EDUCATIONAL PROVISION AND PERFORMANCE

• Lead strategies to improve teaching, learning, and pupil achievement across the Trust.
• Set ambitious expectations for both achievement and attendance, ensuring that every pupil has the chance to succeed, regardless of disadvantage. Work closely with headteachers and leaders to maintain accountability, while supporting staff to understand the impact of their work on pupils’ outcomes. Ensure that personal, social, health education and citizenship are taught to a high standard, in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
• Support headteachers to improve the overall effectiveness of each school, including key areas such as attendance, behaviour, teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment, outcomes, safeguarding, leadership, management, and personal development.
• Support excellent teaching by drawing on a strong understanding of how pupils learn and what makes classroom practice and curriculum design successful. Ensure pupils experience a rich, balanced curriculum that supports both their well-being and the Catholic foundation of the school.
• Work with colleagues to shape a Trust-wide Primary Curriculum Strategy that is broad, balanced, and meets or exceeds the requirements of the National Curriculum.
• Promote an educational culture of openness and collaboration, encouraging schools to share best practice, make use of research, and apply robust data analysis.
• Recognise and develop emerging leaders by providing coaching and support, creating a culture where excellence is the norm and where there is clear planning for future leadership. Hold all staff accountable for their professional behaviour and practice.
• Identify and make use of high-quality local training opportunities, ensuring they are effective, well-delivered, and provide good value for money.
• Keep the Trust up to date by sourcing, interpreting, and summarising key information from government and other educational organisations about new developments in education.
• Lead the development of provision across all Trust schools by:
  o promoting excellence and innovation in teaching across all subjects and key stages;
  o supporting senior leaders to maintain consistently high standards of teaching, and helping to coach and develop less experienced teachers or those needing extra support;
  o ensuring schools are well prepared to meet curriculum and qualifications requirements, and remain adaptable to future best practice and national policy changes;
  o working with external agencies so that Trust schools can take part in national projects, research opportunities, and high-quality extra-curricular activities.

o Work with the Education Team to shape the Trust’s ITT (Initial Teacher Training) and CPLD (Continuing Professional Development) strategy, while fostering a culture of evidence-based practice across all schools.

• Provide accurate, detailed, and up-to-date reports on Trust performance and effectiveness to the Chief Education Officer, Executive Team, CEO and the Trust Board.

JOB PURPOSE

The core elements of the Primary School Improvement Officer are to drive school standards and secure continuous school improvement.
The Primary School Improvement Officer helps to create a culture where every child is encouraged to aim high, treated equally, and supported to achieve their very best. Working closely with our Headteachers and their school teams, they offer both challenge and support where it’s needed. By focusing on local priorities and continuous improvement, the Primary School Improvement Officer works to raise standards and make sure that every pupil across our Trust has the same opportunity to succeed.
The Primary School Improvement Officer is a key member of the Romero CAT Education Team.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

· Make sure schools – and the people and resources within them – are well organised and managed to provide a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
· Manage themselves and their relationships with others in a positive and professional way.
· Support high standards across all schools by using performance management effectively and ensuring Headteachers have access to high-quality professional development. The Primary School Improvement Officer is also committed to their own continuous development.
· Work in partnership with others, enabling Headteachers to challenge and support each other. Show a strong belief in the importance of community, recognising that schools and their communities are interdependent, and that engagement with the community helps schools grow.
· Actively engage with both internal and external school communities to promote equity and entitlement. Collaborate with other schools to share expertise and bring benefits to all.
· Attend Trust, school and external meetings and events as required.
· Maintain confidentiality in all Trust-related matters, ensuring sensitive information is protected at all times.
· Follow all of the Trust’s safeguarding policies and requirements.
· Carry out other duties appropriate to the senior nature of the role, as directed by the Director of Education, CSEL, or the Board. The responsibilities in this job description are indicative and may change over time. Postholders are expected to take on additional duties relevant to the role as needed.