Staff structure
How you fit into your school will depend on how it is structured. To a degree, this will differ according to the size of school and the age group being taught, but it will usually be a variation on the following:
Senior management team
Headteacher or Principal
Has overall responsibility for the school, its staff, its pupils and the education they receive.
Deputy headteacher(s)
Play a major role in managing the school, particularly in the absence of the headteacher.
Assistant headteacher(s)
Support the head and deputy heads with the management of the school.
Subject leaders
Heads of department
Heads of faculty
Curriculum coordinators
Responsible for a particular area of the curriculum, including monitoring and improving standards.
Pastoral subjects
Heads of year
Heads of faculty
Curriculum coordinators
Responsible for a particular area of the curriculum, including monitoring and improving standards.
Classroom teachers
Plan, prepare and deliver lessons to meet the needs of all pupils, setting and marking work and recording pupil development as necessary. Includes advanced skills teachers and supply teachers. Often work in partnership with teaching assistants.
Other key roles
- Key stage 3 coordinator
- Special educational needs coordinator
- Head of learning support
- Personal, social and health coordinator
- School sports coordinator
