**Description**
**Purpose of Role**
Accountable of complying with the Learning quality and financial sustainability of the school in charge, ensuring alignment with ISP Philosophy and Commitment to society
**About the School**
With 35 years of history, we are the first British educational centre in the Marina Alta region. We are proud of our international environment which welcomes students from more than 50 countries. Our main language of communication is English. We nurture every student along their academic journey and support them however they need. Beyond the classroom, we offer a wide range of opportunities in sport, music, drama and the creative arts as well as in the essential qualities of leadership and responsibility.
**ISP Principles**
**Begin with our children and students.**Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
**Treat everyone with care and respect.**We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
**Are financially responsible.**We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.**
**Learn continuously.**Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
**ISP Head of School** **Key Responsibilities**
- **Wellbeing and safety.**You are responsible for the safety and wellbeing for all children and adults in your school. This includes all activities, functions and policies to ensure students and adults are kept safe both physically and mentally, enabling them to learn without barriers. You model and foster an open culture and inclusive atmosphere where everyone looks out for one another and focuses on learning and getting better. You work in partnership with your leadership team and colleagues to learn from their feedback and you collaborate on action plans and improvements. Your school is a welcoming, safe, supportive and inspiring space for everyone to grow and develop.
- ** Learning and Embedding Quality.**You empower your teachers to focus on the quality of learning in your school, working in partnership with them to ensure progress towards the 9 criteria in the Learning Improvement Process. Where applicable, you use the process to support your school’s accreditation(s) and external reviews. You see the quality of learning across all 5 key pillars of the learning offering as integral to the success of your school and its position as a School of Choice within the local community. Teachers’ professional learning and development thrives under your stewardship of the school. You facilitate and engage in a professional and respectful dialogue with teachers, parents and the ISP community about learning and teaching, inspiring a shared commitment to getting better. Your teachers feel confident to have open and honest conversations about the learning of their students, their own learning and how they can get better. You regularly gather, document and analyse evidence of learning from around your school and use this to inform your decision-making process and work with your teachers to identify targets and action steps for improving learning. Parents/carers and students recognise and endorse the school for Amazing Learning.
- ** Leadership and Development.**You lead your school with vision, empathy and integrity. You connect, collaborate and engage with colleagues throughout the school and the wider ISP organisation intentionally and have a clear understanding of what is going on across all functions. You understand your own strengths and areas for development, knowing when to push ahead and when to seek out advice, support or mentorship. You recruit, develop and retain talent. You identify who to bring together to leverage skills and ability and you use this to build and empower high calibre senior and middle leadership teams. You are attuned to the needs of others, helping to discover, nurture and amplify employees’ strengths and inspire your leadership team to do the same.
**- ** Vision and Strategy.**You are fully focused on the ISP Vision of Schools of Choice. You use your own insight and knowledge and seek others’ input to understand what this means within your local context. You create and lead on this strategy in partnership with your senior leadership team and ISP. You align with and model the ISP Purpose and Principles, ensuring these are at the heart of your school strategy as well as visible through your daily actions and the actions of your leadership team and colleagues. You make public commitments to learning and getting better through transparency, communication and action.
- **Marketing, Admissions and Communication.**You are a cl