Strategic Leadership Responsibilities 2016-17 Sir John Townsley, Executive Principal of The GORSE Academies Trust Rebekah Taylor (RTA) Principal Line Management: Ben Mallinson, Nicola Cornfoot, Humanities, Catering, Website Specific Responsibilities and Quality Assurance of: Overall Strategic Responsibility, Governance, Effectiveness of Leadership and management, Impact of Pupil Premium Funding, Appraisal, Financial Planning, Site Development, Academy Policy, Ofsted, SEF, Parent View Nicola Cornfoot (NCO) 0.8 Vice Principal, Professional Standards Ben Mallinson (BMA) Vice Principal, Student Standards Line Management: William Shuttleworth, Saba Mir, Mathematics, MAC, Graham Crerer, Richard Clough Line Management: Simon Hall, Jenny Holden, Joanna Trayer, PE & Sport, Innovation Design, Site inc. Health and Safety, Inclusion Support Manager Specific Responsibilities and Quality Assurance of: Teaching, Staffing, Curriculum, Recruitment, HR, Timetable, Calendar, Learning Environment , SCITT trainees. Specific Responsibilities and Quality Assurance of: Strategic Overview of Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare, Development of Outcomes of Students, Student Planner, Duties Teaching Commitment: 4 hours Teaching Commitment: 6 hours William Shuttleworth (WSH) Assistant Principal Fiona McNally (FMC) Partnership Director of Teaching 0.4 Line Management: Science, MFL Specific Responsibility and Quality Assurance of: The Quality of Teaching 1 year secondment Saba Mir (SMI) Assistant Principal Jenny Holden (JHO) Assistant Principal Line Management: English, Drama Line Management: Music, Assessment Team Line Management: Art, EAL/NTE, Emotional Wellbeing Team, HLTA Designate Line Management: Pastoral Leaders, Attendance Officer Specific Responsibilities and Quality Assurance of: Lower Ability Students, NQT Provision and Mentors, Literacy across the curriculum, National Grid for Reading, Staff Planner, Staff Wellbeing Specific Responsibilities and Quality Assurance of: Data, Tracking & Assessment including the performance of disadvantaged students, Middle Ability Students, Trackle, Educational Visits, Examinations and CENSUS Specific Responsibilities and Quality Assurance of: SEND, Prevent, Designated Safeguarding Lead, External Agency Liaison, Cluster Work, Looked After Children, Policy Committee Specific Responsibilities and Quality Assurance of: Positive Discipline, Attendance, Head of Year 9, Admissions Teaching Commitment: 8 hours Teaching Commitment: 8 hours Teaching Commitment: 8 hours Teaching Commitment: 8 hours Hanna Fullerton (HFU) Chris Bateman (CBT) Emma Norton (ENO) Joanna Trayer (JTR) Director of English Director of Mathematics Director of Science 0.8 Director of Student Development Specific Responsibilities: SMSC & British Values, PHSCE, Parental Engagement Teaching Commitment: 15 hours Specific Responsibilities: English Curriculum 3-19, Library Specific Responsibilities: Mathematics Curriculum 3-19, MAC Specific Responsibilities: Science Curriculum 3-19, STEM Teaching Commitment: 17 hours Teaching Commitment: 17 hours Teaching Commitment: 15 hours * Pupil Premium focus Simon Hall (SHA) Assistant Principal Graham Crerer (GCR) Richard Clough (RCL) Curriculum Leader of Innovation Design Specific Responsibilities: Website, CIAG, KS4 Options, E-Schools, Technology in Teaching. Teaching Commitment: 12 hours Mathematics Specific Responsibilities: High Ability Learners Teaching Commitment: 16 hours
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