Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: County Hall, Leicester Rd, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA Salary: Leadership scale: L4-5 TPC Working Hours: Full time Contract Type: Fixed term contract for one year; secondment arrangements supported Closing Date: 6th October 2026 Interview Date(s): TBC Leicestershire County Council are committed to making a real difference to the lives of our children and young people. To be able to achieve this, we need to have a team of resolute and outstanding staff, who will contribute to our exceptional learning community. An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and committed Education Effectiveness Partner to join the team in a continued development strategy working with schools on joint strategies for inclusion, use of alternative provision and promoting positive outcomes for Leicestershire’s most vulnerable children and young people. About the Role We are seeking a dynamic and committed Education Effectiveness Partner to join our Education Effectiveness Service area within Children and Family Services. This role involves being the point of contact for all schools, academies, colleges, and educational settings in a geographical area of Leicestershire, fostering good working relationships to ensure the best possible education for children and young people. Knowledge and an understanding of the current agendas within education, particularly regarding inclusion, use and development of internal alternative provision arrangements and SEN would be beneficial. Additionally, strategic experience in these areas and involvement in the secondary phase would be advantageous. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Education Effectiveness Partner who will: • Champion and develop practice that promotes inclusive strategies in schools, central services and other educational settings (e.g., Further Education Colleges). • Provide advice and support to schools to inform practice that promotes the prevention of, and tackles the leading causes for, suspensions, permanent exclusions and long-term absenteeism. • Manage national and local initiatives to improve teaching and learning outcomes for all children and young people. • Gather, interpret, and apply performance data to identify areas of high or underperformance. • Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrated through experience of successful management of significant programmes or projects which include the planning, managing, and delivering of transformation strategies and influencing partners to deliver within a programme framework. • Have an awareness of a local authority statutory duties and national/local initiatives and can demonstrate they can adapt their Qualified Teacher Status and knowledge of the 5-16 education sectors and performance management systems to support the requirements on both the local authority and state-funded schools. • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to deliver complex information to non-specialist staff. The nature of the work may involve working outside normal hours. An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post. For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/recruitment-of-ex-offenders-policy-statement.pdf]. About You To apply for this post, you must: • Have Qualified Teacher Status with DfE number and extensive experience of working with schools, including evaluating and developing whole-school practice and evidence of continued learning and development • Have a sound understanding of the issues facing schools and how schools operate and the local authority's statutory duties with regard to 5-16 education and how to secure them. • Have recent, successful management of significant programmes or projects and can demonstrate experience of strategic thinking at a senior level. • Have experience of developing and maintaining initiatives and quality assuring their effectiveness, identifying, developing and delivering training to support staff development as required, leadership, influence and negotiation skills, resolving complex organisational and service issues, and developing high quality commissioning and procurement services. • Be able to work independently and with initiative, have effective communication skills, be well-motivated and flexible, and have a professional manner and plenty of common sense. • Be able to deal with sensitive issues with diplomacy and tact. • Have some understanding of the legislative, regulatory and statutory duties in Education relating to the right of children and young people to access a good quality education In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/lcc/pages/1004] and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign]. Interested in Flexible Working? We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Rebecca Wakeley • Senior Education Effectiveness Partner (service manager) Telephone: 0116 3051250 or 0116 3053365 for the main Education Effectiveness line Email: Rebecca.Wakeley@leics.gov.uk [Rebecca.Wakeley@leics.gov.uk] How to Apply At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally. If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/lcc/pages/1001] section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support [https://emss.org.uk/support]. By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/lcc/pages/1006]. About Leicestershire County Council At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose. For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following: Our Recruitment Process [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/the-application-process] Our Organisational Values [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/pages/1004] Our Employee Benefits [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/employee-benefits] Working for Us [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/an-inclusive-workplace]