What to do this month
On this page you will find month by month tasks that need to, or for best practice should, be done. Not necessarily by the Headteacher but by a leader of some kind. Heads are ultimately responsible for ensuring these things are done, so do it, or delegate it, but get it done.
Before the end of the Summer Holidays
Write up your SEF
Draft your School Development Plan
Plan your key dates for the whole year
Check staff users on internal systems for leavers and joiners
Update school website
Update the class cascade
Safeguarding updates (eg OperationEncompass contacts)
Update staff sickness absence insurance with current staff
Update GovernorHub/Sharepoint with the clerk
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September
Check and change permissions for staff on Safeguarding system (eg CPOMS)
Dates for leadership team meetings
Set up appraisals for all staff, and update any toolkit you might have.
Liaise with governors to do Headteacher performance management early so the HT objectives can cascade through to other staff
Check or write SDP actions with the other leaders
Learning walk to check on set up across the school
PTA AGM
DSLs meeting
Make a document of the highlights for the SDP for the school website
Check the SCR especially for leavers and joiners
Check Y7 safeguarding records have been sent
Update all safeguarding leaflets and information posters
September budget monitoring (after payroll/overtime has been reconciled)
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October
Carry out any staff appraisals that you are responsible for
Meet with your finance team/person/SBM and do any interim budget changes
Ensure the Clerk to Governors/Governance Professional has set up a Pay Committee meeting & that pay recommendations are received
Check with your employer/HR provider for an updated model pay policy.
Check the website is up to date
Get all publicity about prospective parents for reception next year out
Update the prospectus
Plan the Staff Christmas Do and book something
October budget monitoring (after payroll/overtime has been reconciled)
Check the calendar of Christmas events and put the dates out to all
End of term 1 - evaluate SDP so far​​​​​
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November
First week after half term: Clerk/Governance professional, HT & CoG meeting (prep agendas)
Prep FGB papers
Check policies for review
Prospective parent events
Remembrance day - poppies? Assembly? Local event?
Other November charities (Children in Need..etc)
Volunteer Training
Monitoring of learning and teaching
Organise collections for any staff leaving at Christmas (and the buying of the gift)
Review snow plan
Check DfE dates & arrangements for all statutory assessments
DSLs meeting
October budget monitoring (after payroll/overtime has been reconciled)​