Quality Improvement Officer

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Job Details

To provide the Education Directorate Leadership Team with high-quality information, direction, support and challenge to secure continuous improvement in outcomes across all establishments and schools.

This includes the development and implementation of identified strategic priority area(s) aspects will be aligned to one of the three pillars / improvement priorities within the Directorate Plan:

• Improving Learning & Teaching
• Meeting Learners’ Needs
• Strengthening Curriculum Pathways

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Shared responsibility for quality assurance and quality improvement of schools across cluster areas.
• Oversee the development and implementation of the identified strategic priority area(s), focusing on improved performance, innovation, sharing of learning, and continuous improvement.
• To promote a culture of collaboration across the Directorate through the Self-Improving Networked Learning System. Plan, co-ordinate and evaluate professional learning and networking opportunities (working with local and national partners) to support continuous improvement across early years, primary, special and secondary sectors.
• Engage with and influence partners and stakeholders on key strategic issues; broker and share knowledge to improve outcomes for children and young people, and represent the Directorate as required.
• Ensure robust systems and processes are in place to support quality assurance processes within the Directorate, ensuring the highest quality of performance and management information, specifically in relation to strategic areas of responsibility.
• Provide high-quality strategic analysis of key evidence to strengthen the evidence base for decision-making and to support and challenge services and establishments to improve within strategic areas of responsibility.

Qualifications, Registration and Skill Requirements

• High levels of interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Experience of leading and managing self-evaluation and quality improvement.
• Experience leading strategic change within educational settings.
• Degree or appropriate equivalent qualification (post-graduate qualification desirable).
• PVG Children Scheme membership required.

For Further Information Please Contact: Angela.Logue@fife.gov.uk