Education employment contract
Set clear school leadership responsibilities and the exact authority available when deputising for the Headteacher.
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Maintained responsibilities, records and authority boundaries for the selected role.
Standard and flexible working arrangements.
Holiday terms explained for the selected arrangement.
Client and company confidentiality.
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Notice terms explained for both parties.
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Maintain consistent leadership of the assigned school portfolio, maintain effective staff and pupil support, and deliver clear decisions and escalation during delegated cover.
Workplace context: School, college or other agreed education premises and authorised off-site educational activities.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering leadership and teaching allocation. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering acting-up arrangements. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding responsibility. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering evening events and school closure cover. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding.
Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The deputy may act within documented leadership delegation. Exclusion, formal employment outcomes, major spending, statutory notifications and changes to school policy remain with the authorised headteacher, trust or governing body unless expressly delegated. May allocate routine work and make operational decisions only within documented staffing, financial, contractual and policy limits.
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School, college or other agreed education premises and authorised off-site educational activities.
Ofsted context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering leadership and teaching allocation. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering acting-up arrangements. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding responsibility.
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Role wording
Maintain consistent leadership of the assigned school portfolio, maintain effective staff and pupil support, and deliver clear decisions and escalation during delegated cover.
Lead assigned school priorities and teams. Support safeguarding behaviour and pupil welfare. Monitor teaching curriculum and improvement work. Manage staff matters within delegated authority. Deputise for the Headteacher under recorded limits.Builder answers
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Specific clauses
The deputy may act within documented leadership delegation. Exclusion, formal employment outcomes, major spending, statutory notifications and changes to school policy remain with the authorised headteacher, trust or governing body unless expressly delegated.
May allocate routine work and make operational decisions only within documented staffing, financial, contractual and policy limits.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering leadership and teaching allocation.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering acting-up arrangements.
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No. Acting arrangements and reserved decisions should be documented, including who is contacted when the headteacher is unavailable.
Yes where the role retains a timetable or regular cover. The balance between leadership, teaching and additional school responsibilities should reflect the actual appointment.
No; reserved and delegated decisions should be explicit.
Only where allocated under the employer's procedure.
State the timetable and leadership balance.
Record activation and communication of deputising cover.
Only within current school policy and assigned authority.
Identify designated roles without diluting individual reporting duties.
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