Schools and Educational Improvement Adviser


Company:	Wax Recruitment Ltd
Salary:	£335
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Lambeth, SW2 1RW
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	17 Sept 2026

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Summary

Job title: Schools and Educational Improvement Adviser

Job Category: Interims

Location: 6 Brixton Hill, London, Lambeth, SW2 1RW, London Borough of Lambeth

Hours per week 35

Salary: £335.00 per day

Hybrid - 2-3 days in schools

To start ASAP

£450 to £500 Ltd per day

3-4 days a week

Hybrid - 2-3 days in schools

Enhanced DBS Required

Job Purpose

To play a key part in supporting the overall strategic direction and success of Lambeth Schools, with a primary focus on maintained settings while also providing strategic oversight and engagement with academies. To provide support and management in the development and implementation of strategies/training to raise achievement in Lambeth Primary and Secondary Schools, improving outcomes for all pupils. Work closely with the Assistant Director of Education, Safeguarding & Partnerships (to whom you will report), and the Education and Learning Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The portfolio may be varied from time to time by discussion with the Director or Chief Executive in accordance with the needs of the authority. This may include special project responsibilities or taking a corporate lead for the authority on key initiatives as and when required.

Responsibilities

To make a significant contribution to the overall impact and success of the Lambeth�s education priorities and desired outcomes, working closely with the Headteachers and Lambeth Education and Learning Service.

To keep abreast of national and local policy drivers and changes, anticipating what will be a benefit to deliver the school improvement support required at any time so the Lambeth offer is nimble, agile and at the forefront of national school improvement provision.

To develop and implement strategies, and training and development, for working with the leadership teams in primary and secondary schools to improve their leadership skills, management capacity and curriculum delivery.

To significantly develop the School Improvement offer to Headteachers and Chairs of governing bodies.

To work with governance services to develop a comprehensive and bespoke range of governance support in relationship to school leadership, working closely alongside Lambeth Governor Services team to ensure seamless delivery to schools.

To support and facilitate expert leadership and training to school leaders and school staff.

To oversee comprehensive and forensic quality assurance of school improvement work being delivered in schools. Working closely with the Assistant Director Standards, Safeguarding & Partnerships.

To contribute to the identification, assessment and monitoring of risk within maintained schools, providing accurate intelligence and targeted advice to support timely intervention.

To ensure a coordinated and impactful school improvement approach for schools with multiple vulnerabilities (e.g. leadership, governance, finance, outcomes), securing sustained improvement through targeted intervention and partnership working.

To develop and maintain positive working relationships with all settings including academies and trusts, contributing to collaborative improvement activity that supports better outcomes for vulnerable learners from Reception to KS5.

To work positively, proactively and collaboratively with the members of the Education Team and to keep them abreast of work taking place, ensuring that work streams are connected and coherent across the identified Lambeth priorities and outcomes

To work with the school clusters in developing their capacity to deliver schools improvement interventions�

Provide advice, challenge and support to schools in financial deficit, contributing to sustainable recovery planning, including supporting leaders to consider appropriate organisational and structural changes where needed.

Ensure there are effective processes in place to develop and maintain appropriate monitoring, challenge, support and intervention strategies in all schools, especially those schools causing concern.

To be responsible for ensuring that high quality early intervention is in place in schools causing concern and manage and report on the systems and strategies for supporting vulnerable schools.

To play a key role in the targeted support meetings which support vulnerable schools, ensuring the timely submission, and oversight, of Intervention, and instituting and overseeing their impact.

To monitor educational standards and performance in all schools within the scope of the Lambeth Education and Learning SLT up to date with challenges, causes for celebration and concern.

To analyse and report on all relevant performance data related to Primary and secondary education and progress against targets.

To produce regular reports as required on the work and its impact on outcomes for pupils in schools as part of reviewing impact and value for money.

To identify new opportunities to develop services and types of support that will raise outcomes, close gaps and support schools to improve.

To contribute to the selection, induction and support for headteachers, teachers and other leaders.

To keep abreast of opportunities to bid for new work and to play a leading part in any submissions for new contracts or grant funding.

To ensure a continuing commitment to equality and diversity in employment and community cohesion identifying and delivering to the diverse client groups in the borough in a way that offers a flexible, responsive choice of service delivery.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

School Improvement Advisor

It is essential that in you can meet the following requirements for the role and be able to give evidence or examples of your proven experience in each of the short-listing criteria marked Application (A).

You should expect that all areas listed below will be assessed as part of the interview and assessment process should you be shortlisted.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, you will need to give evidence or examples of your proven experience in the areas marked with �Ticks� (?) on the person specification when you complete the application form.

Shortlisting

Criteria

For link/career graded post, please mark knowledge, experience, and behaviours clearly for each grade.

Qualification

Qualified Teacher Status and evidence of on-going professional development relating to services within the remit of the role

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