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Education Manager

Renfrewshire Council

Paisley

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to enhance educational outcomes across multiple schools. This role focuses on ensuring equity and excellence in education, supporting schools to improve through data-driven strategies, and managing resources effectively. The successful candidate will have significant experience in team management and a deep understanding of Additional Support for Learning legislation. If you're passionate about driving educational improvements and have the resilience to motivate others, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • Significant experience managing teams in large organizations.
  • Insight into Additional Support for Learning legislation.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure equity and excellence in link schools through data use.
  • Support and challenge schools for improvement.

Skills

Team Management
Data Analysis
Resource Management
Technical Skills
Motivational Skills

Education

Degree in Education or related field

Job description

Advert

Reporting to the Head of Education, you will ensure equity and excellence in a number of link schools in line with the service's quality improvement framework. You will support and challenge schools to improve through effective use of data.

You will also be responsible for service planning and links to community planning and integrated children's service planning within the strategic remit of inclusion and additional support needs.

It is essential that you possess a degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline, have significant experience of managing a team in a large complex organization, have previous experience at Senior Leadership level within a Primary/Secondary or ASN School and are able to demonstrate an ability to effectively manage resources including financial, human and ICT.

It would also be essential that you have significant insight into Additional Support for Learning legislation and have experience in improving outcomes for all children and in particular those who have a support need. Attendance and exclusion data and developing a locality model will be an area of particular focus.

You should also be able to demonstrate good all-round technical skills, together with an understanding and experience of managing the key aspects of implementing local and national initiatives.

It is a requirement to demonstrate effective management involvement in the implementation of an important local initiative that you can demonstrate resilience with a high degree of personal motivation, the ability to drive and motivate others and develop an effective and efficient team.

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Emma Henry, Head of Education - or 0300 300 0276.

Please Note: The following dates have been identified for the recruitment process, and if shortlisted you will be asked to make yourself available on:

  • Advert Closes: Sunday 27 April 2025
  • Assessment Centre: Monday 19 May 2025
  • Interview Date: Thursday 29 May 2025
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A READVERTISEMENT AND ALL PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE APPLY AS THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE RECONSIDERED.
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