School/Settings Leadership Advisor

Instagram; Hamsterley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Hybrid working (home and office)

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

Education Durham seeks an outstanding Leadership Advisor to provide strategic input and practical support across schools and settings. You will analyse self-evaluation and improvement plans, review performance data, and challenge priorities to improve outcomes and progression.

You will need a relevant degree and Qualified Teacher Status, with proven leadership in a school or academy and experience managing change. A Disclosure will be required.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree and Qualified Teacher Status are required.
• Experience leading in schools or academies and implementing change is essential.

Responsibilities

• Discuss and assess a school's self-evaluation and improvement plan against evidence.
• Provide objective review of performance data including national test results and progress data.
• Discuss targets and priorities for the coming year to ensure ambitious yet realistic goals.
• Challenge schools on capacity to improve and focus on key priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

We are looking to recruit an outstanding school leader to work effectively within Education Durham to provide strategic input and practical support which will enhance the quality of provision across schools and settings., As a Leadership Advisor, you will provide challenge to schools and settings within the current educational policy context particularly on their capacity to improve outcomes, attainment and progression. This will include:

• Discussing and assessing a school's self-evaluation and school improvement plan against available evidence including the Ofsted report, and commenting on the accuracy and effectiveness of these.
• Providing an objective review of the school's performance data by considering its most recent national test results, trends over time, other pupil achievement and progress data, and analysing the evidence of the school's improvement.
• Discussing the school's targets and priorities for the coming year, based on the analysis of the data above, to ensure that they are ambitious but realistic
• Challenging the school where necessary, particularly on its capacity to improve and whether it is focusing on the most important priorities for improvement and development

You will need a relevant degree and to hold current Qualified Teacher Status.

Alongside this, a proven record of effective leadership in a school or academy setting alongside managing and implementing change is also essential to thrive in the post.

Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria. If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website.