Families First Education Lead

Families First Education Lead

6 Month Interim Contract (with potential extension)

Start Date: ASAP

Competitive Daily Rate

Inside IR35 (via umbrella)

Hybrid Working: 2-3 Days onsite

CVs are being reviewed immediately, and interviews will be taking place shortly.

Are you an Education Leader with Families First Programme experience looking to make a lasting impact on outcomes for children, young people and families? This is an exciting opportunity to shape and deliver a whole-family, strengths-based approach where education sits at the heart of service delivery. Leading a team of 4 Education Progress Co-ordinators, you will provide strategic leadership across attendance, inclusion, safeguarding and multi-agency partnership working, helping to drive meaningful change for vulnerable children and families.

As Families First Education Leader, you will influence strategy, strengthen partnerships and ensure educational outcomes remain a key priority across the wider programme.

Your Role as Families First Education Leader:

• Lead the development, delivery and review of the Families First education strategy


• Drive improvements in attendance, inclusion and exclusion prevention


• Manage and develop a team of 4 Education Progress Co-ordinators


• Build strong partnerships with schools, trusts, safeguarding leads and education providers


• Use data, insight and evidence to shape services, evaluate impact and inform priorities

Your Previous Experience as Families First Education Leader:

• Proven strategic leadership experience within education, children's services or local government


• Strong understanding of attendance, inclusion, SEND and safeguarding frameworks


• Experience managing teams and delivering outcomes through multi-agency partnerships


• Ability to use performance data to drive service improvement and inform decision-making


• Experience contributing to governance, inspection, audit activity and strategic planning

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Families First Education Leader to influence service design, improve educational outcomes and ensure the voices of children, young people and families shape future delivery.

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.

Due to the fast-paced nature of interim recruitment, applications are reviewed as received and client requirements may change during the recruitment process.
Whilst we endeavour to review all applications, we may not be able to respond individually to every candidate.

Submission of an application, expression of interest or right to represent does not guarantee submission to a client, interview, placement, or engagement. Recruitment decisions ultimately remain subject to client requirements, availability, suitability, and selection processes.

Baltimore Consulting is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices, and all applications are considered based on the requirements of the role and the information available at the time of review.