Secondary School Improvement Adviser (closing date: 02/05/25 - midday)

Salary: GBP 66,724.00 - 70,009.00 per year

Post title: Secondary School Improvement Adviser
Post number: ED.73668
Salary: £66,724 - £70,009 (+3SPA) per year
Job description: Secondary School Improvement Adviser (ED.73668) Job description ( PDF, 258 KB )
Directorate/department: Education
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Closing date: 12pm (midday), 2 May 2025
Further information
We want to support Swansea schools' leaders to drive improvement by:

• developing a high quality education profession;
• working collaboratively to raise standards;
• providing a curriculum to focus on excellence, well-being & equity; and
• supporting robust evaluation within a self-improving system.

We are now seeking to recruit a highly successful professional to join our committed team of school improvement advisers. Candidates should be secondary headteachers/senior leaders from successful schools and/or have recent demonstrable success as an education improvement professional in the secondary phase.

The successful candidate will fulfil the role of school improvement adviser for schools in Swansea and will work closely with regional partners to:

• contribute to Swansea Council's support to school leaders and governing bodies, and
• work effectively with the regional partnership and other key delivery partners in developing support for professional learning, including leadership development and ongoing curriculum review

The post will commence on 1 September 2025 and will be a permanent post.

To arrange an informal discussion about the post please contact:

David Thomas, Principal School Improvement Adviser on 07968135550 or by email at David.thomas1@swansea.gov.uk

Application forms and copies of the job description and person specification are available from www.swansea.gov.uk .

Closing date for applications: 2 May 2025 (midday)

Shortlisting: 6 May 2025

Interviews: 14 May 2025

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