Head of Education Improvement and Partnership

**About the role**:
Are you passionate about transforming education and making a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people? As the Head of Education Improvement and Partnership, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of education in Hillingdon. This is your opportunity to lead a high-quality education improvement service, drive standards, and foster strong partnerships across all educational stages. Join us in our mission to ensure every child in Hillingdon has access to an outstanding education and the chance to thrive.

About the Role:
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to join our Education Services management team as the Head of Education Improvement and Partnership. This role is pivotal in leading the overall operation of a high-quality education improvement, standards, and partnership service across Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Post-16, and the Music service.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide management capacity for education improvement, standards, and partnership across various educational stages and services.
- Support the Director of Education & SEND and the Assistant Director for Education in implementing operational work related to improvement, standards, and school partnership.
- Ensure all teams within the Education Improvement and Partnership Service work coherently to deliver a high-quality service.
- Develop and maintain strong links with school leaders and local school improvement partnerships.
- Support key partners and external consultants in contributing to the borough-wide education improvement strategy.
- Plan and implement a professional development programme for Education Services.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with school leaders, Academy Trusts, Regional School Commissioner, Ofsted, and DfE.
- Champion educational excellence and promote the Hillingdon Learning Partnership.
- Manage the Education Improvement and Partnership Service to secure effective operational implementation.
- Lead the development and implementation of the borough's School Causing Concern policy.
- Address under-performance in Local Authority schools and plan interventions where necessary.
- Collaborate with relevant Council departments and service partners to achieve high-quality educational outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Qualified Teacher Status.
- Successful track record in education improvement within a local authority, school, Academy/free school, or further/higher education.
- Senior leadership experience in a school or local authority.
- Experience in managing, leading, and motivating high-performing teams.
- Strong knowledge of national and local education priorities and funding landscape.

How to Apply:
**About us**:
We value our employees and are committed to ensuring that they enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career with us. We understand that a happy and motivated workforce is essential for the success of our organisation. That is why we offer a wide range of employee benefits to enhance your work-life balance, financial wellbeing, health, and professional development.

Here’s a comprehensive overview of the fantastic benefits we provide:

- **Flexible Working Hours**- We recognise the importance of flexibility in managing your work and personal life.
- **36 Hour Week** - Enjoy a standard 36-hour workweek for all full time staff.
- **Generous Holiday Entitlement** - increasing with length of service (for non-casual roles).
- **Hillingdon Sports & Leisure** - Stay active and healthy with discounts at council owned leisure centres and swimming pools across the borough.
- **Cycle to Work** - Eco-friendly commuting with our cycle purchase scheme. We also provide bicycle parking, lockers, and showers at the Civic Centre.
- **Local Government Pension Scheme** - access to Local Government Pension Scheme and membership to the Credit Union.
- **Vivup Benefit**s - Access a variety of offers and discounts through our Vivup Benefits.
- **Mental Health Support and Counselling Services** - Our mental health first aiders are trained to identify, understand, and help employees experiencing mental health issues. Access free 24-hour confidential advice and counselling as well as a legal advice service for you and your immediate family.
- **Travel Support** - Make your daily commute easier with our season ticket loans and free car parking.

**Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement**

At the London Borough of Hillingdon, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. This commitment means that all employees, job applicants and others who work for us will be treated fairly.

The aim is for our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and Hillingdon residents so we welcome applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds. We strive to ensure that our recruitment process is free from discrimination and bias, and we are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants with disabili