Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Hampshire Virtual School to lead on improving the educational experiences and outcomes of children in care, as a Virtual School Education Adviser.
What you’ll do:
As an Education Adviser, you will ensure the needs of children are at the heart of your practice, leading on training, supporting and challenging colleagues and partners across schools, education and social care to ensure there is unwavering focus on the achievement, inclusion and success of all our children.
You will be joining an outstanding Children’s Service which is committed and successful in meeting the needs of vulnerable children. You will have a wide range of opportunities to work closely with colleagues across the Education and Inclusion, and Children and Families Branch.
Key Decision-Making Areas in the Role
- Make recommendations for developing high-quality personal education plans (PEPs) for individual children and young people on behalf of the Virtual School, identifying further actions to secure improvements and agreeing further interventions and support to drive up standards and impact on achievement.
- Help designated teachers, social workers and carers or other services to plan interventions that will meet the needs and address the risks of individual children, in order that they attend school, make good progress and achieve good educational outcomes.
- Use wide range of educational data to plan and/or commission further interventions to ensure improvement in outcomes for children and young people.
What we’re looking for:
As a qualified teacher, you will use your skills, knowledge and expertise to be ambitious and aspirational for all our children and young people. You will work closely with local authority colleagues, schools and carers to deliver high-quality PEPs, lead data analysis and ensure multi-agency working is collaborative and effective.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
