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