Education Commissioner –Special Educational Needs

Ref: 003756
18.5 hours per week

Swindon Borough Council’s Children’s Services is looking to recruit a high quality school improvement professional to enhance the work of the education service to improve attainment and pupil progress and to provide support and advice to all schools on special educational needs.

Swindon is a very exciting place to work. It is a fast expanding town with educational achievement being one of the key drivers at the heart of the council’s strategy moving forward to 2030. Much of our provision for special educational needs is of very high quality.

You would join a dynamic team of education professionals who want the best for our children and young people. Working relationships with maintained schools and academies are strong and a partnership approach through the Swindon Challenge Board and through the headteacher associations is making a considerable difference.

For further information on the role, please contact the Head of Education, Peter Nathan on 07467 440955 or by email on pnathan@swindon.gov.uk

What will you get in return?

You will work in a friendly and supportive environment. You will also receive:

1. Flexible working
2. A career average revalued earnings (CARE) pension scheme
3. Leisure and Legal Services discounts
4. Eating Out, Shopping and Entertainment discounts
5. Cycle to Work Scheme / Childcare Vouchers

Internal applications would be welcome as a secondment opportunity.

For the full role profile please email recruitmentteam@swindon.gov.uk quoting the reference number and we will email it to you.

Closing date: 1 October 2018
Interview dates:  9 & 10 October 2018