Priorities

Levers

Lead on the safety, attendance and behaviour of pupils in the year group.

· Demonstrate high expectations ofsafety, attendance andbehaviour, holding pupils to account for their actions at all timesand implementing school policies consistently;

· Ensure allsafeguardingconcerns are responded to in a timely manner, working with appropriate senior leaders to determine actions and working with parents and external agencies where appropriate;

· When leading break or activity, make sure the playground is safe and fun for all pupils;

· Ensure appropriate planning and preparation is in place for all group trips including residentialse.g. risk assessments, pupil packs;

· Be the leader to whom behaviour is escalated to by other members of the Year Team before taking it to a Senior Leader;

· Lead attendance and punctuality interventions foran identified group of pupils;

· Lead behaviour meetings and investigations in theyear group(s)for serious incidents;

· Lead safeguarding interventions with specified pupils, at times including liaising with external agencies;

· Analyse attendanceand behaviourdata to identify trends and act to address any issues;

· Ensure all safeguarding and behaviour incidents are recorded accurately with all associated paperwork (e.g. adult and pupil statements)and uploaded intoBromcom/Edaware/Pupil file.

· With support fromSenior Leaders,generate data to inform theweekly Year Team Meeting identifying what is going well and what the areas for development for the team are and how to action improvements;

Drive positive culture for learning in the year group(s).

· Role modelcommitment toexcellent teaching and set the standard for teaching in the year group;

· Role modelcommitment toexcellent planning and preparation for co-planning sessions;

· Deputise for senior leaders by leading co-planning when required and/or contributing to elements of the performance review cycle;

· Line manage, coach and mentor tutor fellows and/or trainees in your year group in consultation withAssistant Principal Line Manager;

· Capitalise on opportunities to build pupils’ character, including fostering and maintaininglinks with outside organisations;

· Be a champion of why PSHE is important and brilliant to all stakeholders;

· Plan and support the teaching of high quality PSHE curriculum and guide other year group staffin its delivery;

· Plan and deliverregularyear group assembliesand ensureclassgroup assemblies are high quality;

· Analyse pupil attainment and progress outcomes and use this analysis toconstruct,evaluate and improve the effectiveness ofyear grouppupil progress action plans, most specifically the effectiveness of interventions and, in collaboration with Senior Leaders,give feedbackto other staff inthe year team(live feedback, modelling, coaching conversation) to ensure progress is rapid and sustained.

Positive relationships with parents

· Seek out opportunities tobuild and maintain excellent relationships with parentsespecially those who have been hardest to reach;

· Be a point of contact for parents across the year group; role model excellent relationships with parents and coach stafffrom the year teamon how to improve relationships with parents;

· Take every opportunity to sharegood news with parents;

· Ensure excellent attendance at parent events e.g. Home Learning Workshop – 100%;

· Lead Home LearningWorkshops, Open School events and Parents’ afternoons

· Ensure all parent meetings in the year group are purposeful and outcomes-focussed with follow up planned appropriate

Be an excellent leader.

· Plan for the smooth running of theschool day for your year group(s), including planning morning meeting and dismissal and communal times such as play time/activity and lunch; giving other staff members feedback on what they are doing well and how to improve;

· Set reasonable and achievable deadlines which are clearly communicated to all stakeholders;

· In collaboration with Senior Leaders,give feedbackto other staff in the year team(live feedback, modelling, coaching conversation)to reach the same high standards;

· Lead onPastoral Reviews within the Year Team with support from Senior Leaders including 1:1 checkinswith class teachers and feedback on strengths and areas for development;

· Lead the weekly Year Team Meeting, facilitating planning, practice and preparation and/or training;

· Lead PDin collaboration with Senior Leaders;

· Contribute to newsletters, the website and other communications about the Year group both internally and externally.

· Work collaboratively with Senior Leader Line Manager, takingfeed backand acting on areas for development;

· Be a visible leader and set the tone forstaff,pupils and parentsin the playground, corridors and in classrooms as well as inkey cultural parts of the day includingbreaks/lunches/reflections/assemblies/events.