St James’s CE High School is an oversubscribed 11 to 16 school based in south Bolton. In November 2011, we were graded outstanding and are striving to maintain this status.
The ethos of the school is very supportive and matches our motto of Caring for Others – Achieving Excellence. We are fortunate to have a team of more than 70 professional, loyal and committed teachers and as a result, staff turnover is minimal.
There has been a wealth of media coverage surrounding the changes in teachers’ pay and conditions as well as the new focus on performance-related pay. While the change has caused controversy in the profession, it is important to realise that it is not new to schools. Post-threshold progression has been based on performance criteria for a number of years. However, like it or not, from this year, teachers’ pay progression is linked to performance with the first rises under this new system to take place in September 2014. It is therefore essential that schools have effective appraisal systems in place now.
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