About the Independent Schools InspectorateThe Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is a government-appointed, not-for-profit organisation responsible for inspecting over 1,300 independent schools in England, private further education colleges, and British Schools Overseas. Our mission is to uphold rigorous statutory standards while fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement in education.Our office is based in Barbican and the organisation has approximately 35 employees and contracts a pool of over 1000 carefully selected and trained inspectors to provide its services across the UK.We are now inviting applications for a Senior Inspector (Early Years Education) to lead inspections and contribute to the ongoing development of ISI''s inspection framework. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of education across a diverse range of institutions.Senior Inspectors will play a significant role in the delivery of ISI''s inspection framework. The role holders will support quality assurance of the end-to-end inspection process and contribute to the design and delivery of top-quality, up-to-date knowledge and skills focused training for contracted inspectors.The focus of this role will play a significant role in the delivery of ISI''s inspection framework for inspections of early years and for independent schools.The role reports into the Senior Director for National Inspections and key responsibilities include:Successfully leading inspections including those that may be sensitive or complexSupporting inspectors prior to, during and post inspection, acting as a source of advice and guidanceReviewing inspection documentation to ensure quality, consistency and accuracyWorking with ISI''s leadership and wider team to implement and oversee effective and robust quality assurance processes for the end-to-end inspection processEnsuring quality assurance processes are implemented consistently to meet the strategic aim of inspection excellenceSupporting and delivering the induction training for new inspectorsDeveloping and delivering update training on developments in inspection practice and statutory requirements across ISI''s remitsA strong knowledge, understanding and commitment to prioritising the safeguarding and effective education of children and young peopleA minimum of five years'' successful experience at senior leadership level in early years settings or schoolsUnderstanding and experience of delivering effective quality assuranceExperience of quality assurance/evaluation, in early years and/or schoolsProven track record in design and delivery of workforce trainingMust hold qualified teacher status or a recognised teaching qualificationPlease note that as per ISI''s policy, the applicants will need to successfully complete an Enhanced DBS Check (with child barred list).