Our Ref: IDW/KEB Date: June 2017 Dear Applicant TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE MANAGER 3 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT Thank you for taking an interest in the above post at our school. The information provided is intended to help you decide if we are a school you would like to join. I would also encourage you to look at our website (www.gshs.org.uk) which contains information that will give you a flavour of our achievements and ethos. George Stephenson High School is an 11-18 Trust School of 1187 students, 115 of whom are in the Sixth Form. We also have 60 guest pupils in the Sixth Form from our neighbouring collaboration schools. We have 130 staff, 76 of whom are teachers, 54 are associate/support staff. Our school has a really positive ethos, with very strong pastoral and academic guidance and a real emphasis on learning in everything we do. I genuinely believe the support, care and welfare of our students is second to none. This school is and will always be a fully inclusive school which puts the students at the very centre of all that it does. We want it to be a school that is always a happy, safe and enjoyable place to be. Further to that we want the school to be at the very heart of the local community and to become the school of choice of all who live here. We were inspected by Ofsted in May 2012 and the school was judged to be Outstanding in every single area. Such significant progress has only been possible because we have a committed, enthusiastic and highly skilled staff team, a supportive governing body and superb students. We are absolutely delighted to have received this recognition from Ofsted and are particularly pleased that we were the only secondary school in the whole of the North East to achieve an Outstanding judgment in 2012. The school was judged to be Outstanding in every single category (Achievement, Teaching, Behaviour and Leadership) and we feel it reflects the fact that our school has improved greatly over the last few years. Ofsted recognised this saying that achievement is outstanding because students make excellent progress as they move through the school. They were also very impressed with the teaching, judging 49% of all lessons observed as Outstanding, a figure higher than any we are aware of even in other schools judged to be outstanding. They said that students benefit from the exceptionally productive climate for learning that pervades the school and excellent teaching that enables them to make rapid progress. Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 6SA T: 0191 216 1115 F: 0191 216 5169 E: georgestephenson.high@northtyneside.gov.uk W: www.gshs.org.uk Headteacher: Ian D Wilkinson BA (Hons) MEd Deputy Head: Tracey Anderson BSc (Hons) PhD Deputy Head: Peter Douthwaite BSc (Hons)
Our school has a happy and purposeful atmosphere and we believe that the learning environment we provide allows students to grow and develop academically, socially and personally into responsible, caring and confident young people. Ofsted said that behaviour is outstanding. Students respond exceptionally well to the adults who work with them and they trust them. Ofsted s summary is that as a result of all of these efforts students receive a first-class education and we are truly delighted that the school, our young people, staff and the community we serve has got this recognition. It will allow us to improve even further in the coming years. We were also awarded Teaching School status with effect from September 2014. We are very proud of our progress as a National Teaching School. This has been very prestigious and exciting for both our school and our Teaching School Alliance, which is made up of seventeen local schools and universities and has represented a great opportunity for us to work across schools and other organisations in the North East, to have a positive impact on the lives of our young people. As a Teaching school we have worked with others to provide high-quality training and development to new and experienced school staff. Last year we welcomed over a hundred potential teachers into our school as part of the School Experience Programme and offered places to eighteen trainee teachers to train in schools across our Alliance from September 2016. In addition, we have hosted over two hundred colleagues from secondary schools from across the North East at our many courses and events, including conferences for Humanities, Media Studies, Health and Social Care, Literacy and Numeracy, leadership courses and specialist Science courses. This demonstrates our clear commitment to staff development and we hope it encourages you further to apply to work here. Over the last decade our school has improved significantly on all measures, building up a reputation as a lively, caring school and an exciting place for students to learn. Importantly, examination results at all key stages have improved significantly over the last few years. For the last five years now over 62% of our students have achieved 5 or more A*-C GCSEs including English and Maths. These results have been particularly pleasing in the light of the changes to the examination system and the widespread volatility nationally and locally in the GCSE results over the last few years. Over the same five year period 74% of our students have achieved an A*-C in English and 72% have achieved an A*- C in Maths, both figures being well above national average every year. The majority of our students stay with us for Sixth Form but we are very proud to say that last year every single one of our Year 11 students was successful in securing a destination in education, employment, an apprenticeship or training. Our Year 13 students achieved our best ever set of A Level results. The pass rate at A Level was 100% with 48% of all grades at A* to B and 70% A*-C. A record breaking 94% of our students secured a place at their first choice university with the rest securing their second choice or getting into University through clearing. 40% of our students are going to a Russell Group university. The Teaching Schools initiative began in 2011, marking a shift towards school-centred training and development. The programme gives Ofsted-rated Good and Outstanding schools the freedom and autonomy to lead a group of schools. We will collaborate with our partners, including all seven of our feeder Primary schools, our two Post-16 partner schools, several other schools in North Tyneside and Newcastle University, to deliver support for teachers and leaders at all stages in their career. As a Teaching School, we are very proud of the role we in developing a self-sustaining system where new teachers learn from the very best teachers, supported through a culture of coaching and mentoring. It is also becoming clear that the Department for Education s vision is for a system of leadership by hundreds of outstanding schools what they refer to as a self-supporting system. The Governors and staff believe it is far better to be part of this system and one of the schools shaping future policy than not. It is also highly likely that many changes and decisions in the future will come through and be made by the Teaching Schools and therefore there may well be many more opportunities for those schools that are Teaching Schools.
