Deputy Chief Inspector (DCI)
Independent Schools Inspectorate
City of London
- Expired
- Salary:
- ca £70k plus 10% pension, dependent upon experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 June 2018
Job overview
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the inspection of schools in membership of the associations that make up the Independent Schools Council. We provide robust, objective inspections against the statutory requirements laid down by our regulator, the Department for Education which evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the education, care and welfare of children and young people in schools.
This new post offers a highly exciting opportunity to join a rapidly developing team at a senior level. Based in Barbican, ISI has approx. 35 employees, and contracts a pool of over 1000 carefully selected and trained inspectors to provide its services across the UK.
We are now looking to appoint a second Deputy Chief Inspector (DCI) who will work closely with the recently appointed DCI, reporting directly to the Chief Inspector (CI). Deputising for the CI, the DCIs will be jointly responsible for supporting inspectors in the delivery of inspections, providing guidance to colleagues on inspection matters and taking responsibility for quality control in specific areas of inspection delivery and report generation. In addition, the DCIs will be required to represent the CI at external meetings and speaking engagements as well as contribute to the development of the inspection framework, protocols, paperwork and practices. Detailed areas of responsibility will be agreed dependent on organisational priorities and individual strengths.
A strong knowledge, understanding and commitment to prioritising the safeguarding of children and young people is a fundamental requirement of this role.
If you would like to apply for this position please visit our website at https://www.isi.net/about/working-for-isi for further information.
Closing date: Friday 15th June 2018
Face-to-face interviews will be held week commencing 2nd July 2018
About Independent Schools Inspectorate
- Independent Schools Inspectorate
- CAP House, 9 - 12 Long Lane
- London
- EC1A 9HA
- United Kingdom
The Independent Schools Inspectorate is an independent, expert organisation appointed by the Secretary of State for Education to conduct high-quality inspections against the regulations for independent schools in England. These regulations are The Independent School Standards and are set by Parliament. All independent schools in England must meet these Standards and we report to the Department for Education on the extent to which these Standards are met. For schools providing pupil accommodation, we also inspect against additional requirements set out in the National Minimum Standards (NMS) for Boarding Compliance and against the Early years inspection framework where relevant. All inspection reports are published on the ISI website. The Department for Education sets out detailed requirements that all independent inspectorates must meet in order to retain continued approval.
There are approximately 2,300 independent schools in England, and ISI inspects those which are members of the associations which make up the Independent Schools Council (approximately 1,300 schools). The remaining schools are inspected by Ofsted. The schools we inspect tend to be the larger independent schools; over 85% of pupils in independent education in England attend schools inspected by ISI. The schools we inspect vary greatly in character, from small day schools to large boarding schools, single sex, specialist schools like music and dance schools and schools with a specific religious ethos.
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