Principal Advisor for Early Years

Posted 24 June 2025
Salary 44.33
LocationHaringey N8 United Kingdom
Job type Full time
Sector Education / Training
ReferenceRQ1547740

Job description

3 months contract with local authority


We are seeking a dedicated individual to lead the development and implementation of Haringey’s Early Years Quality Improvement strategy. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the Local Authority’s duty to monitor, challenge, and intervene in schools and early years settings to raise standards. This role involves enhancing educational opportunities and achievement throughout the borough, promoting excellence and enjoyment, and facilitating partnership working within and beyond the directorate. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to equality strategies and will contribute to service monitoring and performance review activities as required

Early Years Quality Improvement:

  • Lead the Local Authority’s implementation of its duty to monitor, challenge, and intervene in schools and early years settings
  • Develop and implement policies to support primary schools and Early Years settings in raising achievement and ensuring inclusion
  • Promote ‘excellence and enjoyment’ and ensure the provision of high-quality support, challenge, and advice to schools and settings
  • Facilitate the development of partnership working within and beyond the directorate
  • Lead and manage a team working in schools and settings to ensure the delivery of high-quality support, advice, and challenge to the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Contribute to the effective operation of the Schools and Learning Management Team
  • Work closely with the lead for early years commissioning to improve the quality of the early years education, childcare, and children centre offer
  • Ensure the council’s equality strategies are reflected in Early Years and primary school provision
  • Lead and/or contribute to service monitoring and performance review activities
  • Manage relevant school Improvement Partners and Improvement Advisers providing support, advice, and challenge to schools and early years settings
  • Oversee the implementation of relevant performance management and professional development for staff
  • Manage quality assurance processes and evaluate the effectiveness of the advisors working within the areas of responsibility
  • Provide advice and support in monitoring quality and evaluating progress made in relation to OFSTED inspections
  • Lead the work in quality standards, challenge, and support across the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Contribute to raising standards in Haringey’s Early Years and Child Care settings
  • Identify and promote training and professional development needs of practitioners

Oversight of Council Early Year settings:

  • Lead on service improvements and ensure alignment with Ofsted and EYFS standards
  • Provide consistent leadership across settings, ensuring safe, high-quality provision
  • Address operational issues promptly, including staffing, incidents, or complaints
  • Oversee Ofsted readiness and