Virtual Schools Advisor

3 weeks ago


Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time
Job Title: Virtual Schools Primary/Secondary Advisor

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced and qualified Virtual Schools Primary/Secondary Advisor to join our team at Essex County Council. As a key member of our education team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that children and young people have access to the best educational provision possible, accelerating their progress and attainment, and leading to enhanced life chances.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Deliver the education vision, with particular focus on the political agenda and priorities and wider council objectives for previously looked after children (PLAC), raising their attainment, and avoiding exclusions.
  • Lead and develop practice in key educational advances, sharing this best practice with schools to influence school performance against Ofsted and DfE requirements, including the raising of attainment and attendance of PLAC.
  • Ensure practice and resources are meeting the needs of individuals, to raise attainment within both mainstream and SEND services, through a deep understanding of challenging and complex educational needs of PLAC.
  • Utilize digital technologies, data, and innovation across services to ensure that resources are deployed appropriately and effectively for PLAC.
  • Lead the way in Equality & Diversity within schools and social care, ensuring that equal opportunity is given to all children, enabling them to achieve their potential.
  • Provide consistent challenge to senior leaders in schools and support for other professionals and parents/carers, ensuring they are working towards the plans set to raise attainment and promote inclusion for PLAC.
  • Ensure a robust check and challenge process, to maintain the focus on plans, leading to consistent and sustainable raised attainment, improved behavior, and increased attendance.
  • Challenge existing ways of working and hold senior leaders across schools, the education function, and social care to account.
  • Work collaboratively with the Education Senior Leadership team and the post-adoption and SGO social care teams, identifying areas of opportunity, scoping, planning, and delivering the strategic plans related to our ambition to transform Education in Essex.
Requirements:
  • Possesses Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and has senior leadership experience within a school setting.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of current theory and research relating to the education for children in care and previously looked after, that informs effective practice.
  • Extensive experience of acting as an advocate and champion for children with the ability to positively challenge school practice where it falls short.
  • Experience of effective implementation of school improvement strategies and initiatives together with successful outcomes.
  • Experience of building strong networks across schools, to facilitate and support the sharing of expertise and best practice.
Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centers. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.



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