Roles, ratios and qualification requirements
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Leadership roles
- Accounting officer: role and responsibilities Understand the accounting officer's responsibilities, what happens if they're absent and where to access training for this role.
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Accounting officer vs chief financial officer (CFO): role comparison
Your trust must appoint an accounting officer and a chief financial officer. Learn who can fulfil these roles, how they’re different and what their main responsibilities are.
For Trust Leaders
- Deputy headteacher (primary): role and responsibilities Understand the role and responsibilities of a deputy headteacher in a primary school and which duties might be appropriate for a deputy head in your school.
- Deputy vs assistant headteacher: role comparison Understand the similarities and key differences between deputy and assistant headteachers and get to grips with which might work best in your school.
- Executive headteacher: role and responsibilities Understand the role and responsibilities of an executive headteacher and how it differs from the role of a school headteacher.
- Headteacher vs head of school: role comparison Understand the difference between a headteacher and a head of school, including how their responsibilities and pay scales differ.
- National professional qualification (NPQ) for SENCOs: summary Find out when SENCOs will be required to take the new NPQ and what it involves.
- New headteacher resource hub Resources and advice to help you in your new role as a headteacher.
- New headteachers: taking your first steps Use our checklist to find out what to do before you start, and get guidance on what you should prioritise in the early weeks of headship - so you can confidently hit the ground running in your new headteacher role.
- Phase leader: role and responsibilities Get to grips with the nature of the role and the responsibilities of a phase leader or Key Stage leader, so you can develop an effective model of middle leadership.
- School business manager (SBM): role and responsibilities Understand the role and responsibilities of a school business manager (SBM) and which duties might be appropriate for the role in your school.
- SENCO: requirements and qualifications Be clear which types of schools are required to appoint a special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO), and what qualifications they'll need for the post.
- SENCO: role and responsibilities Get an overview of the special educational needs co-ordinator's (SENCO) role and a list of their main responsibilities.
- Subject leader: role and responsibilities Get to grips with the nature of the role and the responsibilities of a subject leader, so you can develop an effective model of middle leadership.
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Staffing ratios
- Extended services: staffing ratios The rules for staffing classes also apply for extended provision. Find out the staff you need depending on the age groups of your holiday, after-school and breakfast clubs.
- EYFS staffing ratio and qualification requirements Get to grips with the staffing ratio and qualification requirements in early years settings, and download our summary of the rules.
- Infant class size limits: reception and KS1 Get to grips with the rules on infant class sizes.
- Staffing ratios for trips and visits Understand how to decide staffing ratios for school trips based on a risk assessment. Find out what you need to consider, including extra needs you must meet for pupils in the EYFS.
- Staffing ratios: special schools Read the requirements around staffing ratios in special schools. Check out class sizes in area guidelines to give you an idea of how many staff you need per pupil in your school.
- Transporting pupils: guidance and risk assessments When transporting pupils, you'll need to be prepared for any possible risks. Have a look at guidance on what to consider when it comes to staffing, risk assessments and first aid. Plus, find examples of a risk assessment form and an off-site visits policy covering transport.
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Teaching and support staff roles
- Employing unqualified teachers: requirements Find out the rules on employing unqualified teachers, including who's eligible and what work they can do.
- Higher level teaching assistant (HLTA): qualification requirements Learn what qualification requirements you should use when hiring an HLTA, and how you can support a TA to step up.
- Higher level teaching assistants (HLTAs) delivering lessons Understand the legal requirements for HLTAs delivering lessons and covering absence, and read advice on when and for how long your HLTAs should be used in this way.
- Intimate care: responsibility of school staff Schools must make reasonable adjustments for pupils who are not yet toilet trained, under the Equality Act 2010. Understand who should change nappies in school, how to work with parents and how to make sure staff are equipped to support these pupils.
- Leading practitioner: responsibilities and pay Get an overview of the leading practitioner post, including the main responsibilities and how to set the individual pay range.
- Mandatory training for school staff Be clear on the areas your staff need training in and how often to update their training. Use our template to keep track of any training that staff members complete and when they need to renew it.
- Requirements for PE teachers Unqualified teachers and support staff can lead PE lessons as long as other requirements are met. Read expert advice covering insurance, after-school clubs, and meeting staffing ratios.
- Teaching assistants: expectations at different levels Understand the typical duties of TAs at levels 1 to 4, based on guidance from the National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services.
- Teaching assistants: role and responsibilities Understand the regulations around teaching assistant (TA) roles and responsibilities, including ‘specified work’, and learn about deploying TAs effectively using research from the DfE.
- Upper pay range (UPR): additional responsibilities Find out about your requirements around having teachers on the upper pay range (UPR) take on additional responsibilities, including rules around payments.
