Assistant Headteacher - Head of Sixth Form

Assistant Headteacher – Headof Sixth Form

As a member ofthe Senior Leadership Team, the Assistant Headteacher – Head of Sixth Form will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management of the Sixth Form,ensuring:

• Outstandingacademic outcomes
• Exceptionalpastoral care
• High-qualityenrichment and personal development
• Strongand ambitious post-18 progression pathways

The postholderwill contribute to whole-school leadership, promoting excellence, drivingimprovement and embedding the school’s distinctive Christian ethos.

• Contribute to the strategic direction, improvement planning and self-evaluation of the school
• Promote and model the Christian vision and values in all aspects of leadership
• Leadagreed whole-school priorities
• Actively contribute to the daily leadership and smooth running of the school
• Contribute to performance management and CPD through line manage selected subject areas
• Model excellent practice and support professional growth

• Providea clear vision and strategic direction for the Sixth Form
• Leadthe academic and pastoral provision for Years 12–13
• Ensureconsistently high expectations and a culture of excellence
• Line manage Sixth Form staff, including Deputy Head of Sixth Form, post 16 Pastoral Support Officer including effective delegation and support within their areasof responsibility
• Leadershipof the Form Tutor team
• Workwith Exams Team to support internal and external examinations

• Leadthe strategic development of the Key Stage 5 curriculum, ensuring it is ambitious, inclusive and responsive to student need and school context
• Contribute to whole-school curriculum thinking, ensuring that Sixth Form provisionreflects and builds upon the school’s curriculum intent and vision
• Ensurethe curriculum supports high-quality teaching, strong outcomes and appropriatepost 16 pathways
• Workwith SLT and middle leaders to secure consistently high-quality teaching and learning across the Sixth Form
• Contribute to whole-school strategies to improve teaching, including CPD, coaching an devaluation activities
• Ensure that provision is research-informed, inclusive and aligned with whole-schoolexpectations
• Model excellent practice in teaching and learning
• Overseethe delivery and administration of the Extended Project Qualification

• Lead regular evaluation and review of Sixth Form provision, including subjectperformance, student experience and value-added measures
• Useinternal and external data to inform strategic decision-making, curriculum changes and intervention planning
• Challengeunderperformance and support curriculum leaders in securing improved outcomesat Key Stage 5
• Leadon monitoring, evaluation and review for Sixth Form, including lesson visits,work scrutiny, student voice and data analysis

• Ensurehigh-quality pastoral systems that support wellbeing, inclusion and belonging
• Establisha culture of excellent behaviour, attendance and student engagement
• Developa strong personal development and enrichment programme
• Develop and enhance student leadership opportunities so that Sixth Form learners areregarded as role models and ambassadors
• Fosterleadership, service and responsibility in Sixth Form students
• Ensuresafeguarding systems are robust and consistently applied
• Promotea strong safeguarding culture

• Take responsibility for the analysis, evaluation and reporting of Key Stage 5performance data
• Provide clear, accurate and strategic reports to the Governing Body/Trustees on:
• Studentoutcomes and progress for Sixth Form
• Retention and recruitment of students
• Post-18destinations
• Qualityof provision and strategic developments
• Contribute to self-evaluation (SEF) and improvement planning, particularly in relation to Sixth Form provision
• Ensure that Sixth Form provision is fully aligned with Ofsted and SIAMS expectations
• Accountable for the allocation of bursary funding

• Leadthe strategic marketing of the Sixth Form, promoting a strong and compellingvision of the “7-year journey” from Year 7 to Year 13
• Ensure that the Sixth Form is positioned as a natural and…