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Lead Supporting Improvement Adviser - Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units

£59,902 - £63,218 a year | Permanent

Reference:: 21-22247
Job title:: Lead Supporting Improvement Adviser - Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units
Directorate:: GwE - Regional School Effectiveness and Improvement Service
Closing date:: 31/03/2022 10:00
Job type/Hours:: Permanent | 37 Hour
Salary:: £59,902 - £63,218 a year
Pay Scale:: 21-24/27
Location(s):: See Job Advertisement

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Person Specification

Minimum expectations for the post

The SIA will possess the minimum expectations and adhere to the service aims to ensure:

Good leadership and management in our schools;
Good teaching across the region’s schools;
Remove variation within a school;
Not one of GwE’s schools in Estyn statutory categories;
Pupils’ learning and wellbeing are at least good in every school;
CfW in place in every school.

Personal and service values

The Supporting Improvement Adviser will have the following values:

Respect;
Trust;
Wellbeing
Innovate and inspire
Support and collaborate
Cymru a’r Gymraeg

Additional Factors

The nature of the work may involve the post holder carrying out work outside of normal working hours.
The post holder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his or her own training needs, and those of the Service.
Expenses will be paid in accordance with local conditions of service.
This post is subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Criminal Records Bureau regarding any previous criminal record.

N.B. This job description sets out the duties and responsibilities of the post at the time when it was drawn up. Such duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

CRITERIA	ESSENTIAL
Qualifications	Qualified teacher Be able to show evidence of further study e.g. postgraduate qualification
Experience	Relevant teaching experience and a thorough understanding of the methodology of effective teaching Recent and successful school leadership and managerial experience on SLT level Experience of promoting and leading curriculum developments on a school and wider level Be able to demonstrate strategies used to: [i] ensure high levels of consistency in the quality of teaching and learning; and [ii] drive improvements in standards Recent proven track record of successfully leading school improvement
Knowledge	Knowledge and understanding of implications of current educational legislation and frameworks, including improving schools facing difficulties Willingness to work outside normal working hours when necessary Have shown a commitment to their own professional development and also actively supported the professional development of colleagues Knowledge and understanding of current successful best practice in delivering high standards Show evidence of being skilled in managing and sustaining change for improvement Be able to provide evidence of being committed to provide effective challenge and support to schools, and be fully accountable for their actions Demonstrate self-awareness, be self-motivated, have the ability to manage own emotions, motivate, show empathy and social skills to support effective working, including with underachieving schools Ability to identify key issues and provide accurate and meaningful feedback, both oral and written Demonstrate the ability to understand, analyse, evaluate and implement the principles and practice of quality assurance systems, including school self-evaluation and performance management Be able to understand equal opportunities legislation and the issues surrounding the achievement of different groups of pupils Be able to think and work under pressure, flexibly, innovatively, independently and strategically Strong collaboration skills with the ability to demonstrate strong partnerships and collaborative working with Headteachers, Governors, Management Committees, HMIs and Local Authority officers Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the linguistic and cultural context in Wales Decisive in identifying key performance issues and able to make accurate judgements on leadership and management. Good application and understanding of ICT and its applications Be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines Willingness to work flexibly across the north Wales region
Values and beliefs	The ability to work effectively with school staff, authorities and the GwE Team Have the skills, the knowledge and the confidence to work effectively with Headteachers, teaching staff, Governors and elected members. Appreciate the central importance of the learner in education Demonstrate ambition for children and young people and determination to improve outcomes for them

Note:

Whilst this Person Specification focuses on essential characteristics, an important ‘desirable’ characteristic would be ‘To show evidence of skills in managing change and maintaining better standards with regard to specific curriculum/subject areas’

Job Description

General purpose of the post

The Supporting Improvement Adviser will have the levels of skills, knowledge and experience that quickly and decisively offer solutions to problems and they will insist upon high standards in all aspects of their work.

The role will lead and line manage a small team of Supporting Improvement Advisers working with schools in the link authority. He/she will have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to quickly and decisively offer solutions to problems and will insist upon high standards in all aspects of his/her work.

In addition, he/she will be responsible for a designated number of schools.

The Supporting Improvement Adviser will be expected to work within the values and long-term strategic aims of the service, as well as the National Standards for Advisers in order to:

ensure that all link School Improvement Advisers understand and fulfil their duties effectively;
ensure that all special schools/PRUs understand and undertake their duties;
provide appropriate support for schools/PRUs in order to promote improvement by collating, analysing, reporting and documenting data;
identify and agree on strategies to support whole school improvement;
ensure effective action in monitoring and challenging the resource management of schools/PRUs, so that resources are directed at securing improved pupil outcomes;
provide advice and recommendation in the appointment of teachers, their performance management, mentoring and other areas of professional development;
ensure that every school/PRU obtains effective guidance and support for pre and post-inspection activity;
ensure that appropriate measures are in place to enable school Governors / Management Committees to play an appropriately strong and challenging role.
either directly, or by commissioned support as appropriate, contribute to resolving specific issues relating to subject/curriculum matters.
promote, support and develop collaboration to enable all schools to develop and maintain capacity to improve;
ensure that all School Improvement Advisers working with Special schools and PRUs take timely and effective action when providing direct support or commissioned support to resolve specific issues.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

The specific duties and responsibilities will include:

challenge and support Supporting Improvement Advisers working with special schools and PRUs, in line with responsibilities pertaining to leading and line management;
quality assure all aspects of the work of the link Supporting Improvement Advisers [to include visits, reports, brokering];
ensure that link authority schools have access to appropriate support and challenge to raise standards of achievement and to improve the quality of leadership and teaching and learning;
collaborate with Supporting Improvement Advisers when formal monitoring visits are necessary in a school;
act as sector link leader for the six Local Authority, providing information and guidance as required;
manage an annual budget and monitor expenditure;
in the context of the above responsibilities, meet with the sector's Senior Leader on a regular basis to report on progress and to agree on any further action required;
lead regionally on at least one specific aspect.

The specific duties and responsibilities will also involve providing professional support and challenge in the areas of:

School Leadership and Management, by

Supporting and guiding a school/PRU to ensure that their vision, ethos and moral purpose are shared by all staff and stakeholders.
Supporting and challenging a school/PRU to improve the practice of effective self- evaluation and school improvement planning.
Providing constructive feedback that forms the basis for future improvement.
Provide leadership for Curriculum for Wales and Transformation

Classroom Teaching and Learning (Pedagogy) by

Providing support and advice on teaching and learning styles, skills and on evaluating the quality of teaching and learning.
Identifying effective teaching and learning practice which can be shared within and across networks.

Curriculum Support Coordination by

Providing strategic challenge and support for Policy Development, Teaching and Learning strategies and curriculum development (including within specific subject areas)
Either directly, or by commissioned support as appropriate, contribute to resolving specific issues relating to subject/curriculum matters

Coordinating regional networks in order to pay due attention to developing curricular and leadership aspects.

Operating as the GwE contact with the other regional consortia (ERW / CSC / EAS).

To promote Internal Accountability by providing guidance, support and evaluation by developing criteria which trigger intervention procedures at whole school, departmental and classroom level.
To Support the Development of Student Attitudes by providing guidance on promoting an inclusive ethos and maximising opportunities for children and young people to benefit from links with other agencies.
Developing People and the Organisation by initiating and supporting action research into effective practice providing advice and guidance on procedures and practice, to evaluate the effectiveness of CPD and the impact of networks of professional practice.
Promoting formal collaboration between schools/PRUs in order to implement good and excellent practice by promoting the concept of a learning establishment.

11. Identify good and excellent practice to disseminate across schools/PRUs.

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