Virtual School Advisory Teacher

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea invites applications for a Virtual School Advisory Teacher. You will support care-experienced children, reviewing PEPs, tracking progress and guiding pupil premium use.

The role involves direct mentoring and tuition, plus collaboration with Designated Teachers and schools to keep the child at the centre. You must be a qualified teacher with mainstream experience across at least two key stages and a solid grasp of relevant legislation.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with experience in mainstream education across at least two key stages.
• Strong understanding of legislation around children in care and education implications.
• Ability to work with carers, schools, social workers and designating staff.

Responsibilities

• Review Personal Education Plans (PEPs) and monitor progress for care-experienced children.
• Ensure pupil premium funding is used effectively to support learning.
• Travel to meet young people, provide mentoring and tuition where placed.
• Liaise with Designated Teachers and school leaders to guide practice and advocate for pupils.

Skills

Teaching experience

Two key stages

Stakeholder collaboration

Advocacy

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Champion the education of children in care, helping them build brighter futures.

As a Virtual School Advisory Teacher, you’ll be using your teaching experience to make a lasting difference. You’ll work directly with children in care, alongside schools, carers and social workers, to make sure each young person gets the support they need to thrive in education – wherever they’re placed.

Working Style:

This is a full-time, Bi-Borough role focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of care-experienced young people. Whether working directly with young people or providing essential support behind the scenes, you will be part of a dedicated and passionate team. This is a hybrid position, with an expectation to be in a public-facing role four days per week.

What you’ll be doing:

You’ll take responsibility for a group of children in care, acting as their advocate in all things education. Your role is to make sure they have every chance to succeed — that includes reviewing Personal Education Plans (PEPs), monitoring progress, and making sure pupil premium funding is used in a way that makes a real difference.

You’ll travel to meet young people wherever they are placed, providing direct support through mentoring, tuition and observation. You’ll build close working relationships with Designated Teachers and school leaders, offering guidance, challenging practice where needed, and always keeping the child’s needs at the centre.

You’ll track data carefully to spot where extra support is needed, and help design interventions that work. You’ll also play a role in training school staff, foster carers and social workers — helping everyone involved understand what young people in care need to feel safe, supported and able to learn.

For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification

What you’ll bring

You’ll be a qualified teacher with experience in mainstream education, covering at least two key stages. You’ll also bring a strong understanding of the legislation around children in care and how it impacts their education.

You’ll be confident working with a wide range of people — from young people and carers to school staff and social workers — and able to build trust quickly. You’ll be organised, responsive, and able to manage your time well, even with a busy and varied caseload.

Above all, you’ll care deeply about helping children in care succeed — not just academically, but in finding stability, confidence and a belief in their own potential.

Why join us

At RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.

Our Virtual School is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and we’re proud of the collaborative culture we’ve built. You’ll be part of a team that shares ideas, supports one another, and never loses sight of the children we’re here to help.

You’ll be offered a competitive salary, access to a wide range of training, and real opportunities to grow your career within a high-performing and respected service. Most importantly, this is a role where you’ll see the impact of your work – in the progress of the young people you support, and the trust they place in you.

Role Requirements and Interview Details

Enhanced DBS Check - Adults and Children (including barred list)

Face to Face interviews 21st and 22nd October 2026

About us

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.

As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.

In this role, being all in means standing up for children who need someone in their corner. It means challenging systems when they fall short and celebrating every small step forward. You’ll be working with complexity, but you won’t be alone — you’ll be part of a team that shares responsibility, and shows up with care, consistency and conviction.

This is a role where your teaching experience matters – and where your commitment can change lives.

Ready to join us?

We’re all in – are you? If you share our values and have the skills to contribute, we’d love to hear from you.

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We are committed to fair, transparent, and consistent pay practices. New hires will start at the minimum of the advertised salary range.

Employees receive annual salary increases until they reach the top of the pay scale. In addition, employees will receive any agreed cost of living pay rises.