Partner Gwella Cydweithredol Ysgolion / School Collaborative Improvement Partner

Job Ref: RE-1894 Job Scale: Soulbury L18-22 Job Hours: See below Speciality:

Salary: 13 Hours TTO + 2 Weeks = 32.075% of Soulbury L 18 - 22 = £20,958.44 - £22,455.38 per annum

• To secure improved outcomes for all learners by providing robust, constructive challenge and effective support of high quality, that promotes and facilitates collaboration between schools to raise standards.
• To support and challenge individual schools and related collaboratives in determining their annual school improvement focus based on a range of evidence.
• To ensure that individual schools and related collaboratives have considered and evaluated the three national priorities for literacy, numeracy and reducing the impact of poverty on educational attainment when determining their annual school improvement focus.
• To ensure that the local authority is fully informed about the school improvement foci being undertaken by individual schools and related collaboratives annually and why these have been chosen.
• To provide an objective report of the termly and annual progress of individual schools and related collaboratives, based on first hand evidence and discussions with a range of stakeholders associated with the individual schools and related collaboratives.

For further information please contact Andrea May on or email

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning and are to be returned no later than 05.03.2026 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

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Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

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