School Improvement and Excellence Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £67,439.00 i £71,326.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £67439.00 - £71326.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Trowbridge, BA14 8JN |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | F0041-4938 |
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These are high profile roles within the local authority and will have regular contact with senior managers across the council, elected members, headteachers, unions, relevant school boards and forums. With responsibility for a specific region, postholders will be the strategic lead for school standards and improvement for all primary, secondary and special schools within their area (up to 80 schools). Commissioning and coordinating specialist support from colleagues within the school effectiveness team and the wider education and skills directorate, as well as brokering support from other providers, the postholder will lead, develop and promote the Local Authoritys agenda for raising standards and eliminating achievement gaps across all phases. The postholder will provide the leadership, support and challenge required to support all schools in their region to achieve the aim of at least good in Ofsted inspections. By developing, using and improving quality assurance processes, including the use of data and other intelligence, the postholder will identify where school effectiveness at all phases is in decline to enable early intervention and action to be taken. They will lead on the identification and deployment of appropriate risk management activity, ensuring the appropriate level of support and challenge is provided including school intervention. The postholders will work together to ensure information sharing is effective across regions, within the School Effectiveness team across other council services and across the wider partnership to ensure a joined up approach to improvement. Specific duties and responsibilities include: Commissioning and coordinating support as required, lead on specific school improvement work in schools that have been identified as vulnerable to failure and decline. Ensure each school has effective challenge and support and that improvements are effective resulting in rapid improvement, alternative and adaptable solutions are sought to maximise improvements, principles of improvement are applied but are adapted in light of new or changing circumstances. Take the overall lead and responsibility for ensuring that the strategic framework for securing high quality provision in primary and special schools is effective, including where relevant the use of the LAs powers of intervention, including warning notices and other statutory intervention powers. Analyse school improvement needs accurately, assess and develop the specific actions to bring about improvement, support the implementation of the plan with school leadership and evaluate the impact accurately. Confidently and credibly challenge and communicate to school leaders and governors where implementation is ineffective and/or difficult messages need to be given. Be an ambassador for, and the voice of, the Local Authority. Lead and manage the monitoring and evaluation of school results for the region, providing an accurate risk assessment and ensuring high quality improvement provision which is coherent and effective to secure improvement, including leading on quality management processes. This includes monitoring schools below the DfE floor and coasting standards. Develop the quality of governance and leadership within schools, including supporting leadership development and collaboration / school to school support. Have line management responsibility for, and monitor the quality of, the work of School Improvement Advisers working with schools within the region, ensuring outcomes are being achieved and consistent approaches are being applied. Have lead responsibility for safeguarding, undertaking audits at regional level, addressing individual safeguarding concerns in school and being accountable for outcomes in the region. Working as part of the senior team within the school effectiveness service, drive high standards and promote innovative, transformative ways of working to deliver excellence in school and good outcomes for all families and children in Wiltshire, with a strong focus on social mobility and inclusion. Use regional knowledge to make a significant input to the school Effectiveness Strategic plan to raise overall standards in Wiltshire and lead on identified aspects. As an inspirational leader, support staff engagement initiatives and a culture of continuous development, learning and improvement across the service and wider partnership. Work with the Head of School Effectiveness and wider team to ensure that the service delivers in support of the Councils wider corporate business plan and vision, fulfilling its statutory requirements and responsibilities. As required, represent Wiltshires interests at regional and national events to effectively communicate and share best practice and actively promote partnership activity. Advise and deputise for the Head of School Effectiveness when required.