Quality Improvement Manager - Secondary School Improvement (Internal)

Job Description

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Location: Marischal College,
Duration: Fixed Term, Part Time

This post is only available to internal candidates, including current agency workers but excludes any Bon Accord Care/Support employees.

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently a-ccp-charstyle="ui-provider" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{">£31,505 per annum / £17.31 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

job purpose/about the role

The Quality Improvement Manager will:

• Lead a team of Quality Improvement Officers and Education Support Officers to provide strategic leadership, support and challenge to schools and establishments and implement effective school improvement strategies to improve educational outcomes for children and young people.

• Ensure effective partnership working within schools and with partner organisations (both locally and nationally)

To lead and coordinate system-wide school improvement across Aberdeen’s secondary sector, strengthening leadership capacity, ensuring high-quality self-evaluation, enhancing assessment and tracking practices, and providing targeted support to schools to secure improved outcomes and inspection readiness. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Network Development • Establish and lead Local Leadership Networks across priority QIs. • Deliver professional learning for DHTs and senior leaders aligned with national standards. • Align ACC networks with national networks to support the sharing and adoption of highly effective practice. Quality Improvement & Self-Evaluation • Build leader capacity in self-evaluation using data, stakeholder voice and direct observation. • Support the creation of high-quality SQUIPs with measurable milestones. • Develop and deliver training, guidance and resources linked to the Quality Improvement Framework (QIF). Targeted School Support • Provide structured, tailored support to identified secondary schools to strengthen practice and support HMIE readiness. • Coordinate improvement planning, timelines and personnel to ensure consistency and impact. Assessment & Tracking • Improve consistency and accuracy in assessment approaches across schools. • Support the development and use of Faculty Trackers within the inspection cycle. Policy & Resource Development • Produce policy exemplification (Curriculum, Assessment, Wellbeing) for use across secondary schools. • Develop and manage a School Improvement resource hub to support leaders and share best practices.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level
• Relevant professional teaching qualification
• Ability to provide evidence of GTCS registration or eligibility
• PVG Membership for Regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

• Significant senior leadership in an educational context
• Delivery of school improvement in a classroom and school context
• Implementing Quality Improvement procedures in a leadership role
• School management and organisation
• Learning and Teaching in one or more of early, primary, secondary or ASN contexts
• Pre-school and school based curriculum
• Meeting learning needs
• Additional Support Needs policy and legislation.
• GIRFEC

The Individual

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.