School Improvement Partner

Job introduction

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About the role

Do you have extensive leadership and management experience in school and or as part of a local authority?

Are you passionate about raising standards and maintaining these?

West Northamptonshire School Effectiveness Team is looking for an effective senior leader to join our team, full-time, as a School Improvement Partner to work closely with our maintained schools in supporting and challenging them.

The position will involve carrying our regular visits to a group of allocated schools, with a specific focus related to school effectiveness, leading on a specific area within that team, be that curriculum development, assessment, inclusion etc. and carrying out training.

The role will require travelling within West Northamptonshire.

The role is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a children and adults barred list check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Additional information

• You will have extensive experience of working as part of a senior leadership within a range of schools
• You will have extensive knowledge of the education sector and the current challenges faced
• You will have extensive knowledge and experience of safeguarding children
• You will be passionate about education opportunities and outcomes and be committed to ensuring high quality provision in schools across West Northamptonshire
• Meet the essential criteria detailed in the job description
• Have the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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