Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

SEND & Specialist Services (SSS) strives to deliver outstanding services for our customers, predominately the children of Coventry, who may be requiring access to education or alternative education provision. We ensure vulnerable children are appropriately supported; have a voice, that hopefully leads to their high achievement and excellent progress.

The SSS is made up of a diverse range of teams all working together to recognise, support and apply innovative solutions to address the growing issues in relation to trying to educate some of our most vulnerable pupils in schools.

Coventry Virtual School (CVS) is a service provided by dedicated professionals within the Children, Schools and Families Directorate whose work is to promote and co-ordinate educational support for Children Looked After and Care Leavers to succeed at nursery, school, college and university; wherever their place of learning.

The team's purpose is to ensure that all who work with Coventry’s Children Looked After and Care Leavers have high educational aspirations for them, so that our pupils and students are given the best opportunities to engage, progress and achieve to their full potential.

CVS is staffed by professionals, who work in partnership with schools, social workers, carers and other professionals. Like all good parents, we ensure that communication about our children is regular and constructive and that we are all working together successfully to help them achieve their potential.

What is the job role?

Have you got what it takes to enable looked after children to achieve academic success and progress?

Does the sound of joining a friendly,  dynamic service promoting education outcomes appeal to you?

Would you like to support young people to build bright and stable futures for themselves?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Coventry Virtual School has a duty to promote and drive the educational achievement of children aged 0-25 who are looked after by them, wherever they live or are educated.

We are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced teacher to improve the educational outcomes for Coventry’s children looked after and young people placed both in Coventry and out of City. You will need to be passionate about improving the education of young people who are in care, with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. 

You will have considerable experience in raising attainment for vulnerable pupils, this could include those who are care experienced and/or with special educational needs. They will also have experience teaching Early Years and primary-aged pupils.

About us

Coventry’s Virtual School is part of the Education Directorate.

The Virtual School enables the Local Authority to do ‘all that a good parent would do’ to raise achievement and promote inclusion of children looked after, by encouraging and supporting their educational, social, and emotional development.

The Virtual School uses a collaborative and multi-agency approach focussed on the child. It has effective relationships with Designated Teachers, Social Care staff, and other professionals whose work impacts the well-being and progress of looked after children.

As an Advisory Teacher, you will be working as part of our well-established Virtual School Team. This team is small, supportive, and welcoming. The role will involve working with colleagues and partners across educational settings, our Virtual School Team and children's social care. You will provide guidance, support and advice on each child making effective decisions about their education, working with the Designated Teachers to ensure regular and meaningful PEP meetings take place, focusing on raising academic achievement and attainment.

This is a  fixed-term post until end of summer term 2024.  A secondment would be considered.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a qualified teacher who has significant experience of working with children looked after.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date: Early October 2023

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council