Job Introduction
The Milton Keynes School Improvement Service are looking for a skilled and motivated Improvement Partner to join their friendly and well-respected team. You’ll care about positive collaboration and exploring change.
The team works as part of the wider Education Outcomes service and are committed to ensuring that the quality of education provision across Milton Keynes supports children and young people to achieve the very best outcomes.
In return, you’ll be well supported by current technologies and CPD opportunities as well as benefit from a variety of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Please contact Alison Talbot (Head of Education Outcomes) for an informal chat about the role on 07973 790147 or at Alison.Talbot@milton-keynes.gov.uk
This post is offered on a fixed term basis from September 2025 (sooner if possible) until March 2026 in the first instance.
This role may be suitable for home working, following an assessment.
The closing date for this role is 12pm on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Interviews will be held on Friday 9 May.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk
Main Responsibility
- Challenging schools, settings, and services to be the very best, enabling them to take the lead in driving up standards and only intervening when outcomes are not good enough or where schools and settings are unable to help each other improve.
- Developing, delivering, and maintaining effective services and interventions that enable children and young people who face barriers to successfully overcome them; and preventing the most vulnerable children and young people from experiencing additional difficulties: preventing them from suffering significant harm.
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with all partners that support strong local partnerships.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant statutory duties.
- Ensuring high standards of professional conduct.
- Keeping abreast of current education legislation and initiatives.
The Ideal Candidate
We’re seeking applicants who are flexible and self-motivated: ones that can work collaboratively with a range of schools, settings and agencies to influence meaningful, positive, and sustainable change.
We are looking for candidates with the following:
- Qualified Teacher Status.
- A relevant professional qualification at Level 6 (degree) or above (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications).
- Substantial and successful experience as a senior leader in schools.
- Experience of school improvement
- An ability to meet the essential requirements specified.
Please contact Alison Talbot (Head of Education Outcomes) for an informal chat about the role on 07973 790147 or at Alison.Talbot@milton-keynes.gov.uk
For this role, the candidate is required to have a full UK driving licence, along with access to a vehicle. Evidence of the driving licence and vehicle insurance with business insurance will be required from the candidate should they be offered this position. Without this documentation the candidate will not be appointable.
Should you be offered the role, as part of the pre-employment checks an Enhanced DBS will be actioned for you (unless you are on the DBS Update Service).
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
