Pupil Place Planning Manager
Start: June/July 2024
Rate: £34.71 per hour Umbrella Inside IR35
Working hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Location: West Midlands
Duration: 3 months(likely to extend)
Hybrid working
Our client is currently looking for a Pupil Place Planning Manager to provide strategic guidance on place requirement by providing up-to-date specialist advice on all matters related to statutory responsibilities for school admissions, appeals, children missing education, school organisation and related attendance processes including pupil place planning for EY, SENDI and mainstream pupils.
Responsibilities:
- Manage, monitor and evaluate associated resources to ensure they are well used and represent value for money, in line with local policy and procedure
- Lead and maintain effective procedures and practices in all aspects of service provision including professional supervision arrangements, safe working practices and employment procedures.
- Liase with Ofsted, DfE and Regional Partners to ensure sufficiency is delivered within expected timeframes and meets statutory requirements
- Responsible for the correct information, guidance and support to schools, staff and governors is accurate, accessible, and well communicated in line with the current legislation
- Link and maintain the effectiveness of the midyear admission process, in line with future projections and pupil place planning for Early Years, Primary, secondary, Post-16 and SENDI
- Ensure there are an appropriate number of school places for Early Years, Primary, secondary, Post-16 and SENDI across the borough to ensure all children have access to an education of a good standard
- Accountable for determining policy and quality assurance of all matters relating to school organisation and early years
- Ensure stakeholders clearly understand the national agenda, legislation and guidance for the sufficiency of early learning and childcare
- Consult with stakeholders, collate and analyse data and develop delivery plans to ensure sufficiency and quality of places for each age group of children
- Have financial accountability for associated grants and funding streams and to financial and reporting procedures
- Chair or participate in multi-agency meetings, complete and record agreed actions and report appropriately as required
Requirements:
- Experience of translating national data to successful local policy
- Experience of managing and supervising staff and volunteers, including recruitment, induction, supervision, and training
- Knowledge and understanding of national and local early years, school age and post-16 data.
- Experience of working in partnership with other services
- Experience of working strategically within an organisation with the ability to achieve affective and productive partnerships
If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.