Description Salary: £62,634 - £66,724 pro rata Hours per week: 14.5 hours Interview date: Monday 16 June 2025 Education and Skills - Building Bright Futures We have an exciting opportunity for a School Improvement Advisor to join the School Effectiveness Team on a permanent, part-time basis. Are you an experienced and effective Headteacher who is looking for the next step in your career? Do you want to be part of a service dedicated to supporting school leaders and ensuring that every child attends a good school? The Schools Effectiveness service is responsible for ensuring the development and effectiveness of primary, secondary and special schools, with specific focus on maintained schools, across Wiltshire. As a School Improvement Advisor, you will be responsible for providing school leaders with crucial support and professional challenge for their school improvement priorities and the impact of that work. You will support school leaders in planning effective changes to build capacity for improvement in pupils’ achievements and to achieve key outcomes for children and young people. Specific duties will also include, providing rigorous analysis and monitoring of schools through assessing the school’s strengths and weaknesses in line with Ofsted criteria, reviewing and validating schools’ self-evaluations. A particular focus of the role will be supporting school leaders with advice and guidance and to ensure effective strategic plans are created to address priorities through robust and sustainable improvement provisions. Our ideal candidate will be educated to degree level, and hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) alongside having significant post qualification experience. You should have recent experience in a Headship or Senior Leadership role within a school or local authority and can evidence the impact of your leadership on pupil outcomes. Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation relating to the safeguarding and protection of children and young people, and statutory roles and responsibilities of schools and local authorities regarding education and school improvement, will be essential. If you are an experienced, qualified teacher with a passion for improving education provisions for our Children and Young People, we welcome you to apply! Why us? Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here! Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity. The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework. For more details, contact Louise Lewis, Head of Targeted Education, at louise.lewis@wiltshire.gov.uk, or call 01225 757982. This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information. We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion. Disability Confident Employer Application process Please ensure to regularly check your spam/junk folder for any communication from us regarding your application status. We wouldn't want you to miss out on any important updates or interview invitations. Thank you!