Senior School Improvement Professionals (SSIP) are responsible for working flexibly and collaboratively to support the relevant Heads of Service and Directors to provide leadership to the EA’s services and functions. SSIP are responsible for overseeing the delivery of high-quality, efficient services; ensuring alignment across directorates; leading service improvement initiatives; and contributing to corporate programmes and projects. They will also work in partnership with school leaders to promote high-impact outcomes and as a ‘critical friend’ to challenge less effective practice in schools. 

These positions demand demonstrated expertise in leadership and effective collaboration to ensure that our services enable schools to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people. 

In this context, the roles have responsibility for the following:

• As a member of the directorate’s senior management team, streamline structures, leverage strengths, and enhance EA as an excellent place to work.