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- Location: Heol Gwaith Dur, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6DN
- Subject: Head of Service
- Hours: Full Time
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary Type: Annually
- Language: English
- Closing Date: 13 November, 2025 11:59 PM
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This is an exciting opportunity for an education professional to lead on the strategic development and delivery of the Council’s improvement and inclusion agenda. This role will drive forward continued improvements in performance for the Education Directorate, particularly learner outcomes across the County Borough.
The successful candidate will require a strong track record in delivering improved learner outcomes, be able to facilitate school to school collaboration, have an up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, and have the ability to influence key stakeholders at both a strategic and operational level.
We are looking to appoint a highly driven, talented and experienced educational professional to lead on the Council’s strategic school improvement and inclusion agenda. You will provide the Council’s strategic leadership on school improvement and inclusion, with an emphasis upon ensuring that the Local Authority is providing ambitious and relevant learning experiences for all of our children and young people. You will fulfil Blaenau Gwent Council’s statutory responsibilities for education and maintain effective relationships with Headteachers, education leaders, the EAS and Estyn. Using robust data, you will hold schools to account for their performance and ensure that schools take action to address areas for concern and drive continuous improvement.
As a member of the Children, Young People and Families Leadership Team, you will contribute to the formulation of its overall strategy and play a key role in setting improvement priorities and holding the team to account for their performance. You will work closely with Elected Members, reporting on the performance of schools on a regular basis to the Council through its professional and political arrangements.
As a Council, we are very ambitious for all of our children and young people, and we are looking for someone who shares this ambition and who can demonstrate key skills and experience, including:
We welcome applications from candidates who feel that they can make a positive and meaningful contribution to the progression of school improvement in Blaenau Gwent.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A comprehensive
pre-employment screening process will be undertaken which will include anEnhanced Disclosure with Child and Adult Barred List.
Access to a vehicle for work purposes is a requirement of the role.
For information on the re-employment and re-engagement of former employees please refer to the Council’s Pay Policy.
Want to ask us a question?
For further information or if you would like to have an information discussion, please contact Joanne Sims – Joanne.Sims@blaenau-gwent.gov,uk
Closing Date:
At 12:00 midnight 13th November 2025
Assessment Centre / Stakeholder Panel
Monday 24th November 2025
Interview Date:
Wednesday 26th November 2025
JOB REQUIREMENTS
See attached documents
This is an exciting opportunity for an education professional to lead on the strategic development and delivery of the Council’s improvement and inclusion agenda. This role will drive forward continued improvements in performance for the Education Directorate, particularly learner outcomes across the County Borough.
The successful candidate will require a strong track record in delivering improved learner outcomes, be able to facilitate school to school collaboration, have an up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, and have the ability to influence key stakeholders at both a strategic and operational level.
We are looking to appoint a highly driven, talented and experienced educational professional to lead on the Council’s strategic school improvement and inclusion agenda. You will provide the Council’s strategic leadership on school improvement and inclusion, with an emphasis upon ensuring that the Local Authority is providing ambitious and relevant learning experiences for all of our children and young people. You will fulfil Blaenau Gwent Council’s statutory responsibilities for education and maintain effective relationships with Headteachers, education leaders, the EAS and Estyn. Using robust data, you will hold schools to account for their performance and ensure that schools take action to address areas for concern and drive continuous improvement.
As a member of the Children, Young People and Families Leadership Team, you will contribute to the formulation of its overall strategy and play a key role in setting improvement priorities and holding the team to account for their performance. You will work closely with Elected Members, reporting on the performance of schools on a regular basis to the Council through its professional and political arrangements.
As a Council, we are very ambitious for all of our children and young people, and we are looking for someone who shares this ambition and who can demonstrate key skills and experience, including:
We welcome applications from candidates who feel that they can make a positive and meaningful contribution to the progression of school improvement in Blaenau Gwent.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A comprehensive
pre-employment screening process will be undertaken which will include anEnhanced Disclosure with Child and Adult Barred List.
Access to a vehicle for work purposes is a requirement of the role.
For information on the re-employment and re-engagement of former employees please refer to the Council’s Pay Policy.
Want to ask us a question?
For further information or if you would like to have an information discussion, please contact Joanne Sims – Joanne.Sims@blaenau-gwent.gov,uk
Closing Date:
At 12:00 midnight 13th November 2025
Assessment Centre / Stakeholder Panel
Monday 24th November 2025
Interview Date:
Wednesday 26th November 2025
JOB REQUIREMENTS
See attached documents