Strategy Manager School Effectiveness

About the Team

The School Effectiveness team works in partnership with schools, early years settings, and key stakeholders to raise standards and improve outcomes for children and young people across Warwickshire. We provide strategic leadership, challenge, and support to ensure high‑quality teaching, strong governance, and effective leadership in all schools. Our work spans performance monitoring, safeguarding, financial sustainability, and assessment, helping schools to thrive within a school‑led improvement system.

As Strategy Manager for School Effectiveness, you will lead key aspects of Warwickshire’s Education Strategy, working collaboratively with schools, early years providers, and partners to drive improvement and secure high standards. The role involves strategic oversight of performance, safeguarding, and quality, alongside managing projects and budgets to deliver sustainable outcomes. You’ll provide expert challenge and support to school leaders, influence policy and practice, and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure the best educational opportunities for children and young people across the county.

• Successful senior leadership experience in a school or Early Years setting (minimum 5 years), demonstrating highly effective improvement.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Education legislation and policy for schools and Early Years.
  • Statutory safeguarding requirements.
  • Ofsted inspection processes.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex data clearly, including producing comprehensive reports.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills, including the ability to influence and hold challenging conversations with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Experience in managing programmes and projects to successful outcomes.
• Ability to travel across the county regularly as required.

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

We provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 % per month, a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants, generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform.  to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, a criminal‑offence assessment will be completed if applicable. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty requires accurate spoken English for public interactions. To discuss the role please contact Leah Adams
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Interview date: 27th January 2026
Closing date: midnight on 13th January 2026

When you require application forms in an alternative format, language or any adjustments throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hran 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).