Chair of 16-19 Strategic Board

Role Responsibility

Are you passionate about getting 16-19 provision right, enjoy a challenge and able to influence across a diverse stakeholder group? We wish to recruit an independent chair to head up a new and ambitious 16-19 Strategic Board in Kent.  The role of this board is to foster collaboration across the sector and drive improvements in Kent’s 16-19 system.

Kent County Council (KCC) has just completed a highly collaborative review of the 16-19 system in Kent (www.kelsi.org.uk/kent-16-to-19-review).  The focus of the review was to:

• be an advocate for young people
• develop a clear understanding of the 16-19 system in Kent
• identify and encourage good practice
• identify gaps and issues that need attention
• seek to improve the quality, standards, appropriateness of provision and of student outcomes
• develop recommendations for a sector-led approach to driving improvement in the 16-19 system
• inform KCC’s strategic direction.

The review provided evidence of the fragmented nature of the post 16 system in Kent and the need for visionary leadership to bring it together. In response to the review, a new strategic board is being established to lead the implementation of the cross-sector recommendations.

The review was a collaborative piece of work with partners from education, employers and other key agencies.  As no one group has the authority or resources to make system-wide change, the board will need to facilitate ongoing collaboration to enable the recommended changes to be made and it was agreed that an independent chair would be best placed to lead on this important work.  The role will be supported by officers from KCC and other partners.

The chair will be

• Passionate about transformation of the 16-19 provision
• Impartial
• Collaborative
• Credible to the sector and beyond
• Able to advance the work of the board and broker influence to achieve its aims

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The first meeting of the Strategic board will be on 28th September.  If possible, the chair should be available on that date.

Details

• Closing Date: Midnight 22/8/22
• Interviews: 6^th or 7^th September.
• Remuneration: Up to £12,000 honorarium plus expenses.

To apply for this role, please forward a CV and a side of A4 detailing your reasons for applying and experience relevant to the role to kent16-19review@kent.gov.uk

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact:-

Christine McInnes, Director of Education, Christine.Mcinnes@kent.gov.uk

Michelle Stanley, Education lead advisor, Michelle.Stanley@kent.gov.uk

Mike Rayner, Principal Post 16 lead, Mike.Rayner@theeducationpeople.org

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.