Defence Children Services (DCS) Governance and Performance Lead - Army
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Are you passionate about directly supporting Defence through outstanding provision of education and securing the best outcomes for children? Would you like to be challenged in a complex environment? Then this role within Defence Children Services may be for you!
The DCS Vision is that we Educate the Child – Support the Family – Defend the Nation.
Defence Children Services (DCS) is a Defence delivery organisation, subordinated under Army Regional Command. HQ DCS is UK based at Trenchard Lines, Upavon and has forward deployed staff all over the world. DCS is responsible for the education and care of children of accompanied Service and Defence entitled personnel in MOD schools and settings; provides advice and guidance in respect of education for service families in the United Kingdom and the wider world.
The Governance and Performance Lead reports to the Chief Education Officer of DCS Schools and Settings, but independently of the ACEOs in Cyprus and RoW.
The post holder provides professional guidance and assurance for schools’ effectiveness through internal assurance reviews of our 15 schools and 7 settings across the world; undertaking the role of subject matter expert in relation to the Ofsted framework and school performance; coordinating and providing professional guidance and support for all Governance Committees of our schools and settings; providing information, guidance and assurance to our schools and Headquarters for Statutory Assessments and national Examinations; working with Headquarters’ Schools Data colleagues to produce and analyse trends appertaining to Service children and mobility, and performance data against national comparisons.
This post is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
The Schools and Settings Service, DCS(SAS), support the provision of high-quality care and education for Service children and entitled personnel in DCS schools and Settings across the world. The Service is led by the Chief Education Officer of DCS Schools and Settings. The 15 schools and 7 settings are situated in locations to support the effective deployment of accompanied Service and MOD personnel. Our schools and settings overseas mirror the English education system including inspections, assessments and examinations, and Queen Victoria School mirrors the Scottish system. This enables pupils to transition from our schools and early years settings to UK based schools and nurseries with the minimum amount of disruption. The forward deployed Headquarters’ teams provide support and assurance for our School and Settings based staff, providing expertise in all aspects of school improvement.
The Headquarters for the DCS Schools and Settings Service, DCS(SAS)HQ, are based at Upavon and led by the Chief Education Officer. The CEO is supported by a Governance and Performance Officer and Business Support Assistant. The team are responsible for the leadership, co-ordination and performance of all schools and settings for Defence Children Services.
The post holder’s key responsibilities and main duties are:
- Co-ordinate the internal review process evaluating school effectiveness
- Lead the review process in DCS Schools and Settings across the world and publish the report to key stakeholders
- Advise schools, settings and Headquarters about requirements for statutory assessments and national examinations and ensure compliance
- Advise and co-ordinate the governance of schools and settings to ensure high quality local support and assurance.
- Provide analysis of performance data and trends appertaining to service children and mobility.
- Facilitate the Standards Board for DCS Schools and Settings.
You will find further information on this exciting role and our dynamic organisation within the attached candidate information pack. Please refer to this when completing your statement of suitability.
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1.
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Person specification
The post holder will be required to hold the following qualification(s):
- Ofsted/ISI Inspector
- UK Qualified Teacher Status
- National Professional Qualification for Headship (Desirable)
- National Leader of Education (Desirable)
The post holder will be required to hold the following essential knowledge and experience:
- Current or very recent experience as an Ofsted or ISI Lead or Team Inspector
- Experience as a School or Multi-Academy Trust Governor/Trustee (Desirable)
- Experienced Education or Local Authority Leader
Qualifications
- Ofsted/ISI Inspector
- UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
All qualifications/licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.
Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
We employ people who challenge and guide each other, working within a highly capable team who will support you to develop your skills and experience.
Some of the many benefits you will receive include:
• Learning and Development opportunities for professional and personal development of skills • Flexible working practices
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Opportunities to undertake apprenticeships
- Highly competitive Civil Service pension scheme - further details can be found at Www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk
- Hybrid working is encouraged, with working arrangements agreed between individuals and managers that contribute towards positive work/life balance and wellbeing.
This post does not offer assistance with relocation allowances.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD. https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/
This post provides the opportunity to develop continuous improvement skills and Civil Service behaviours within an organisation with Defence wide responsibilities.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Superannuation will be in accordance with the teacher's pension scheme
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Selection process details
The Behaviours will be assessed at Civil Service Grade Soulbury Tier 4 (Level 3).
At sift you will be assessed on:
CV- Personal Statement
- Behaviour - Leadership
- Behaviour - Making Effective Decisions
Your CV should cover details of professional qualifications and employment history, as well as giving details of relevant skills and experience. Your Personal Statement (maximum 1,000 words) should include details of how you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job role and responsibilities, including examples of evidence. The sift will take place within five working days of the closing date.
At interview, you will be assessed on:
Experience- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
The interview will use a blend of behaviour and experience-based questions. and candidates will be required to give a short (5 minute) presentation without the use of visual aids.
Interview dates and location is to be confirmed. The information required to access and participate in the interview will be shared in advance.
There is a known technical issue affecting MoD Trading Fund employees that is being investigated. If you are an employee of a MoD Trading Fund and your application is rejected due to failing the eligibility, please contact DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk with your name and the vacancy reference number, marking the query as urgent, prior to the closing date. This will allow us to progress your application to the correct stage for your completion.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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