His Majesty's Inspector (HMI), Schools

Details

Reference number

284254

Salary

£72,474 - £77,474

Job grade

Grade 7 HMI

Contract type

Permanent
Fixed Term
Secondment

Length of employment

Permanent, fixed-term or secondment. Fixed-term posts or secondments will be for up to two years initially. Fixed-term posts have the possibility of leading to permanency (depending on business requirements).

Business area

OFSTED - Inspection and Improvement

Type of role

Inspector of Education and Training
Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

15

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

About the job

Job summary

This is an important time to join Ofsted. We know that the system continues to face extraordinary pressures. These pressures further emphasise our role as a force for improvement and the importance of understanding the quality of education that children are experiencing.

Our education inspection framework has curriculum and the quality of education at its heart. If you join us as one of His Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI), you will use this framework and your expertise to shine a light on good practice and constructively challenge where schools need to improve. You will receive excellent training, so that your existing expertise is used to maximum impact. As you develop as an HMI, you may also have the opportunity to use your subject expertise through research and specialist work.

We are looking for professionals from across primary (including early years) and secondary schools. Leadership experience will be essential; you might be a headteacher, deputy head or head of a secondary school department. Whichever path your career has taken so far, you will also:

• have a proven track record of improvement
• be an inspirational and credible communicator, confident in making judgements and passionate about improving outcomes
• understand good practice, complemented by the ability to analyse evidence and present it fairly and clearly.

Above all, you will be resilient, acting with confidence, conviction and integrity in the face of challenge.

If you think you have the right experience and are excited about working with us, we welcome your application.

Job description

HMI, Schools are responsible for leading high impact inspection of education in a variety of settings, developing a critical understanding of each provider within a specified caseload, informed by incisive, accurate data analysis.

Person specification

To find out more, see our recruitment brochure.

The brochure should be accessible to most candidates, however you can also view a plain text version.

Benefits

Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially, or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

The most suitable candidates will be invited to an online assessment in late-May/early-June. Also a psychometric questionnaire, final assessment and interview in late-June/early-July.

Please note that recruitment dates can sometimes be subject to change.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : The Ofsted Resourcing Team Email : Jobs@ofsted.gov.uk Telephone : 03000131487

Recruitment team

Email : Jobs@ofsted.gov.uk

Further information

https://view.pagetiger.com/ofsted-hmi-schools-recruitment/april-2023?ptia=n