GEMS Westminster School - Ras Al Khaimah (WSR) is a real community that combines tradition and innovation in teaching and learning, enabling pupils to be the best they can be in all aspects of school life.
Principal Accountabilities
- Be an effective and dynamic leader with a proven track record in school improvement; moreover, possessing real gravitas and presence within a school community.
- Be rigorous in promoting excellence and developing commitment to high academic standards, high expectations for pastoral care and opportunities for all.
- Be able to demonstrate successful experience of leading and managing staff, promoting and developing approaches to learning.
- Be able to demonstrate a comprehensive and confident knowledge of delivery at KS3, KS4 and post-16 (IGCSE/A Level experience is essential).
- Be able to demonstrate genuine passion towards the wider co-curricular life of a school.
- Experience of curriculum planning, options and timetabling desirable.
- Ability to effectively monitor, analyse and set ambitious targets for student outcomes.
- Embody the values, vision and ethos of WSR and assist the Principal and Vice Principal in formulating policy which will ensure high quality and successful outcomes.
- Support the Principal and Vice Principal in achieving the key strategic objectives through formulating and leading on specific aspects of the School improvement plan.
- Be fully accountable for key aspects of the work of the Secondary School providing analytical comment on performance measured against a number of key performance indicators.
- Lead on all aspects of the Secondary school involved with CAT4 assessments, GL Progress Tests and PASS data, and effectively share this information with key stakeholder.
- Lead, school wide, on TIMMS, PISA and PIRL assessments and work closely with the data manager and exam’s officer.
- Ensure that all staff, students and parents have accurate, analysed and accessible data on progress and attainment at all times.
- Ensure that parents and students are reported to each term and all reports are accurate and timely.
- Lead the heads of Department/Faculty and Grade Leaders to ensure that they can effectively disseminate data, actions and development plans to other staff.
- Lead on organisation of parent consultation meetings each term and ensure that all information is accurate and timely.
- Manage the Heads of Departments/Faculty to ensure that assessments are rigorous and valid.
- Create sustainable systems for external moderation of data and assessment at all key stages.
- Have an oversight of all data management systems used by the school and ensure that these maximise impact and minimise inefficiencies.
- Monitor all departmental SEFs and resulting intervention each Half Term to ensure that resources are being used effectively.
- Manage Heads of Department/Faculty and classroom teachers to ensure that data management at a class teacher level is efficient and impactful.
- Lead the Heads of Department/Faculty to ensure that target grades are aspirational.
- Develop systems to ensure effective guidance for students and accurate GCSE and A Level predictions.
- Manage SENCo by regularly monitoring students of determination.
- Contribute to raising standards at a whole school level through the accurate identification of need and reporting through the correct channels for action at every level.
- Provide excellent PLD, in collaboration with SLT, on the use of data in the classroom and in positions of leadership.
- Lead on key strategic developments (phase specific) which result in raised attainment and outcomes for all students as agreed with the Principal and Vice Principal.
- Take a leading role in the preparation of key aspects of the SEF and Inspection processes and procedures.
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