Quality Assurance Lead (Education)

Polaris Community

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Quality Assurance Lead (Education)

Location: Nationwide - Hybrid

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum, dependent upon experience

Benefits

£2,000 car allowance per annum

30 days' annual leave, rising to 35 days with length of service, plus bank holidays

Company pension

Life Assurance

Employee Discount Scheme

Medical Cash Plan

About Us

Polaris is one of the UK's leading communities of children's services providers. For over 30 years, we have been improving the lives of children and young people through fostering, adoption, residential care, education and specialist services.

Our education community consists of over fifteen SEN schools across the UK, providing tailored educational experiences for children and young people with a range of needs. We are proud that 100% of our education services are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

We are ambitious for the children and young people we support and are committed to delivering outstanding outcomes through high-quality, nurturing and therapeutic educational environments.

About the Role

Are you an experienced education leader with a passion for quality assurance, safeguarding, compliance and school improvement?

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Lead (Education) to join our national quality assurance team. You will play a key role in evaluating, monitoring and improving educational quality across our community of specialist schools.

Working closely with school leaders, directors and senior stakeholders, you will provide support, challenge and assurance through quality reviews, audits, safeguarding oversight, performance analysis and service improvement planning. You will also support inspection activity and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring our schools remain compliant, effective and focused on delivering the best outcomes for children and young people.

You will work with experienced education professionals, contribute to strategic improvement initiatives and help ensure children and young people receive high-quality educational experiences and outcomes across our growing community of specialist schools.

Role Responsibilities

Support the Senior Quality Assurance Lead (Education) in overseeing quality, compliance, safeguarding and performance across educational settings

Review safeguarding concerns, significant events, complaints, audits, inspection outcomes and quality indicators to provide assurance regarding service quality and risk

Contribute to annual quality reviews and targeted reviews within schools requiring improvement or where areas of concern have been identified

Analyse quality, compliance and performance information to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for service improvement

Facilitate quality and performance discussions with school leaders, directors and colleagues to support continuous improvement

Provide professional advice, support and constructive challenge to leaders in relation to educational quality, safeguarding, compliance and school improvement

Support schools in implementing and reviewing quality improvement and post-inspection action plans

Promote and share good practice in teaching, learning, attendance, behaviour, safeguarding and pupil outcomes

Contribute to inspection readiness and provide support before, during and after inspections

Support the development, implementation and review of education policies and procedures in line with statutory and regulatory requirements

Promote and support the therapeutic approach used across Polaris schools

Represent the quality assurance function at leadership meetings, working groups, forums and development events

Contribute to organisational transformation, service development and continuous improvement initiatives

About You

Essential

A degree-level or Level 6 qualification in education, teaching, leadership and management, quality assurance or a related discipline

Significant leadership experience within a UK SEND setting

Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, guidance and good practice

Sound knowledge of education legislation, regulatory frameworks and inspection requirements

Experience of quality assurance, auditing, inspection preparation, school improvement or compliance monitoring

Experience analysing performance data and quality indicators to drive improvement

Experience of performance management, quality improvement planning and project management

Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and report-writing skills

Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to constructively influence, support and challenge senior leaders

Willingness and ability to travel regularly to education settings nationwide

Desirable

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

A relevant National Professional Qualification (NPQ)

A leadership qualification or equivalent professional accreditation

Experience supporting schools through inspection processes

Experience within specialist education, SEND provision or alternative provision settings

Experience of change management and organisational improvement programmes

For more information or to arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact Catherine Beard, Senior Quality Assurance Lead (Education), at .

Polaris Community is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check, the cost of which will be met by Polaris Community.

Polaris Community is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. xsabvtc

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert without notification.