Primary Adviser

37 hours per week

Job Ref No: 10074/MV

Support Services for Education

Working Together - Providing Opportunities

Support Services for Education is a newly formed traded unit within Somerset County Council offering a wide variety of support services for all education providers.

You will contribute to the work of the re-established School Improvement Team and its overall strategy for monitoring the performance of all Primary, First, Infant, Junior and Middle schools across Somerset, including academies, providing challenge and support where appropriate. The Team is also responsible for supporting the Senior Primary Advisor in meeting the Local Authority’s statutory responsibilities in terms of assessment and moderation procedures in its schools as well as developing collaborative and innovative approaches to school improvement, the national curriculum and models of leadership in this constantly changing education landscape.

You will need to be a qualified teacher with considerable experience at either Headship or a Senior Management level in a school or in an advisory capacity with a Local Authority. Additional management/education qualifications are also required.

For an informal discussion about this exciting post, please contact David Theobald on (01823) 355812.

Apply online at www.jobsthisweek.co.uk or telephone our recruitment line 01823 356862 (24 hours). Please quote the reference number.

Closing date: 14th September 2016 at 5.00pm
Interviews: 21st September 2016

Somerset County Council
Support Services for Education
Educational Improvement
County Hall, Taunton