, LA, Deanery and Diocese as well as staff and parents

• Parents are supportive of the school. Some run a small ‘Friends’ group which organises popular fundraising events e.g. the Christmas Fair and International Day

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Our Curriculum We are proud of the breadth and depth of our curriculum offer and the range of awards we have received.

International evening

Foundation Stage Science Week

Year 5 Basketball tournament

Year 1 Tower of London

School Choir Christingle service

Year 6 Oxford University

Years 3 & 4 Football tournament

Year 2 Florence Nightingale day

KS1 London Music Masters concert

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Pupils’ Views

The best things about St Mary’s: “We learn new things everyday”

“Doesn’t matter if you speak a different language, we all fit in” “We are multicultural, from all over the world”

“We have values and respect each other”

“Our school is fun, safe, loving and welcoming” “Our teachers are caring and generous”

We would like our new Head Teacher to be:

Respectful

Fun

Sporty

Generous

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What OFSTED says about our school § Across the year groups, current pupils are making good progress from their varying

starting points. Those experiencing difficulties are effectively supported to achieve well.

§ Governors know the school well because they make frequent checks on its work. They support and challenge school leaders well.

§ Children get off to a good start in the early years as they are well taught and engage in a range of interesting activities that prepare them for a successful entry into Year 1.

§ School leaders work well together to ensure that all pupils receive a good and increasingly improving education

§ Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes to learning, as well as the care given to ensure their personal development, safety and welfare, are excellent.

§ The quality of teaching has markedly improved and is now good. Teachers prepare exciting learning and enrichment activities that engage pupils well and enable them to learn successfully.

§ Across the year groups, current pupils are making good progress from their varying starting points. Those experiencing difficulties are effectively supported to achieve well.

§ School leaders make effective use of the additional sport funding grant to develop teachers’ skills and to provide many more sporting opportunities. These include fencing, rock climbing, kayaking and involvement in competitive tournaments. Participation by pupils has increased.

§ Leaders work very closely with parents. Every week, parents are invited into school for a workshop with a particular focus. These have included helping parents to support their children’s learning, how to teach children about the use of money and a presentation by an educational psychologist on developing emotionally healthy and resilient children.

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Application guidance How to apply: Please complete the LDBS application form, downloadable from the TES website or the LDBS website. We will not accept CV’s. Supporting statement against the person specification: please refer to the application form (section 7) for details on how to complete this. This information can also be found at the top of the person specification itself. Please do not write your supporting statement in the box on the form, but as a separate word document entitled ‘Supporting statement (Name: xxxxxxx)’ Personal statement (in addition to the supporting statement) It is not always possible to gain a full understanding of the applicant’s philosophy and approach to education when writing against the person specification. With this in mind the Governors would like you to provide them with a separate statement of no more than 500 words outlining your own philosophy and approach to education. Please entitle this statement ‘Personal statement (name).’ Your application should include the following 3 items:

• LDBS application form • Supporting statement • Personal statement

The application deadline is Monday 23rd April (6pm) Please email your application documents to: clerkstmarys@yahoo.com Visits to the school are available the week commencing 16 April 2018 and will be considered as part of the interview process for shortlisted candidates. They can be arranged by contacting me, Sarah Bedford, at chair@stmbs.org.uk Shortlisted candidates will be informed by email and will be invited to assessment and interview on Thursday 10 May 2018. If you are shortlisted please note that governors will contact you and your school to arrange a visit in the week beginning 30 April 2018. You will be asked to show a small group of governors around your school. This will take no longer than an hour. References will be taken up prior to the interview. Many thanks and we look forward to reading your application. Sarah Bedford, Chair of Governors

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PERSON SPECIFICATION Headteacher at St Mary's Bryanston Square School

Please find below the key skills, experience and qualifications we are looking for in our new Headteacher, evidence of which will be used in assessing candidates throughout the selection process. Please address the aspects under the headings below in your supporting statement of no more than 3 A4 pages (Arial font 12). If you have not been in a classroom for a period of time we ask you to address your proven skills in the leadership of teaching and learning.

