The Role
Lead quality assurance across a group of SEND schools, auditing against Independent School Standards and Ofsted, coaching senior leaders, conducting dip checks and learning walks, ensuring inspection readiness and strong safeguarding, and supporting the Education Director in day-to-day school operations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Our schools support young people who have often been let down by education before. As education support manager, you help make sure every one of them gives those young people the quality of education they deserve.
You work alongside the Education Director on the day-to-day running of the schools and keep a clear view of quality across the whole estate. You audit against the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted framework, coach senior leadership teams, and spot what needs to improve before it becomes a problem. You get into schools, not just spreadsheets: dip checks, learning walks and real conversations.
It is a role for someone who knows special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) education inside out and wants to raise the bar across a group of schools, not just one.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Education Director with the day-to-day running of our schools
- Report on quality assurance across the estate: teaching and learning, curriculum, behaviour, attendance and outcomes
- Audit against the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted framework, and turn the findings into clear actions
- Coach and support each school's senior leadership team to raise standards
- Carry out regular dip checks, learning walks and work sampling to test quality first-hand
- Help every school stay inspection-ready and champion a strong safeguarding culture
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Substantial experience in a SEND setting, in a senior leadership or quality assurance role
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Thorough knowledge of the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted framework
- A track record of improving teaching, curriculum and outcomes for young people
- A full UK driving licence, and willingness to travel across all our schools (Belper, Bedford, Congleton, Doncaster, Grantham and Shropshire), including regular overnight stays
- An enhanced DBS check. This role is subject to our safer recruitment checks.
What we offer
- The chance to lift the quality of education for young people who need it most
- Salary: £56,925 per year, plus a £3,000 car allowance
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Full time, 37.5 hours per week, all year round
- A senior, visible role working directly with the Education Director
- Real influence across six schools and their leadership teams
- Funded development and a clear path in a growing organisation
About
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England. This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme. With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.
Skills Required
- Substantial experience in a SEND setting in a senior leadership or quality assurance role
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Thorough knowledge of the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted framework
- Track record of improving teaching, curriculum and outcomes for young people
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across all schools, including regular overnight stays
- Enhanced DBS check and completion of safer recruitment checks
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The Company
What We Do
At Esland, we help vulnerable young people between 6 and 18 turn the curve on their futures by providing the care, education, and therapeutic support they need.
