School Improvement Partner
St Benedict's Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 9DP61 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year
Hourly rate
- Tender to be submitted
What skills and experience we're looking for
Invitation to Tender: School Improvement Partner
Kingfisher Collaboration – Birmingham
Bordesley Green, Redhill, Somerville, and StBenedict’s Primary
The Kingfisher Collaboration, a committed partnership of four Birmingham Local Authority‑maintained primary schools, is inviting tenders from an exceptional School Improvement Partner (SIP) to support our continued improvement journey from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027, with potential for annual renewal.
We are seeking a highly experienced school improvement professional with a strong track record of delivering impact, providing incisive challenge and support, and working confidently across multiple school contexts.
🔍 About the Opportunity
The appointed SIP will work with each school’s leadership and governors and will contribute strategically to the development of the Collaboration as a whole.
Core services include:
- Targeted school improvement visits, quality assurance and written reporting (2 days per school per year)
- Attendance at three termly Collaboration strategic meetings
- Headteacher Performance Management (½ day per school per year)
- An Annual Written Report capturing school‑level progress and collaboration‑wide themes for our Joint Governing Board
- Optional support for leadership recruitment and additional commissioned CPD
A Full Service Specification, Person Specification, and evaluation criteria are set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
📅 Key Dates
- Optional School Visits: 5–8 May 2026
- Tender Submission Deadline: 5pm, 21 May 2026
- Shortlisting: 8 June 2026
- Interview & Presentation: 23 June 2026
- Award Notification: 25 June 2026
- Service Commences: 1 September 2026
📄 How to Apply
Tenderers must submit:
- A full tender response addressing Sections 9.1–9.5 of the ITT
- A Birmingham City Council Application Form
- A fixed annual price (plus day rate for any additional commissioned days)
All submissions should be made electronically to s.arscott@stbendic.bham.sch.uk
📨 Further Information & Visits
Potential tenderers are warmly encouraged to arrange an optional visit to one or more schools during the week beginning 4 May 2026.
For the full ITT pack or any queries, please contact: s.arscott@stbendic.bham.sch.uk
✨ Join us in shaping the next chapter of collaborative school improvement across Kingfisher schools.
What the school offers its staff
1. Introduction and overview
The Kingfisher Collaboration is a group of four Local Authority- Maintained primary schools in Birmingham committed to collaborative school improvement. The Collaboration exists to strengthen accountability and responsibility within an ethos of support and challenge; to share expertise and resources; and to identify needs and best practice through confidential sharing of information.
The Collaboration invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to provide the School Improvement Partner (SIP) service. The successful tenderer will deliver the services described in this ITT and the accompanying Service Level Agreement (SLA) (Appendix A). The Collaboration anticipates appointing an individual, but organisations may submit a tender only where a named individual will personally deliver the service throughout the SLA period. Sub‑contracting is not permitted.
Further information about the job
Kingfisher … a collaboration where all stakeholders are proud to belong, excel, & thrive.
The Kingfisher Collaboration is a like-minded group of schools providing education for pupils from EYFS to Key Stage 2, comprising Bordesley Green Primary, Redhill Primary, Somerville Primary, and StBenedict’s Primary.
Kingfisher schools work within a spirit of partnership whilst allowing each one to maintain its own identity and ethos.
Coming together is a beginning
Keeping together is progress
Working together is success
~ Henry Ford
Aims
The joint aims of the Kingfisher Collaboration as stated in our agreement are to:
- Work collaboratively and strategically to secure a high-quality education for all young people in the Participating Schools;
- Promote accountability and responsibility within an ethos of support and challenge;
- Lead every member of the community to engage on a journey of continuous improvement building upon their previous best;
- Provide opportunities for economies of scale through commissioning of services and purchasing of resources;
- Share expertise, best practice and resources to ensure best value for money;
- Identify needs and best practice through the confidential sharing of data and information.
Values
The Participating Schools shall when working together in the delivery of the Aims give full consideration to the following values:
- Child-centered - To endeavour to make every decision centered around the individual child. Decisions will be made for the benefit of the children and driven by their needs in all the Participating Schools;
- Fairness – All the Participating Schools will have equal voice and equality of opportunities for all stakeholders;
- Honesty – To work together in a climate of openness and honesty with mutual respect and trust;
- Care and empathy – To have a holistic approach to education which encompasses care and welfare for every child as well as understanding and empathy for the communities we serve;
- Drive (aspiration and challenge) – To have high expectations of young people and of each other providing opportunities to raise aspirations; Individuality – To recognise the distinctive ethos and celebrate the traditions of each Participating School.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Benedict's Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 349 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Benedict's Primary School website
- Email address
- s.arscott@stbendic.bham.sch.uk
Primary School
Arranging a visit to St Benedict's Primary School
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