Attainment Advisor

Description:

Education Scotland is Scotland’s national improvement agency for education. Our role is to provide assurance and promote improvement, from the early years to adult learning. We are committed to embedding our values of excellence, creativity, integrity and respect in everything we do. We are currently developing six new regional teams to support an enhanced model of educational support to schools, local authorities and regional improvement collaboratives across Scotland.

Attainment Advisors engage in a range of activities to promote equity and to raise attainment and achievement. The role is focused on the national priority of closing the poverty related attainment gap. They are senior staff within our regional teams that require; senior leadership experience, a track record of delivering improved outcomes for learners, making the best use of data and the ability to work well in teams and with colleagues at all levels in a supportive and challenging role. The post will be area-based and will include working with colleagues within a designated local authority and across the regional improvement collaboratives.

Responsibilities

• Work jointly with internal and external colleagues in local authorities and regional improvement collaboratives to promote equity and to raise attainment and achievement to close the poverty related attainment gap.
• Lead and engage in professional discussions with practitioners, stakeholders and senior managers, providing challenge, support and advice as required. Work closely with frontline practitioners to improve outcomes for learners.
• Provide advice and guidance which is evidence based and independent, analysing and interrogating data and intelligence to produce information and high quality reports to inform current and future education provision and practice.
• Maintain a high level of awareness of current and developing policy and practice in specific aspects of education provision. Engage in appropriate professional learning and development to build professional knowledge and expertise.
• Take account of equality and diversity in all aspects of work, model good practice in challenging discrimination and promoting equality to encourage positive outcomes across all education aspects and services.
• Develop and deliver high quality professional learning and leadership development at all levels of the system to build capacity and encourage improvements in practice and performance.
• Promote and engage in a strong culture of collaboration at all levels of the education system.
• Contribute to providing professional, comprehensive and informed advice and guidance to Scottish Government policy colleagues and Scottish Ministers to inform the development of policy in specific areas of education provision.