The Senior Leadership Team’s Roles and Responsibilities

Mr D Mackenzie

Headteacher / Executive Leader

Key Accountability

To provide clear strategic direction and effective management, and all aspects of the school’s performance.

Core Responsibilities

  • All students and staff
  • Strategic direction of the school and the Trust
  • Quality education framework
  • Self-evaluation and school improvement
  • Overall success and reputation of the school
  • Compliance with statutory framework
  • Communications

Reports

  • Senior Deputy Headteacher
  • Deputy Headteachers
  • Business Manager
  • AHT (Attendance, Safeguarding & Welfare)
  • Headteacher’s PA

Miss N Sullivan

Senior Deputy Headteacher

Key Accountability

To ensure the smooth-running and day-to-day management and organisation of the school, and effective provision and support for students ‘at risk’ of missing education.

Core Responsibilities

  • School operations
  • Overall standards / expectations
  • School calendar
  • School environment
  • Staff absence
  • Cover
  • Students ‘at risk’ of missing education
  • In year admissions
  • Admission appeals

Reports

  • AHT (Behaviour & Attitudes)
  • AHT (Inclusion & Personal Development)
  • Senior Deputy Headteacher’s PA
  • HR Manager (for absence)
  • Cover Manager

Miss R Byrne

Deputy Headteacher (Director of Sixth Form & Leadership)

Key Accountability

To ensure excellence in all aspects of Sixth Form provision relating to targets, curriculum quality, attainment and achievement standards, recruitment, attendance, behaviour & post-18 pathways / destinations.

Core Responsibilities

  • Key Stage 5 standards of attainment, achievement, attendance and behaviour
  • Monitoring & intervention (Y13 Raising Achievement Plan)
  • Sixth Form curriculum and enrichment
  • Post-18 pathways
  • Alumni
  • Sixth Form Scholars
  • Key Stage 5 Children Looked After (CLA)
  • Staff & student leadership & development

Reports

  • Sixth Form team
  • Year Leaders (Years 11, 12 and 13)
  • EPQ Coordinator
  • Scholars Coordinator
  • Leadership development cohort
  • Child Development
  • Health & Social Care
  • PE
  • Psychology

Mrs N Rogers

Deputy Headteacher (Quality of Education)

Key Accountability

To ensure a high-quality curriculum for all students and excellent support for disadvantaged students that empowers them to achieve.

Core Responsibilities

  • Curriculum
  • School timetable
  • Year 9 options
  • Progress & attainment data
  • Quality assurance
  • Disadvantaged students Years 7-11
  • Appraisal (teaching)
  • Literacy & numeracy

Reports

  • AHT (Teaching & Learning)
  • AHT (Assessment & Achievement)
  • Literacy and Phonics Coordinators
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Geography
  • Performing Arts

Miss K McArdle

Business Manager

Key Accountability

To ensure effective financial and resource management, compliance with the regulatory framework, and well-maintained and safe buildings and facilities.

Core Responsibilities

  • Company Secretary
  • Finance
  • Human resources
  • Compliance
  • PFI contract (including catering & cleaning)
  • Risk management
  • Health & safety (HSC)
  • Appraisal (support)
  • Premises & utilities
  • Trips management / D of E Award
  • Home-school emails
  • IT systems
  • Open evenings

Reports

  • Assistant Business Manager
  • Finance Manager
  • HR Manager
  • IT Manager
  • Media Arts & WCL Coordinator
  • D of E Coordinator

Mrs C Walton

Assistant Headteacher (Attendance, Safeguarding & Welfare)

Key Accountability

To ensure the safety and well-being of all students through promoting a strong culture of safeguarding, excellent attendance and effective systems of care, guidance and support.

Core Responsibilities

  • Attendance & punctuality (Years 7-11)
  • Safeguarding (including e-safety)
  • Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Student Services provision
  • Health Services in Schools (HSIS)
  • Student well-being (Years 7-11)
  • Year 6 into 7 transition
  • LGBTQI+
  • Safer Schools Officer liaison

Reports

  • Safeguarding team
  • Safety & Welfare Officer
  • Attendance Manager
  • Mental Health Lead
  • Admin Officer (Student Services)
  • Art & Design

Mrs H Pierce

Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour & Attitudes)

Key Accountability

To ensure outstanding behaviour and attitudes of all students, underpinned by a culture of respect, recognition and reward.

Core Responsibilities

  • Behaviour systems and culture
  • Uniform standards
  • Anti-bullying
  • Children Looked After (CLA)
  • Reward schemes and initiatives
  • Safeguarding Officer
  • Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

Reports

  • Year Leaders (Years 7-10)
  • Site Supervisor
  • CLA Coordinator
  • Admin Officer (Student Services)

Mr M Reid

Assistant Headteacher (Assessment & Achievement)

Key Accountability

To ensure a robust assessment framework and effective procedures for assessing, monitoring and reporting students’ progress, supporting high achievement of all students.

Core Responsibilities

  • Assessment framework
  • Assessment, recording and reporting
  • Target setting and tracking progress
  • Internal & external examinations
  • Year 11 Raising Achievement Plan
  • Academic intervention
  • Parents’ evenings
  • Awards evenings
  • Initial Teacher Training (ITT)

Reports

  • Exams & Data Manager
  • Y11 RAP team
  • Admin Officer (Curriculum)
  • Computing & ICT / Business
  • Media & Film
  • Science
  • Sociology

Mrs J Kaloumenos

Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion & Personal Development)

Key Accountability

To ensure inclusive, high quality curriculum provision and support for students who are not accessing full time education, and embedding a personal development programme that prepares students well for life beyond school.

Core Responsibilities

  • Alternative provision (off-site, on-site, Learning Zone, EBSA)
  • Personal development
  • Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
  • Work Experience (Year 10/12)
  • Extra-curricular programme
  • Safeguarding Officer

Reports

  • Director of SEND
  • HLTA Alternative Provision
  • HLTA Learning Zone
  • Careers Coordinator
  • Admin Officer (Careers)
  • Careers Guidance Officer (MPloy)
  • RE & PSHCE

Mr A Pierce

Assistant Headteacher (Teaching & Learning)

Key Accountability

To ensure high quality teaching and learning throughout the school that challenges and supports all students to enjoy and achieve.

Core Responsibilities

  • Teaching & learning innovation
  • Quality of teaching
  • Staff Professional Development (CPD)
  • Revision programmes and home / school study
  • Homework
  • e-Learning (including AI) & e-safety
  • Primary curriculum links
  • ECTs & new staff induction / support

Reports

  • Most Able Coordinator
  • e-Learning Coordinator
  • ECTs Year 1 & 2
  • ECT Mentors
  • Admin Officer (Curriculum)
  • History
  • MFL