We’re looking for a committed, dynamic and highly skilled professional to join our Virtual School team. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in improving the education, employment and training outcomes of children known to Social Care who are holding a plan.
In this combined strategic and operational role, you’ll work at the heart of a multi‑agency network, building strong partnerships, driving improvements, and ensuring every child known to our service is given the best chance to thrive in education.
Responsibilities and Expectations
As a key member of the Virtual School, you’ll contribute to service‑wide planning and lead initiatives that raise educational outcomes, using performance data to drive decision‑making and continuous improvement, whilst ensuring compliance with national legislation, statutory guidance and local policies.
You’ll hold a caseload of children requiring intensive or specialist support, identifying children in need of targeted intervention and tracking progress, ensuring timely, proactive actions.
Working collaboratively with social care, schools, health professionals, youth justice and others, you’ll advocate for children at multi‑agency meetings and panels, as well as supporting school leaders and governors to better understand and respond to the needs of children with a social worker.
This will be achieved through developing and delivering training to schools, carers and partners, and providing advice on learning and behaviour strategies that support improved outcomes.
Offering expert advice on attendance, admissions, exclusions, behaviour, SEN and wider educational pathways, you’ll ensure all children known to the service access full‑time, appropriate education and help prevent young people becoming NEET, and re‑engage those who have.
Benefits and Training
We work on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 2 days per week based in the office.
We offer:
* Training and development opportunities
* Agile working supported by technology
* Flexible working policies
* Friendly working environment and great colleagues.
Location and Salary
Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
£41,873 - £47,238 (including local weighting) per year
Permanent - Full-time
Job Details
Posted 5 days ago
Closing date: 22/03/2026
Job reference: AD1515168ObsLFTEOCWAS
Documents: Job Description and Person Specification - Lead for the Education of Children with a Social Worker Mar 2026.docx
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