QUALIFICATIONS Essential Desirable Qualified Teacher Status • Evidence of continuing and relevant professional development in school leadership and management

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KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Proven successful experience of a Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher in a primary school

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A highly effective teacher with proven consistent good/outstanding teaching in the primary classroom

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Experience of teaching in more than one school, including a VA school • Experience of teaching in a school which serves a multi-faith urban community •

QUALITIES AND KNOWLEDGE Evidence of an ability to build, communicate and implement a coherent vision for the school in consultation with all stakeholders

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Able to demonstrate personal behaviour that leads by example, forges positive relationships, attitudes and communication towards and between pupils and staff, and with parents, governors and members of the local community

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Proven ability to lead by example and create a shared commitment and responsibility to the school through teamwork, distributed leadership and professional reflection

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Evidence of clear values and moral purpose which place pupils at the heart of all decisions

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A strong intellect, able to exercise creativity and emotional intelligence in leadership

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Evidence of a drive to encourage and pursue excellence in all aspects of school life and a clear sense of what strategies might be effective for achieving this

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Evidence of a commitment to CPD so as to sustain up-to-date knowledge and understanding of education

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Knowledge of legal requirements affecting schools • Proven record of being transparent and accountable to parents, governors, relevant external bodies and the local community

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SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES & RESOURCES Excellent organisational skills which maintain the smooth running of the school whilst maintaining a focus on the long term vision

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Knowledge and experience of range of mechanisms for working productively with the governing body and an understanding of its statutory duties

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Proven experience of managing people, including staff performance reviews, and acting on any associated issues and valuing excellent practice

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Proven experience of prioritising, setting and managing a range of processes to contribute to school improvement (data, finance)

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Proven experience of managing budgets and fundraising •

LEADING & MANAGING PUPILS AND STAFF Experience of setting and achieving challenging goals and targets for staff and pupils so as to impact positively on pupil outcomes

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Knowledge and understanding of how to raise the quality of teaching and learning across the school and a proven track record for doing so

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Experience of analysing pupil performance information to identify trends to inform teaching and learning outcomes

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Experience of developing a consistently high quality of teaching through rigorous assessment, monitoring, evaluation and feedback

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Ability to challenge underperformance in teaching and to support improvement in performance

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Proven commitment to a curriculum that is creative and relevant to the interests and needs of all pupils, including their well-being

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SAFEGUARDING & PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF PUPILS Absolute commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of pupils • Proven ability to build a culture where children feel confident that their concerns will be listened to and acted upon

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Designated or Deputy Designated CP Officer • Understanding the role of a Designated Safeguarding Lead, as this will be expected as part of the role initially, and applicants need to be willing to receive training and lead on it

A DISTINCTIVE CHURCH SCHOOL

Commitment to the distinctive ethos of a church school in the community • Enthusiasm for Collective Worship sitting at the heart of the school community • Member of a Christian Church ▪

LEADING SCHOOL SELF-IMPROVEMENT Proven experience of building mutually beneficial and supportive relationships with other schools, agencies and groups to enhance opportunities for staff and pupils so as to secure excellent pupil outcomes

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A willingness to accept support from others including colleagues, governors, Local Authority and Diocese

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Proven ability to adapt to change, able to assess new ideas and embrace them if they improve children’s learning

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Evidence of a current knowledge and understanding of local, national and global education and a proven commitment to high quality training and ongoing professional development for all staff

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JOB DESCRIPTION

St Mary's Bryanston Square CE Primary School, London W1H 1DL

TITLE OF POST: HEADTEACHER SALARY RANGE: £63,041-£71,865 (L16-21 Group 2)

JOB PURPOSE: To provide effective leadership for St Mary's Bryanston Square CE School, ensuring high quality education for all pupils and the highest standards of learning and achievement in accordance with statutory requirements. As St Mary's Bryanston Square school is a Church of England school, the Headteacher will be required to uphold and embed our Christian ethos and values within day-to-day working practices.

