Educational ConsultantResponsible for carrying out inspection of further education and skills provision, with a focus on apprenticeship delivery in various settings, including Independent Training Providers, Colleges, and Adult and Community Learning settings. Activities include, rapid development of a critical understanding of each provider within a specified timescale, informed by incisive, accurate analysis of information. During an inspection, activities include applying… Show more Educational ConsultantResponsible for carrying out inspection of further education and skills provision, with a focus on apprenticeship delivery in various settings, including Independent Training Providers, Colleges, and Adult and Community Learning settings. Activities include, rapid development of a critical understanding of each provider within a specified timescale, informed by incisive, accurate analysis of information. During an inspection, activities include applying professional judgment, ensuring that all judgements are rooted in robust evidence and can withstand challenge, acting as a role model for Ofsted's values, acting at all times in the interests of children, young people and learners.Working with a wide on behalf of many organisations delivering a range of quality improvement activities, including carrying out reviews and associated inspection activity and observing teaching, learning and assessment, including paired observations within work-based and general further education settings. Show less

Accountable for managing 8 quality managers and a staff budget of £750k, with responsibilities including, development of an excellence strategy, the use of stakeholder feedback to improve service delivery, a robust supply chain management system encompassing the principles of the Merlin standard and the embedding of self assessment activities that contribute to continuous improvement.

Development of systems to ensure a consistent approach to the collection of evidence to support the quality assurance arrangements of Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) contracts. Successfully influencing operational and supply chain managers to effectively manage the quality of provision of their contract. Taking the lead contract compliance & quality role for a major DWP employment contract, acting as co-ordinator between commissioner and senior operational management. Carrying out quality… Show more Development of systems to ensure a consistent approach to the collection of evidence to support the quality assurance arrangements of Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) contracts. Successfully influencing operational and supply chain managers to effectively manage the quality of provision of their contract. Taking the lead contract compliance & quality role for a major DWP employment contract, acting as co-ordinator between commissioner and senior operational management. Carrying out quality audits and inspections on a variety of contracts including DWP and European Social Fund Employment Programmes along with Skills Funding Agency Foundation Learning Contracts ensuring that both Shaw Trust and the supply chain met contractual and (where appropriate) Ofsted requirements. Support, coach, mentor, design and deliver training sessions to all staff levels including the supply chain, enabling them to support Shaw Trust to achieve quality standards and meet performance and contractual requirements. Show less