Education Advisory Service Manager in City of London

Do you see yourself being a champion for educational excellence across state schools in Wandsworth? This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced School Leader or Local Authority Officer with a passion for raising standards in schools to join a highly respected and successful team. The School Performance and Participation Support Service has longstanding relationships with Wandsworth’s family of high‑performing schools yet remains outward‑facing and open to new opportunities and challenges. You will work alongside a friendly and committed team of school improvement specialists, including a team of link advisors, who are collaborative, aspirational and solution‑focused.

About the Role: As the Education Advisory Service Manager, you will be responsible for the implementation of the school improvement framework in relation to school provision in Wandsworth; building on effective partnerships with schools and supporting the strategic implementation of the Wandsworth school improvement policies. You will also have responsibility for monitoring inspection outcomes and overall performance and will be the strategic lead for primary assessment and moderation. Hybrid working: you will spend some time at Wandsworth Town Hall and in schools but there will also be the opportunity for some remote working.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and partnership building skills.
• Past experience in school leadership and a depth of knowledge about school practice.
• Substantial experience of leading improvements, ideally including commissioning and / or brokering.
• The ability to provide high levels of support and challenge to schools.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact the recruiting manager Andy Hough.

Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.