Job Description for Assistant Head of School

Newcastle Nursery Schools’ Federation

Post Title:	Assistant Head of School (with responsibility for curriculum)	
Pay scale:	Leadership Group range L1 to L5	
Responsible to:	Head Teacher	
Responsible for:	teachers and support staff within the team	
Job Purpose:	To:  
•	assist the head teacher in managing, organising and developing the school, the early years’ curriculum and other staff;
•	carry out other management responsibilities  or tasks allocated;
•	provide cover in the absence of the head teacher
•	carry out the professional duties of a teacher	
		
Main responsibilities:

The following list is typical of the level of duties which the assistant head of school will be expected to perform.  It is not necessarily exhaustive and other duties of a similar type and level may be required from time to time. 

General
1.	To carry out the professional duties of an assistant head as set out in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document.  Carry out teaching duties in accordance with the school's policies and schemes of work, Early Years Foundation Stage and Development Matters. 
2.	To assist the head teacher and the leadership team in the management, organisation and running of the school, including assisting in the development implementation of school aims, progression and continuity across the curriculum, objectives, procedures, policies and practices.
3.	To manage and monitor budgets for the Nursery with support from the Head teacher and SLT.
4.	To contribute to the development of the school improvement plan and take a lead role in implementing specific objectives, gathering and analysing evidence towards targets
5.	To demonstrate excellent teaching practice, innovating, inspiring and motivating other staff – including promotion of teamwork and trust and providing a professional role model for others 
6.	To participate in, and where appropriate, lead staff training and Continuous Professional Development, and assist the head teacher in the implementation of performance management systems.
7.	To take a lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection issues, providing advice and support to staff, liaising with the local authority and working with other agencies in order to ensure child protection concerns are dealt with promptly and effectively.
8.	To work effectively with, be aware of and assist integrated processes, such as working with external agencies, including health and social care professionals.
9.	To model excellent practice when supporting children with special educational needs, those who have challenging behaviour and when teaching children who have any other form of difficulties or disadvantage.
10.	To demonstrate and ensure excellent working relationships with parents, governors and the wider local community.
11.	To provide cover in the absence of the head teacher from the school as required by the governing body

	Specific Responsibilities

12.	To plan, manage and monitor the Early Year’s curriculum in our setting. 
13.	To support the head teachers to evaluate intent, implementation and impact of teaching and learning across the school, by ensuring our curriculum meets the needs of all children, including those who have special educational needs and/or those who are disadvantaged in any way.
14.	To ensure that our curriculum provides exciting opportunities for children to learn through play based activities that motivate their interests and encourage swift progress, including educational visits off-site and opportunities to work with visitors who can widen their experiences, enliven and enrich their learning.

Please note: 

          Whilst this post is initially based at Monkchester Road Nursery School, we work as a Federation of 3 schools with the same governing body. Your contract is with Newcastle Nursery Schools’ Federation and all new staff, employed since we federated may be required to work at the other schools in our Federation, if/whenever required. The other schools in our Federation are:-

           Ashfield Nursery School – Elswick Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
           Newburn Nursery School – Townfield Gardens, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne