Understanding the Governors role in Headteacher Performance Management and The Pay Committee
This course will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the statutory requirements for Headteacher Performance Management and will include:
- Overview of statutory guidance
- Organisational details of the Headteacher Performance Management process, including the role of the external advisor and the requirements for target reviews
- Exploration of best practice target setting including how these should link to the school priorities, outcomes for students and mental health and wellbeing
- Information on actions following Headteacher Performance Management reviews and the role of the Pay Committee in this process
- The importance of comparing evidence provided against the expectations of the School's Pay Policy and the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document
- Evidence provided by the Headteacher and how to use it to make strategic decisions on teachers' pay
- Evidence expected for a request to move through the Threshold or Upper Pay Scale
- Challenging requests for pay increases and have a clear rationale for any pay increase refusals
Governors will:
- be confident in setting challenging and aspirational targets for the Headteacher
- be able to ensure that the targets are reviewed regularly
- have the confidence to challenge the senior leadership to evidence that performance management targets have been set for all staff and that they are impacting on outcomes for pupils
- understand their statutory role in making pay decisions for all teaching staff
- be confident to ask challenging questions regarding evidence provided
- be able to ensure pay decisions are managed fairly and in line with the expectations of the school’s Pay Policy and the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document
All Governors
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Date
21st October 2024 (8:30am - 11:30am)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service