Secondary Phase Inspector/Adviser
Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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Salary: | £66,724 to £70,009 per year |
Additional salary information: | £66,724 - £70,009 per annum, (Soulbury 19-22) with possible progression up to £73,770 per annum (3 SPA), plus Market Supplement of £6,500 per annum, plus Home Working Allowance of £312 per annum |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
Location: | Hampshire, South East England |
Remote working: | Fully remote |
Company: | Hampshire County Council |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | HCC621747 |
Summary
Joining our strong county-wide team of Inspectors and Advisers as a Secondary Phase Inspector/Adviser for a group of secondary schools in Hampshire, you will play a key role in supporting school improvement through professional support, challenging and intellectual stimulus, and collaborative working. This is a unique opportunity to influence educational practice and leadership across a diverse community of schools with high expectations of our service.
What you’ll do:
• Provide professional support to a group of secondary schools, enhancing their journey to excellence.
• Promote effective partnership and mutual challenge to raise standards.
• Work across the improvement team and with schools, supporting their curriculum development and delivery across schools, encouraging collaboration and innovation.
• Proactively lead thinking for the local authority and contribute to strategic direction in response to national and local educational agendas.
• Act as the lead for a designated subject area or cross-curricular theme, supporting the development of teaching, the curriculum and standards across Hampshire and beyond.
• Provide guidance on wider pastoral matters, helping schools develop high-quality provision.
• Build credibility and trust with teachers and school leaders across primary, secondary, and special schools.
What we’re looking for:
• An experienced and passionate education professional with a recent and successful track record in secondary school senior leadership, preferably at deputy head or headship level.
• Your capacity to contribute to the ongoing evolution of excellent learning and pedagogy.
• A deep understanding of what supports and develops leadership capacity to enable leaders to embed ambition and drive improvement in their schools.
• Your ability to inspire leaders’ confidence and provide high-quality, evidence-informed advice.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate principles of high-quality pastoral education.
• A proactive, reflective, and collaborative approach to professional development and system leadership.
• A passion for making a difference to the achievement and well-being of children and young people in our Hampshire schools.
Why join us:
• Work in a role that offers intellectual challenge, professional growth, and the opportunity to shape educational thinking.
• Enjoy the flexibility of a home-based role with excellent support from our Winchester office.
• Make a meaningful contribution to the development of schools and the wider education system.
• Engage with a diverse and ambitious community of schools that value your expertise and insight.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• A competitive benefits package that includes generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Other roles you may have experience of may include: Secondary School Improvement Partner, Secondary Leadership and Learning Partner, Secondary Phase Strategic Lead, Secondary Education Development Lead, Education Improvement Adviser (Secondary and Cross-Phase), Cross-Phase Learning and Achievement Partner, Secondary Teaching and Learning Adviser
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