Senior Educational Effectiveness Advisor

Surrey County Council; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Weybridge is seeking a Senior Educational Effectiveness Advisor. The role includes planning quality assurance visits, producing reports, and working with schools to enhance educational outcomes. Candidates should have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and experience in leadership within education. This position offers a pathway for professional development in quality assurance and leadership, alongside a competitive salary and benefits including generous holiday and pension options.

Benefits

26 days' holiday, increasing with service

Local government pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development resources

Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and experience of leadership in an education provision or service.
• Demonstrable understanding of the key aspects in delivering a safe, inclusive and high quality of education.
• Ability to analyze and interpret educational data and write clear reports.

Responsibilities

• Planning and conducting quality assurance visits across various settings.
• Producing clear reports with key findings and recommendations.
• Participating in meetings with key professionals to review evaluations.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Leadership experience in education

Understanding of inclusive education

Strong communication skills

Ability to analyze educational data

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Senior Educational Effectiveness Advisor

Details

• Reference: SCC/TP/288898/4338
• Positions: 1
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: 36 hours per week
• Posted on: 30 December 2025
• Closing date: 20 January 2026

The starting salary for this position is £53,713 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

The Education, Access, Quality and Improvement (EAQI) service are delighted to offer an opportunity to join our fantastic Educational Effectiveness team, based in Weybridge, as a Senior Educational Effectiveness Advisor.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About The Role

Are you looking to develop in a role where you can use your experience to work with providers and help them strengthen practice and improve outcomes for learners, including those with diverse and complex needs?

Are you confident using your skills to collaborate with schools, alternative provisions, and partners to review and improve the quality of provision for children and young people in Surrey?

EAQI are leading on the implementation of a quality assurance framework from January 2026 which is resulting in the expansion of the Educational Effectiveness team. You will use the framework to organise and conduct the visits, either independently or as the coordinator of a group of professionals, to work collaboratively with partners to review and evaluate provision. You can expect to work with a range of provisions across the county, other local authorities and partners.

Your key responsibilities as a Senior Educational Effectiveness Advisor will include:

• Planning and conducting quality assurance visits across a range of settings, including selected independent special schools and alternative provisions
• Producing clear reports with key findings and recommendations
• Supporting the delivery of the county's quality assurance framework
• Participating in on-line or in-person meetings with key professionals from the sector including providers, commissioning, education safeguarding and EAQI to review evaluations of provisions and provide recommendations for any necessary action.
• Writing and distributing records of visits and supporting the creation of action plans

We are looking for a passionate, experienced educator to join us; we will provide the necessary training, support and supervision to ensure you feel confident and competent. This role offers a pathway to develop expertise in QA and leadership within the EAQI service.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours :

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and experience of leadership in an education provision or service
• Demonstrable understanding of the key aspects in delivering a safe, inclusive and high quality of education, particularly for vulnerable groups
• Sound understanding of what an outcomes-focused approach for all learners looks like in practice
• Confident and skilled communicator with a natural relational approach to working with others and providing advice and support to providers and colleagues
• Ability to use your knowledge, skills and initiative to lead visits after induction, following agreed protocols and priorities
• Ability to analyse and interpret educational data and write concise reports and documents for use in collaborative, multi-disciplinary meetings which can be used within a monitoring schedule

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 5 questions:

• Please tell us about, and provide examples of, your experience in undertaking impactful quality assurance and evaluative work in education.
• Please provide examples of how you work with colleagues in the education sector to ensure practice aligns with current legislation and both statutory and non-statutory guidance.
• Please describe, using examples linked to the 'Surrey Way ' behaviours, how you work constructively and collaboratively to challenge practice.
• Please provide examples of where you have used evaluation tools and data to identify priorities and create an action plans
• Please give examples of how you have led initiatives to improve outcomes for vulnerable groups

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and Our Life at Surrey Handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 20/01/2026 with interviews planned from 2nd February 2026

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. Please contact Jo Kenyon (Service Manager - Educational Effectiveness) via email at [e-mail] or Matthew Rixson (Assistant Director EAQI) at [e-mail] for further information, available 2nd - 16th January.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

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