About this role
You are our independent check on the quality and safety of the education across every Esland school. You hold an honest view of quality, and you test it rather than take it on trust. Because your assurance has to be trusted, you sit outside the operational line. You report to the Quality Director, and your findings reach the board . You will not run school improvement, that stays with our Education Director and headteachers. Your job is to test whether it is working, and to say so plainly. A real week in this role means: Auditing every school against the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted and ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate) frameworks, and turning what you find into clear actions Testing quality first-hand through audits, learning walks, deep dives and work sampling Checking each school's own self-assessment against what you actually see Reporting honestly on teaching, curriculum, behaviour, attendance and outcomes for young people Giving governors a clear, independent view each term so they can hold their school to account Working with our external school improvement partner so internal and external assurance line up Coaching and challenging senior leaders on the evidence Championing a strong safeguarding culture in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), and escalating concerns without hesitation