Governance and Performance Lead – Army

Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Wiltshire

Grade: Soulbury Tier 4 Abated

Salary: £63,867 - £70,777 – salary is pro-rata

Permanent

Part-Time – 24 hours per week.

Are you passionate about directly supporting Defence through outstanding provision of education and securing the best outcomes for children? Would you like to be challenged in a complex environment? Then this role within Defence Children Services may be for you!

The Headquarters for the DCS Schools and Settings Service, DCS(SAS)HQ, are based at Upavon and led by the Chief Education Officer. The CEO is supported by a Governance and Performance Officer and Business Support Assistant. The team are responsible for the leadership, co-ordination and performance of all schools and settings for Defence Children Services.

You will provide professional guidance and assurance for schools’ effectiveness through internal assurance reviews of our 15 schools and 7 settings across the world; undertaking the role of subject matter expert in relation to the Ofsted framework and school performance; coordinating and providing professional guidance and support for all Governance Committees of our schools and settings; providing information, guidance and assurance to our schools and Headquarters for Statutory Assessments and national Examinations; working with Headquarters’ Schools Data colleagues to produce and analyse trends appertaining to Service children and mobility, and performance data against national comparisons.

Your key responsibilities and main duties are:

• Co-ordinate the internal DCS review process evaluating school effectiveness
• Lead the review process in DCS Schools and Settings across the world and publish the report to key stakeholders
• Advise schools, settings and Headquarters about requirements for statutory assessments and national examinations and ensure compliance
• Advise, co-ordinate and develop the governance of schools and settings to ensure high quality local support and assurance
• Provide analysis of performance data and trends appertaining to service children and mobility
• Facilitate the Standards Board for DCS Schools and Settings.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, please contact Andrew Yeoman, Chief Education Officer (CEO) at andrew.yeoman@modschools.org or 07971 538 592.

To apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 11.55pm on 4 July 2022.

DCS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.