Education Quality Assurance Officer

  • We Manage Jobs(WMJobs)
  • Warwick, Warwickshire
  • Dec 12, 2025
Full time Government

Job Description

About the Team

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join the School Effectiveness team in a new and exciting role for Warwickshire's Education Services.

A fantastic opportunity has been created to join our well respected and knowledgeable School Effectiveness Team.

The School Effectiveness Team works to support and challenge local schools to ensure high standards. This specific role will work with independent special schools and non-school Alternative Provision for pupils who need additional support.

About the Role

The role will provide Quality Assurance of independent education providers commissioned by Warwickshire County Council for children and young people with SEND and/or who are missing school for other reasons.

The post holder will follow up concerns raised about specialist and alternative independent education providers, including independent special schools and post-16 colleges, and monitor improvement activity.

The post holder will have a specific responsibility for ensuring that non-school Alternative Provision is compliant with new national standards, including undertaking regular assessment visits.

Key Requirements
  • Knowledge of inspection and Quality Assurance frameworks for schools and Alternative Provision
  • Experience of working in education or related environment
  • Ability to interpret guidance, produce reports, make recommendations and elevate concerns

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. Please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Nick Darwen, AP Strategy and Commissioning Manager via

Closing date: midnight on Wednesday 7th January

Interview date: Thursday 29th & Friday 30th January in Warwick

Should you require application forms in an alternative format or language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more