RESPONSIBLE TO: The Governing Board of St Mary's Bryanston Square CE VA School

The duties outlined here are linked to • Those covered by the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers (DfE 2015)

and are outlined under the four Excellence As Standards domains

• Those covered by the latest STPC document which should be read in conjunction with this document.

Other duties include: • Achieving any performance criteria, objectives and targets agreed with, or set by, the

school’s Governing Board

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Headteacher is: legally and contractually accountable to the Governing Board of St Mary's Bryanston Square School work with governors to fulfil their responsibilities

The Headteacher will

• Work closely with and provide information, advice and support to the Chair of Governors and Governing Board to enable it to meet its’ responsibilities

• Ensure that parents and pupils are well informed about curriculum attainment and progress and are able to understand targets for improvement

• Ensure individual staff accountabilities are clearly defined, understood and agreed and are subject to rigorous review and evaluation through performance management

• Develop and present an accurate account of the school’s performance to a range of audiences including governors, parents and carers, Children’s Services, London

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• Ensure all legal requirements for health and safety, maintenance and financial management are fulfilled

KEY PRIORITIES: • Maintain and develop further the Christian ethos of the school, valuing each individual

child and enabling them to reach their full potential within a stable, committed school community

• Set and maintain high standards and expectations of teaching and learning for all staff through good quality coaching, mentoring and modelling of high-quality teaching for every pupil at all times

• Inspire and promote a curriculum expanded beyond the confines of traditional academic subjects in order to boost pupil achievement, their engagement with learning and their well-being.

• Promote proactive involvement of the whole school in the safeguarding of pupils

QUALITIES AND KNOWLEDGE The Headteacher will: • Hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on providing a world-class

education for the pupils they serve;

• Communicate a shared vision so that the school moves forward to the benefit of its pupils and the wider community

• Promote the school’s ethos, ensuring that this is a shared set of values formed by consultation with all stakeholders

• Lead by example and create a shared commitment and responsibility to the school through teamwork, distributed leadership and professional reflection

• Establish and implement a strategic plan that inspires and motivates all stakeholders, which ensures pupils achieve high standards and develop in all aspects of their education and reflects the needs of both the school and its community

• Work with political and financial astuteness, within a clear set of principles centred on the school’s vision.

• In a time of change, be able to translate local and national policy into the school’s context to ensure that the school is equipped to respond to, and benefit from this change

• Demonstrate political awareness; anticipate local, national and global trends in education and embrace future opportunities

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and understanding of education and school systems locally, nationally and globally

• Demonstrate personal behaviour that leads by example, forges positive relationships and attitudes towards and between pupils and staff, and with parents, governors and members of the local community.

• Motivate and inspire stakeholders to create a strong culture of learning within an inclusive environment

LEADING AND MANAGING PUPILS AND STAFF: The Headteacher will: • Demand ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantage and advancing

equality, instilling a strong sense of accountability in staff for the impact of their work on pupils’ outcomes

• Secure excellent teaching through an analytical understanding of how pupils learn and of the core features of successful classroom practice and curriculum design, leading to rich curriculum opportunities and pupils’ well-being

• Maintain the school’s focus on pupils’ achievement, using assessment information and benchmarks to monitor progress in every child’s learning

• Establish creative, effective approaches to learning and teaching, responsive to the needs of the pupil community

• Establish a culture that supports and facilitates pupil engagement in, and ownership of, their own learning

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum to ensure it is providing the best opportunity for pupils to enjoy and achieve their potential, whilst providing financial value

• Establish an educational culture of ‘open classrooms’ as a basis for sharing best practice within and between schools, drawing on and conducting relevant research and robust data analysis

• Create an ethos within which all staff are motivated and supported to develop their own skills and subject knowledge, and to support each other

• Identify emerging talents, coaching current and aspiring leaders in a climate where excellence is the standard, leading to clear succession planning

• Implement strategies to secure high standards of behaviour and attendance

• Hold all staff to account for their professional conduct and practice

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SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND RESOURCES The Headteacher will: • Assist the governing board and ensure that the school’s systems, organisation and

processes are well considered, efficient and fit for purpose, upholding the principles of transparency, integrity and probity;

