Data Analyst (Early Years and Education) (PO3)


Company:	Wax Recruitment Ltd
Salary:	from £26.26 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, N1 1RU
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 4 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job title: Data Analyst (Early Years and Education) (PO3)

Job Category: Admin & Clerical

Location: Laycock Street, London, Islington, N1 1RU, London Borough of Islington

Hours per week: 36

Salary: £26.26 per hour

4 days remote, 1 day in office

DBS Required

Special Requirements of the post

Workstyle: Desk-based worker (Lower presence, one day a week minimum)

• Colleagues who are not usually client or customer-facing and can mostly work anywhere with the right technology. Regular on-site activities are required such as team events and collaboration that are more productive face to face

This post requires a DBS check at the appropriate level (Standard)

This post is subject to the council’s declaration of interest procedure

Our mission

Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Together we can change the future.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

Overview of the role

This role involves analysing education and early years data to uncover trends and insights that drive strategic initiatives and enhance educational outcomes for children and young people in Islington schools and early years settings.

Key responsibilities

• To contribute to lasting improvements in the quality of services through the provision of high-quality data, professional advisory services, and extensive business intelligence and data services to Bright Start, Pupil Services, and School Improvement, the wider Children & Young People directorate and our partners.

• To support the development of strategic and departmental policy on managing educational performance, through better understanding of the evidence around outcomes, service reach, impact and demographic change.

• To be a responsible lead for education data, and key strategic link for early years and school improvement on data and analysis about the journey of children and young people in Islington through early learning, school and beyond.

• To project plan and deliver the collection and analysis of data required for statutory returns / assessments, including liaison and support for schools and other settings.

• To champion and embed new systems for data collection and analysis, taking a lead role building relationships with school leadership teams and governors to communicate change, plus delivering training and support.

• To actively participate in both internal and external network groups, identify best practice and bring expert knowledge of the regulatory framework for national assessments, standards and accountability; and adapt services in accordance with policy.

• To support good inspection outcomes for local authority services and schools through the provision of timely data and accurate performance information.

• To embed systematic data validation processes to monitor and improve data integrity.

• To design and build business intelligence reports, using reporting tools such as: MS Excel, MS Power BI, SAP Crystal Reports, SQL and GIS mapping software with the support of a large multidisciplinary team, plus opportunities for training and development.

• To work alongside services, to identify inequalities and safeguard the welfare of children and young people as part of a shared commitment to a Fairer and Safer Islington.

• To contribute to projects that deliver Council-wide ambitions to collaborate, combine, and integrate data, data systems, and processes, developing effective working partnerships with Digital Services, Information Governance, other Council directorates and partners.

• Any additional duties consistent with the grade and level of responsibility of this position, for which the holder possesses the required experience and/or training.

Knowledge, experience, and skills

1. Experience of monitoring performance improvement across services.

2. Experience working on the information requirements of a children’s service, including the regulatory framework for national assessments, standards and accountability; as well as statutory returns.

3. Experience of delivering training, support and expert advice to a varied audience including external partners.

4. Experience of school management information systems (such as Capita SIMs, Pearson etc).

5. Displays an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people and or vulnerable adults.

6. Able to communicate effectively across organisational boundaries, build partnerships with senior leaders and partners, such as head teachers.

7. Knowledge of how to interpret and relay statistical data to provide meaningful insights.

8. Knowledge of data management tools and methods (Excel VBA, PowerBI, QGIS/mapping, Crystal SAP, Business Objects, R, Python etc) or an active interest in learning and applying these.

9. Understands the role of data integrity and quality assurance processes in data management.

10. Able to plan strategically with excellent prioritisation and time management skills.

11. Is ambitious and motivated, able to inspire others, work collaboratively and deliver outstanding results.

12. Understands the role of information governance and data security best practice, rules and regulations.

Compliance

Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and policy requirements under GDPR, Health and Safety, Employee Code of Conduct and in your area of expertise by identifying opportunities and risks, and escalating issues as necessary.

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