Head of Primary Job Description
Responsible to: Principal
Responsible for: All staff within the Primary School
Salary: £49,976 - £59,264 (dependant on experience)
Core Purpose
King Solomon International Business School (King Solomon) is a faith designated Christian school committed to
academic excellence and character development. You are required to consistently and relentlessly implement the
vision and ethos of the school.
As King Solomon is a new and growing school, all staff are expected to be flexible and versatile and therefore be
required to undertake other roles as required. Roles will be reviewed on an annual basis. This job description is
therefore not intended to be exhaustive and is a general outline of the typical duties and responsibilities expected
to be carried out in your substantive role; this may change at the discretion of the Principal and Governors.
The Head of Primary School is to:
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Effectively lead and manage the Primary School.
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Drive and embed the school’s vision and distinctive Christian ethos.
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Work closely with all members of the senior leadership team to ensure that all pupils achieve academic
excellence and develop exemplary characters.
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Model the characteristics the school seeks to develop in the pupils.
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Provide effective, dynamic and inspirational leadership to the Primary school to ensure that every student
achieves at their highest level.
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Ensure a love of learning and the achievement of excellent educational standards.
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Provide strategic direction and resource management
Develop an outstanding Primary school.
Promote and safeguard the welfare of all pupils and staff.
Ethos and Vision
The Head of Primary School will:
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Promote a Christian ethos throughout the school.
Promote a culture of encouragement, support and challenge in which each student can achieve the highest
possible educational standards and realise their full potential.
Enable students to achieve academic excellent and develop exemplary characters.
Work with the Principal to implement the vision for the school and ensure this vision is clearly and
effectively articulated, shared and understood by staff as well as students in the Primary school.
Leadership and Management
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Model the Christian characteristics the school seeks to develop in the pupils.
Work with the Principal and the SLT to translate this vision into agreed objectives and operational plans
which will promote and sustain the continued improvement of the school.
Promote creativity, innovation and the use of appropriate new technologies to achieve excellence.
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Develop, motivate and lead all Primary school staff to achieve the highest professional standards.
Build a collaborative learning culture within the School and actively engage with other schools (locally,
nationally and internationally) to promote excellence, equality and high expectations of all pupils.
Manage change effectively.
Manage the School finances effectively working closely with the Principal and the Chief Finance officer.
Ensure job descriptions and performance management for staff are based on clear roles and responsibilities
and are reviewed at least annually.
Contribute to the development of policies and ensure all polices are implemented in the Primary school.
Manage your own personal professional development whilst ensuring a good work/life balance for the staff.
Ensure that all responsibilities delegated by the Principal and Governors are carried out.
Be a member of the Governing bodies sub-committees
Undertake other such duties as may be reasonably expected
Effective and Efficient use of Resources
The Head of Primary School will:
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Plan, manage and monitor the Primary curriculum within the agreed budget, setting appropriate priorities for
expenditure, allocating funds and ensuring effective administration control.
Ensure the regular monitoring of the budget.
Ensure that the allocation and use of accommodation provides a positive learning environment that promotes the
highest achievements for all.
Teaching, Learning, Curriculum and Standards
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Take an active-role in the design and implementation of a curriculum, which inspires and engages all pupils.
Ensure a consistent and continuous focus on pupil assessment and achievement, using appropriate data and
benchmarks to set, monitor, track and evaluate individual pupil progress.
Challenge and remedy under-performance in the Primary school.
Provide nurturing and attentive pastoral care for all pupils.
Ensure exemplary standards of behaviour and attendance.
Monitor, evaluate and review classroom practice and promote improvement strategies
Aim for outstanding standards of learning and teaching at all times.
Contribute to King Solomon’s’ aim for outstanding ratings as judged by Ofsted and Section 48 inspections.
Other
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Collate and analyse performance data to promote Primary school improvement.
Contribute to ensuring smooth transitions and continuity of learning with feeder nurseries, the primary school, the
secondary school and the sixth form.
Regularly and effectively communicate the progress of every child’s learning to the relevant stakeholders.
Work with the Principal to provide information on all relevant aspects of the School, its progress and intended
development.
Value the pupils voice and create opportunities for the pupil voice to be heard
Be required to safeguard and promote the welfare pupils at the school and to abide by the schools safeguarding
policies and procedures and give the highest priority to following guidance and regulations to safeguard children and
young people. You will be required to have a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau
(DBS.)
Head of Primary School Person Specification
This person specification acts as selection criteria and gives an outline of the type of person and the characteristics
and qualities required to do the job.
Essential
Desirable
Education/training
 DfE recognised teaching qualification
 Evidence of continuing professional development relating to
school leadership and curriculum development
 Enhanced DBS
 Evidence of further professional study
 Management and Leadership Training
 NPQH or willingness to enroll on course
Personal Qualities
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A practicing Christian or commitment to implementing the
Christian ethos & values, modeling the characteristics.
Will seek to develop the schools honesty, integrity and loyalty.
Relevant experience
 Leadership experience
 Successful school leadership experience of a
Primary school
 Recent active teaching experience
 Proven success in raising attainment and achievement, and
determination in keeping them raised
 Experience of working in a multicultural
environment
 An understanding of, and commitment to, promoting and
safeguarding the welfare of pupils
 Proven knowledge and understanding of, and ability to manage, a
delegated budget
 Experience of setting targets and monitoring performance in
order to raise pupil achievement
 Capacity to understand and provide for the whole range of pupils’
needs and abilities
 Understanding and experience of the importance of critical selfevaluation to improve outcomes
Relevant skills and attributes
 Vision to chart the optimum future development of School and
Children's Centre
 Inspirational leadership styles
 Ability to think and plan strategically and to respond flexibly to
change
 Commitment to encourage the development of
ICT
 Experience of involvement with a comprehensive
outdoor learning program and a commitment to
residential visits
 Effective communication skills, written and oral, to a variety of
audiences
 Good interpersonal skills
 Sensitivity to the importance of the School in our community
 Ability to foster links with other schools; locally, nationally and
internationally
 Ability to motivate and develop commitment among teaching
and non-teaching staff
 Ability to build on success
 Ability to lead and manage people as individuals and to develop
the common goals of a team
 Ability to organise work, prioritise tasks, make decisions and
manage time effectively, recognising the importance of work/life
balance
 Ability to reflect on aspects of School life which promote high
achievement and good behaviour
 A sense of humour, energy and enthusiasm
 ICT literate
Knowledge
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 Knowledge of current trends in educational development and
management
Knowledge of relevant educational and
Equal Opportunities legislation
 Familiarity with current strategic national and local issues in
education
Skills
 Flair for inspiring and sustaining a culture of high achievement
for all
 Ability to propel the school’s vision and values forward, and
promote its achievements to the local and wider communities
 Capacity to relate to all pupils from whatever background in
order to motivate them to achieve their potential
 Commitment to continuing personal
development
 Creativity and the ability to engage in critical
reflection
 Commitment to 'narrowing the gap' for disadvantaged children
 Integrity, commitment, enthusiasm, energy to persevere and
succeed