Locations: 10 South Colonnade, London; Piccadilly Gate, Manchester; 2 Rivergate, Bristol; 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham; Loxley House, Nottingham About the job Job summary Ofsted’s role is to raise standards and improve the lives of children, young people, and learners through intelligent, responsible, and focused inspection and regulation. We inspect and regulate services that provide care and inspect education and skills training. Every week, we conduct hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits and publish the results. We also report on standards across the country and are accountable directly to Parliament as a non-ministerial department. Our inspections are independent and impartial, and we work on behalf of children and their families. Our values are professionalism, empathy, courtesy, and respect. It is the responsibility of all Ofsted employees to ensure the safeguarding of children and students is paramount and always lead by example. Job description Our Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education will lead the continuous improvement and development of Ofsted’s inspection policy and methodology for state-funded schools (maintained schools, academies and free schools), registered early years providers and non-association independent schools, driving improvement through the system. They will provide visible and strategic leadership a...