• Welcome strong governance and actively support the governing board to understand its role and deliver its functions effectively- in particular its functions to set school strategy and enable the governors to hold the Headteacher to account for pupil, staff and financial performance

• In partnership with the Governing Board, set appropriate priorities for expenditure within a balanced budget and ensure efficient financial and administrative controls are maintained through regular monitoring

• Exercise strategic, curriculum-led financial planning to ensure the equitable deployment of budgets and resources, in the best interests of pupils’ achievements and the school’s sustainability

• Develop and maintain rigorous, transparent systems for the induction, professional development and performance review for all staff, addressing any under-performance, supporting staff to improve and valuing excellent practice

• Distribute leadership throughout the organisation, forging teams of colleagues who have distinct roles and responsibilities and hold each other to account for their decision making

• Regularly evaluate the allocation of roles, responsibilities, finance, school site and resources to ensure these underpin the best possible learning environment

• Provide a safe, calm and well-ordered learning environment for pupils and staff, focussed on safeguarding pupils and developing their exemplary behaviour in school and in the wider society

LEADING SCHOOL SELF-IMPROVEMENT The Headteacher will: • Create an outward-facing school, developing the partnership work with other

schools and organisations –in a climate of mutual challenge- to champion best practice and secure excellent achievements for all pupils

• Develop effective relationships, and actively engage with fellow professionals and colleagues in other public services, including the Local Authority and London Diocesan Board for Schools and, where required, Teachers’ Unions, to improve academic and social outcomes for all pupils

• Shape the current and future quality of the teaching profession through high quality training and sustained professional development for all staff

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leadership and governance

• Inspire and influence others - within and beyond the school - to believe in the fundamental importance and value of education in young people’s lives and, in the best interest of achieving excellence, challenge educational orthodoxies, harnessing the findings of well evidenced research to self-regulate school improvement

• Promote positive strategies for challenging prejudice and building community cohesion

CHRISTIAN DISTINCTIVENESS The Headteacher will: • Demonstrate commitment to the distinctive ethos of a church school in a diverse

community

• Demonstrate commitment to Collective Worship sitting at the heart of the school community

SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF PUPILS The Headteacher will: ensure that all statutory and advisory duties regarding safeguarding are in place and robustly monitored. • Work with governors and senior colleagues to recruit, induct and develop high-quality

staff within safer recruitment guidelines

• Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented rigorously and reviewed at regular intervals

• Ensure that all teaching, support staff and volunteers are fully inducted in school safeguarding procedures

• Ensure that the Designated Safeguarding Leader is given the appropriate resources to carry out the duties of the role effectively

• Co-operate and work with relevant agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children

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Headteacher, Marylebone, London St Mary’s Bryanston Square CE Primary and Nursery School Dates: To start September 2018 Salary: £63,041-£71,865 (L16-21 Group 2) Location: Enford Street, London W1H 1DL Contract type: Full time Contract term: Permanent A vibrant Church school community in Marylebone is looking for an inspirational Headteacher

We are looking for a leader who: • Has a love of teaching and learning • Has the vision to build on what we do best, extend our capacity for excellence in all areas of school life and lead us, by example, through the next phase of our journey

• Can inspire every child to take pride in being the best they can be • Relishes the possibilities for developing a wonderful school site

We can offer you: • A community with shared values fostered by a Christian ethos that underpins our drive to

offer an outstanding start in life to every child in our school. • Spirited, caring, curious and open-minded pupils. • An effective leadership team • A strong staff team • An engaged and committed Governing Body • Outstanding opportunities for your professional development

Please do come and visit us – we will gladly show you around our school Closing date: 23 April 2018 Shortlisting: 26 April 2018 Interview date: 10 May 2018 School visits: week beginning 16th April (please note that visits will be considered as part of the interview process if shortlisted) We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check. To arrange a visit please contact Sarah Bedford at chair@stmbs.org.uk

To discuss the role further please contact the Chair of Governors, Sarah Bedford: chair@stmbs.org.uk St Mary’s Bryanston Square Enford Street, London W1H 1DL, TEL: 020 7641 4130