Senior Education Effectiveness Advisor

The starting salary for this role is £55,846 per annum, working 36 hours per week.

Are you an experienced educator with knowledge of quality assuring schools and Alternative Provisions? Are you looking to develop in a role where you can use your experience to work with setting leaders to help them strengthen practice and improve outcomes for learners including those with diverse and complex needs?

 Are you confident in using your skills to collaborate with schools, alternative provision settings, and partners to review, monitor, and improve the quality of provision for children and young people in Surrey?

The Education, Access, Quality and Improvement (EAQI) service are delighted to offer an opportunity to join the ‘Educational Effectiveness’ team as a ‘Senior Educational Effectiveness Advisor’. The role involves planning and conducting quality assurance visits across a range of settings, including selected independent special schools and alternative provisions across Surrey producing clear reports with key findings and recommendations, and supporting the delivery of the county’s quality assurance framework.

EAQI have recently implemented a quality assurance framework which is resulting in the expansion of the Educational Effectiveness team. You will use the framework to organise and conduct the visits either independently or as the coordinator of a group of professionals to work collaboratively with partners to review and evaluate provision. You can expect to work with a range of provisions across the county, which will require appropriate prioritisation. The role will involve work with other local authorities and partners.

You will be an active participant in on-line or in-person meetings with key professionals from the sector including providers, commissioning, education safeguarding and EAQI to review evaluations of provisions and provide recommendations for any necessary action. You will write and distribute of records of visits and support the creation of action plans. You will work in partnership with colleagues in Education and Lifelong Learning, Surrey County Council and the education sector. You will work under the direction of the Educational Effectiveness Service Manager to deliver QA activities.

We are looking for a passionate, experienced educator to join us, we will provide necessary training, support and supervision related to this role. This role offers a pathway to develop expertise in QA and leadership within the EAQI service.

We are looking for a confident and skilled communicator, who has a natural relational approach to working with others. In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• Have qualified teacher status and experience of leadership in an education provision or service
• Preferably have experience in working with Alternative Provisions and can assess the quality of education and environment which is offered
• Have demonstrable experience in understanding the key aspects in delivering a safe, inclusive and high quality of education, particularly for vulnerable groups.
• Have a sound understanding of what an outcomes-focused approach for all learners looks like in practice.
• Use your knowledge, skills and initiative to lead visits after induction, following agreed protocols and priorities set by senior colleagues Write concise reports and documents for use in collaborative, multi-disciplinary meetings which can be used within a monitoring schedule.
• Provide advice and support services to providers and colleagues in the sector Analyse and interpret educational data

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and answer the following 4 questions:

1. Please tell us about, and provide examples of, your experience in undertaking impactful quality assurance and evaluative work in education.
2. Please provide examples of where you have used evaluation tools and data to identify priorities and create action plans.
3. Please give examples of how you have led initiatives to improve outcomes for vulnerable groups, including any who may be accessing Alternative Provision.
4. Please describe, using examples linked to the ‘Surrey Way’ behaviours, how you work constructively and collaboratively to challenge practice.

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description & Our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 12/11/2026 with interviews planned to follow.

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. Please contact Suzy George, Deputy Service Manager for Educational Effectiveness, via email at suzy.george@surreycc.gov.uk.

Please note that the successful applicant must be available to commence employment on or before 31st January 2027.

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation and will move to new authorities in April 2027. This role is currently employed by Surrey County Council and will remain so until then. If you are employed by Surrey County Council on 1st April 2027, your employment will transfer under TUPE arrangements to one of the new councils, with your current terms and conditions protected. The provisional allocation for this post is East Surrey Council, subject to final confirmation through the wider transition process later this year. Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council. 

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria, as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.   

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.  

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