Education Lead

Gloucestershire County/Gloucester City Councils; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

30.5 days annual leave

LGPS pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an Education Lead to head the school improvement team at Shire Hall. This senior role oversees the strategy to raise school performance across Gloucestershire and supports local authority maintained schools with expert guidance.

The position involves leading a team of performance advisers, coordinating with Education Psychology and Inclusion services, and driving a collaborative approach to ensure high-quality education for all children in

Qualifications

• Lead the local school improvement strategy and empower a team of experienced advisers.
• Collaborate with Education Psychology; Advisory Teaching and Inclusion services for joined-up support.
• Ensure high-quality education for Gloucestershire's children.

Responsibilities

• Lead our school improvement team and shape the school improvement strategy.
• Manage and empower a team of performance advisers to support LA maintained schools.
• Work with Education Psychology, Advisory Teaching and Inclusion services for joined-up support to improve school performance.

Job description

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Education Lead
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 3rd Floor
• Salary: £71,540 - £76,924 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 31/08/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14568
• This post is open to job share

About the Role

Gloucestershire County Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior leader from the school system, to lead our school improvement team.

About You

In this role you will be responsible for leading our local school improvement strategy and leading, managing and empowering a team of experienced performance advisers to identify and support LA maintained schools to deliver high quality education for the children of Gloucestershire.

The post holder will work closely with Education Psychology; Advisory Teaching and Inclusion services to ensure a joined up and collaborative approach to supporting and challenging school performance.

About Us:

As you'd expect, we offer an attractive package of benefits which makes a career in Local Government both flexible and rewarding.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 30.5 days annual leave
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Employee discount Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

Education Lead - Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

This Position is subject to an Enhanced & Barred DBS check.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.