Across Specialist Education & ASN Settings

Are you an experienced educational leader with a passion for driving excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement? We are seeking a highly skilled Quality Improvement Officer to work in a unique consultancy role across a cluster of specialist education settings.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence and support high-quality learning and teaching across five respected organisations, working collaboratively to enhance outcomes for children and young people with additional support needs.

About the Role

As a Quality Improvement Officer, you will work strategically with senior leaders to support the identification and delivery of curricular and professional development priorities. You will play a key role in implementing national education initiatives, including Curriculum for Excellence, while ensuring alignment with current policies and standards.

This flexible consultancy role involves working approximately 45 days per year (around 3 days per term in each setting) across the following organisations:

Stanmore House School (Lanark)
Mirren Park School (Paisley)
East Park School (Maryhill)
Crossreach Waterfront Campus (Erskine)
Craighalbert Centre (Cumbernauld)

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support the delivery of the Quality Improvement agenda
Work closely with Head Teachers to support leadership, self-evaluation, and inspection readiness
Support School Improvement Planning and Standards & Quality reporting
Monitor and evaluate school and service performance
Drive curriculum development and implementation of Curriculum for Excellence
Promote best practice and effective use of quality indicators
Support professional learning and development across staff teams
Contribute to recruitment processes for senior leadership roles
Provide strategic advice to governing bodies and senior stakeholders

A full role profile can be found here - QIO - Role Profile April 2026

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

Significant leadership experience at Depute Head Teacher level or above
Degree (or equivalent qualification)
Strong knowledge of curriculum development, learning and teaching
Excellent communication, analytical, and organisational skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple settings
High level of IT and data analysis capability

Desirable:

Postgraduate qualification in education or related field
Experience in coaching and mentoring approaches

Personal Attributes

You will be:

A confident and articulate communicator
Highly motivated and adaptable
Skilled in building relationships and networks
Able to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment

Additional Information

Consultancy role across multiple ASN and specialist education settings
Flexible working pattern to be agreed
PVG membership and relevant safeguarding checks required

Apply Now

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact across a diverse educational landscape and support excellence in specialist education, we would love to hear from you.

For further information, please contact: Clare.McCarron@Capability.Scot

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Quality Improvement Officer (Consultancy Role)