Job Description

66,724 - 70,009 (+3SPA) per year. Applications are invited for a school improvement adviser to contribute to education improvement across Swansea's Welsh-medium schools.

Post title:

ED.66074-V2

Post number:

School Improvement Adviser

Salary:

66,724 - 70,009 (+3SPA) per year

Job description:

School Improvement Adviser (ED.66074-V2) Job description (PDF, 300 KB)

Directorate/department:

Education

Apply online now for post ED.66074-V2

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Closing date:

11.45pm, 1 December 2025

Further information

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We want to support Swansea schools' leaders to drive improvement by:

developing a high-quality education profession; working collaboratively to raise standards; providing a curriculum to focus on excellence, well-being & equity; and supporting robust evaluation within a self-improving system.

We are now seeking to recruit a highly successful professional to join our committed team of school improvement advisers. Candidates should be a headteacher/senior leader from successful schools and/or have recent demonstrable success as an education improvement professional.


The successful candidate will fulfil the role of school improvement adviser for schools in Swansea and will work closely with wider teams in across local authorities to:

contribute to Swansea Council's support to school leaders and governing bodies, and work effectively with Partneriaeth and other key delivery partners in developing support for professional learning, including leadership development and ongoing curriculum review

The post will commence on 1 January 2026 (or as soon as possible) and is a permanent post.


To arrange an informal discussion about the posts please contact:


David Thomas, Principal School Improvement Adviser on 07968135550 or by email at David.thomas1@swansea.gov.uk


Application forms and copies of the job description and person specification are available from https://swansea.gov.uk/jobs


Closing date for applications: Monday 1 December 2025

Shortlisting: 3 December 2025

Interviews: 12 December 2025

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Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding

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