Education SMT
Principal Education Officer (Lifelong Learning)
- Strategic oversight of and overall accountability for early years and childcare matters
- Management of lead officer
*Senior Education Officer (Early Years and Childcare)
- Lead County Council/Partnership officer for early years and childcare
- Strategic policy, planning, co-ordination and development
- Internal and external liaison and intelligence
- Management of senior officer team and leadership of Early Years and Childcare section in Lifelong Learning Branch
Education Officer (Early Years)
- Education Policy and Planning
- New Foundation Stage provision (including 3 year olds)
- Early Excellence development
- Nursery Schools
- Early Years grant
- Early Years Support Scheme
- Early Years admissions policy
- Liaison with Schools/AIS Branches
Family and Community Support Manager +
- Family Centres
- Sure Start
- Parent and Family Education
- Family Literacy and Numeracy
- Service Agreements (Family Centres and Support Services)
- Equal Opportunities
- Informal childcare
Childcare Development Manager +
- New childcare places
- Development work
- Sustainability for new and existing childcare provision
- Childminder support
- NOF Funding/other grants
- Arranging childcare places for children in need
Business Support Manager +
- Partnership administration and support
- Financial monitoring Bids/SRB/ESF funding
- Childcare audit
- Early years data
- Marketing and publicity
- Website
- Training and Recruitment
- Children’s Information Service