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Lead School Improvement Adviser

Lead School Improvement Adviser

Wakefield Council

Wakefield

  • Expired
Salary:
Competitive salary
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
30 October 2017

Job overview

Lead School Improvement Adviser

Competitive Salary

On the back of recent improvements in outcomes and a positive Ofsted school improvement inspection, Wakefield is keen to maintain and extend positive progress across all aspects of education provision, ensuring improved outcomes for all learners. We’ve been developing new and exciting ways to deliver school support functions to respond to the on-going changes in the sector and as such we are now seeking an ambitious, determined, and highly effective education leader to join our team as Lead School Improvement Adviser, reporting directly to the Head of School Strategy and Performance.

As Lead Adviser, you will lead and be accountable for the performance of School Improvement Advisers and other school improvement staff in their work to support and challenge schools. In addition, you will lead the Authority’s work towards its ambition to raise standards so that the proportion of pupils in good or better schools exceeds the national indicator. 

You’ll bring:

  • a successful track record of leading and implementing strategies to drive continuous improvement with evidence of leading and managing change in the education sector; 
  • proven successful leadership in at least one school judged to be good or better by OfSTED; and 
  • successful experience of managing staff and delivery of targets and objectives.

We are looking for candidates with clear understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the education sector, a strong background in partnership working, and a thorough understanding of the school inspection framework. The ability to engage confidently and win trust will be key, by listening to schools, being clear on expectations and delivering what is agreed. You’ll be visible and accessible to schools and ready to ask difficult questions to encourage innovation, improvement in performance and accountability. You’ll understand what good practice looks like, be relentless in your desire to improve attainment and be ready to invest the time and commitment into key relationships to achieve this. 

In return, you will be part of a diverse, dynamic and high performing Team and will lead initiatives and services which will have a real and direct impact upon the life chances of the children and young people of Wakefield.  

For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jo Fish or Rachel Singer at Navigate on 0113 287 8445. To find out more, please visit www.ourwakefield.co.uk.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 30th October 2017.

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Living and Working in Wakefield

Wakefield city is a historic seat of regional government in Yorkshire and for two centuries provided the county headquarters of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Today the city retains its strong tradition of public service employment with the headquarters of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, the Yorkshire and Humber regional assembly and the West Yorkshire Police located at its heart within the civic quarter. ??Public sector presence extends to the health service including the headquarters of the West Yorkshire Ambulance Service. ??Location?Wakefield's location at the heart of England and at the centre of the UK's communications network offers unsurpassed transport links, providing fast connections by road, rail, and air. ??At the intersection between the M1 and M62 and with the A1 at its eastern boundary, the district is well placed to access other regional centres such as Leeds, Sheffield and York.

Ease of commuting extends beyond the region with Wakefield Westgate, the city's mainline station situated on the high speed east coast mainline, offering excellent connections to key UK destinations. Direct half-hourly services operate to London throughout the day with the quickest journey taking under 2 hours. Sheffield, York, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle are also within easy reach. ??Several airports offering domestic and international flights are nearby, including Leeds Bradford, Robin Hood Airport, Manchester and East Midlands. Leeds Bradford, Manchester and East Midlands all provide direct flights to London and Brussels. ??The area?The district has emerged from over a century of reliance on coal mining to become a thriving manufacturing, shopping and distribution centre, taking full advantage of its place at the heart of the region's transport network. ?Wakefield district covers some 350 square kilometres and is home to 315,000 people in a diverse range of city, urban and rural communities and an amalgam of what were previously 14 different local authorities.??The North West includes Horbury, Ossett, Wrenthorpe, Stanley and Altofts, while Normanton, Castleford, Pontefract, Knottingley, Featherstone and a host of smaller settlements make up the five towns. In the south east, there are the towns of Hemsworth, South Kirkby and South Elmsall, as well as other communities. ??Some 70 per cent of the rural communities of the district is designated as green belt. Dotted about the rolling countryside are villages like Middlestown, Crigglestone, Crofton, Woolley and Ackworth. ?

The average cost of a home is £144,266

Detached £234,661

Semi-detached £136,729

Terraced £110,000

Flat £119,359



Leisure & Sport:

The district boasts several nationally recognised cultural and leisure facilities including the National Coal Mining Museum for England and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and is birthplace to two giants of modern sculpture; Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore. A new sculpture gallery is planned for the city's Waterfront, the Hepworth, to house original works by local sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. ??The city centre is vibrant with pavement cafés, restaurants, bars and an exciting nightlife enhancing its cosmopolitan feel. A multi-million pound regeneration project will see a significant transformation of the city's retail core at the northern gateway into the city, introducing a department store and new retail outlets to complement the existing Ridings shopping centre situated in the heart of the city. ??Europe's largest shopping village, the Junction 32 Outlet Village (formerly Freeport) at Castleford, offers a wide selection of shops including many designer names. Adjoining Junction 32 is the new Xscape development, housing one of the largest indoor real snow ski slopes in Europe. The complex, incorporating an ice climbing wall, multiplex cinema, bowling alley, shops and restaurants under one roof, attracts visitors from all over the country. ??The city and surrounding areas are a stronghold of sport including; rugby league where Castleford Tigers and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats share a long tradition with teams like Featherstone Rovers; and horse racing - the longest continuous flat circular course can be found at Pontefract. ??There is an abundance of walking and cycle paths throughout the district with country parks, nature trails, waterways and lakes all waiting to be explored. The lake at Pugneys Country Park is a haven for sailing enthusiasts and canoeists and is within a mile of the city centre.
 

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