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About The Service
The Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate provides the strategic, professional and operational support to enable the Council to fulfil its responsibilities for early years education, statutory age education, education in school sixth forms and a youth service.
There are 127 schools in Cardiff consisting of 3 nursery schools, 98 Primary Schools, 18 Secondary Schools, 7 Special Schools & 1 Pupil Referral Unit.
The work of the Directorate is organised into six service areas: Partnerships & Performance, Inclusion Services, Targeted Services, Key Groups, Services to Schools, and School Organisation and Access and Planning.
Each of these supports the overall purpose of improving the achievement of learners. The Directorate also commissions the Central South Consortium to provide School Improvement Services to all of its schools.
About the job
An exciting opportunity to oversee the Strategic development of the Cardiff Virtual School for Looked After Children and the day to day management of the education of Cardiff’s Looked after Children.
The role will focus on working with schools to raise the achievement and attainment of Looked after Children and ensure that their well- being needs are supported. Close working with Children’s Services and other agencies will be an essential part of the role.
Required for September 2026.
What We Are Looking For From You
The ability to build good, positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders will be essential.
There will be line management responsibility for a small team and a requirement to build further the understanding of corporate parenting responsibility within the whole education directorate.
A detailed role profile and person specification is attached which includes essential skills and experience required for this post.
Additional information
Leadership Range: L20 - L27 (£84,100 - £99,824 per annum)
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the post, please contact Helen Williams, Assistant Director of Education and Inclusion to arrange a conversation.
Although this post is advertised as permanent, applications for secondment opportunities of a minimum of two years will also be considered.
Interviews will be held on Monday 22nd June 2026.
This post is suitable for post share.
Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a Child Workforce Barred List check.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
• aged under 25;
• not in employment, education or training;
• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
• ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.