Education Sufficiency Team Leader

Education Sufficiency Team Leader

£57,402 to £60,573 per annum

Help Build a Fairer Newham

Newham is a vibrant inner-city borough in the heart of East London with excellent transport links to the rest of the Capital and South-East England. Home to the Olympic Park, the Royal Docks and City Hall, it is also one of the youngest and most diverse councils in the country, with a mission to Build a Fairer Newham for all of its Residents.

We are looking for a highly experienced and dynamic individual to join the Education Access and Sufficiency service to ensure that a range of services are in place to enable all children to access a suitable education, including ensuring a sufficient supply of high-quality early years, school and 16-19 places.

As the Education Sufficiency team leader, you will be responsible for the production of accurate projections for early years, primary, secondary, SEND and post-16 pupil numbers, ensuring the local authority meets its statutory responsibility of providing sufficient high quality school places.

As part of being a senior manager in the Education Sufficiency Team you’ll work to achieve the following Service objectives;

• To take the operational lead on carrying out complex analysis of the Council’s pupil place planning methodology ensuring best practice in the analysis of relevant data and providing a strategic overview of the methodology used, which will impact on planning and policy development in other Council Departments including SEND, Asset Management, Finance, and Housing.
• You will act as the Council’s specialist key officer for all school-based projections in the Local Authority. and interpret related information to schools including Assistant Directors, Directors, and the DfE.
• To be responsible for the regular review of a comprehensive annual pupil place planning report, analysis of complex data and financial information including providing place planning recommendations in support for the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment and Places for All Strategy.

This role leads on providing high level and granular analysis of 0-25 SEND provision which is crucial in the delivery and commissioning of additional specialist provision across Newham.

To be suitable for this role you need to have a proven experience in pupil place planning and school organisation, with a strong track record of effective analysis and management of complex data, excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to evaluate information.

As well as your technical skills, you will need excellent communication and negotiation skills to build constructive relationships with diverse and large stakeholder groups including early years providers, schools and other local authorities. The ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and deliver within statutory timescales will be key to your success in this role.

You should bring a strong understanding of 0-19 education and 0-25 SEND provision, including expert knowledge in school organisation and admissions guidance & legislation

Experience of working with Admissions, SEND, and Planning officers is essential, alongside the ability to analyse complex data and produce clear, well-evidenced reports.

We are looking for someone with a proactive and collaborative approach, who can combine technical knowledge with a focus on building strong relationships with schools, senior officers within the children and young people’s directorate and key partners.

For more information or for a confidential discussion, please contact Ada Egot on 020 3373 8064.

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Closing date 05.12.25

Additional Information

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