The role of Teaching School Alliance Manager is an important role key to the success of the teaching School and provides an exciting opportunity to support the further development of the Teaching School Alliance at George Stephenson High School. You will be an experienced professional able to provide administrative and managerial support to the Teaching School Director and other staff in the school who are involved in the Teaching School. You will need to have exceptional people skills and customer focused attention to detail, together with energy and enthusiasm and the willingness to go the extra mile. The job will involve marketing the Teaching School, coordinating meetings and interviews, controlling the Teaching School part of the school website and managing the Teaching School budget, as well as carrying out word processing and administrative duties. It is a 3 year fixed term contract, subject to funding. The postholder will have a 193 day term time only contract, whereby they work 190 teaching days and 3 training days. This is an interesting and demanding post, but one which will give the right candidate an opportunity to be part of a committed and dedicated team of teachers and support staff, whose prime aims are the continuing improvement and development of the school and the support and encouragement of its students, as well as schools and students across the North East. If you are someone who loves learning and is committed to working with students who need your encouragement to succeed, and would like to work with colleagues who are friendly, committed and very hard working, then we would be delighted to receive your application. We have made real progress recently and are proud of what we have achieved so far. However, we know that we have the capacity to improve still further and our work continues to focus on improving practice in the classroom. We are a forward looking school, committed to giving our students the best possible educational experience. Although increasingly successful, we are not a complacent school. There are many aspects that we can improve further and our challenge is to do this without compromising our existing strengths. George Stephenson High School is a great place to work, with fantastic staff and talented students. I took on the Headship of this wonderful school in September 2009 and am truly very excited about the future. I hope you are enthused by the enclosed information and choose to apply. Please submit a letter of application (no more than two sides of A4) and a completed application form for the attention of Ms Karen Bradley (Headteacher s PA) by 12.00 noon on Wednesday 21 June 2017. We expect to hold interviews on Tuesday 27 June 2017. If you have heard nothing by this date you must assume that your application has been unsuccessful. May I take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in our school. Yours sincerely IAN D WILKINSON Headteacher
Teaching School Alliance Manager RESPONSIBLE TO: Teaching School Director SALARY: Grade 8 ( 21,776-25,152) 37 hours - 193 day term time only contract (working 190 teaching days plus 3 training days) PURPOSE OF THE POST This is a key position within George Stephenson High School. The role demands exceptional people skills and customer focused attention to detail together with energy and enthusiasm and the willingness to go the extra mile. The post holder will be responsible to the Teaching School Director and will provide outstanding administrative support, working alongside key personnel for various business activities; to include Teacher Training, School to School Support, Specialist Leaders of Education, Continuous Professional Development, Succession Planning/Talent Management and Research Development projects. TEACHING SCHOOLS and SCHOOL DIRECT Act as first point of contact for all matters concerning Teaching Schools and School Direct. Maintain the Teaching School diary. Undertake all word processing and administrative duties associated with the role. Produce/coordinate a marketing brochure for Teaching Schools and market courses with other schools. Deal with personnel/confidential correspondence. Undertake general correspondence. Prepare papers and coordinate arrangements for Teaching School meetings and provide all administrative and organisational support. Maintain administrative oversight of all Teaching School activities. Promote Teaching School on all available mediums (including website). MARKETING Plan and deliver the full range of marketing activities over the course of the academic year. Work with newspapers, magazines and others to deliver a considered and cost effective advertising programme. Procure and commission all paper and electronic advertising materials for the department e.g. production of stationary, booklets, flyers, promotional material, etc. Research other Teaching Schools publicity, constantly seeking new and improved ideas. Maintain a photographic library. Arrange photographs for publicity material as well as arranging professional shoots when necessary. Carry out essential market research. Work within a predetermined budget and keep a record of all expenditure.
ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANISATION To assist the Teaching School Leadership and Management team in operating consistent, effective administrative procedures and processes within and across all work streams of the Teaching School Alliance. Undertake all word processing and administrative duties associated with the role. To liaise with all Teaching School Alliance partner schools to ensure that work stream requirements are clearly understood and implemented. To positively promote effective communication within the Teaching School centre and across the Teaching School Alliance to ensure that effective working relationships result in quality service delivery. Provide advice and guidance to customers and escalate queries where appropriate. Supervision and/or line management of other colleagues may be required. To provide administrative and financial support across all work streams within the Teaching School Alliance, to include full coordination and servicing of a range of meetings. To take an administrative lead on individual (specified) areas of Teaching School work by use of shared systems and agreed processes. To co-ordinate and maintain the on site training facility and arrange hospitality where required. To administer and maintain systems within Teaching School: recording, monitoring, processing and reviewing information submitted by Teaching School Alliance associates, and data retrieval as required by the TSA Leadership and Management team. Monitor Teaching School budgetary spending against agreed budget. Liaise with Business Manager/Finance Manager to ensure Teaching School financial procedures are aligned with the budget including: Maintaining accurate current records in order to complete annual expenditure review; Grants received; Income generation and bids for additional funding; Costing and invoicing of provision for school-to-school support and SLE use; Complete Quality Assurance documentation. OTHER REQUIREMENTS Provide an excellent secretarial service to TSA Leadership and Management team. Meticulous administrative skills and attention to detail. Excellent communication and customer services skills. A warm and professional telephone manner. An enthusiasm for achieving targets and delivering exceptional customer service. Flexible in working hours as and when required (occasional evening/saturday working may be required). To carry out duties, commensurate with the post, necessary for the smooth running of the school as required by the Teaching School Director. GENERAL Contribute to the effective working of the Office team. Participating in team meetings and identifying training and development needs in liaison with line manager. The list of duties (main and additional) is not exhaustive and may be subject to other duties commensurate with the role.
CONFIDENTIALTY All employees are required to maintain confidentiality regarding any information about students and employees. INVESTORS IN PEOPLE George Stephenson High School is an IIP organisation and is committed to the training and development of its employees. DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS (DBS) This post is required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. JOB DESCRIPTION This role description is subject to review and change from time to time. Agreed that the Job Outline is a fair and accurate statement of the requirements of the job Job Holder Date..... Line Manager Date.....
PERSON SPECIFICATION Post Teaching School Alliance Manager Grade APT&C Grade 8 Area Criteria Requirement Skills/ Knowledge/ Aptitudes Outstanding literacy skills Effective use of ICT packages Use of relevant equipment/resources Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation Ability to relate well to children and adults Ability to work constructively as part of a team: understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these Excellent organisational and communication skills Ability to identify own training and development needs and co-operate with means to address these Ability to work to tight deadlines Qualifications and Training Educated to at Degree level or equivalent in relevant discipline or have relevant experience Excellent literacy skills (minimum A Level) Experience Administrative experience at an appropriate level in a demanding environment including maintaining office systems and processes. Experience of a wide range of administrative functions to include financial administration. Customer services focus. Comprehensive IT experience to include extensive use of Microsoft Office and e-mail systems. Experience of working in a diverse team environment and the ability to multi task and share roles. Experience of successfully managing a number of conflicting priorities effectively to meet deadlines and business priorities. Knowledge of relevant legislation (Data Protection, H&S). Basic understanding of Safeguarding issues for children. Recent knowledge of educational issues and how schools work. Desirable Disposition Good sense of humour Desirable