LONDON, June 2 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity:
Contracting Authority: Department For Education
Industry: Education and training services
Description: The DfE is seeking individuals with an excellent understanding of improving and sustaining high standards for attendance and behaviour in schools; a clear understanding of the school system and the associated national policy challenges and opportunities; and the ability to build relationships and communicate credibly with education leaders around the country. Ambassadors will be sector-facing leaders who promote the importance of school attendance and behaviour and the government's activity in these areas. They will support the DfE in developing effective national attendance and behaviour policy and provide strategic oversight to the Government's Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme. The National Attendance and Behaviour Ambassadors will support the DfE's attendance agenda; including by supporting schools to make best use of their data and by championing effective school/trust practice. They will support the DfE's agenda on behaviour, including promoting a culture of belonging and safety in school for pupils and staff. Ambassadors shall use all reasonable endeavours to achieve the following aims: Act as a credible voice, in the education sector, to advocate for Government policy on attendance and behaviour and the implementation of an inclusive approach to mainstream education, including through engagement with schools, Multi-Academy Trusts and others in the education sector. Support the DfE, including Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) teams; to develop the Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme to support schools that need help with their attendance and/or behaviour practice. Support the DfE's wider attendance agenda by reducing variation in school practice between the strongest and weakest schools and helping schools and responsible bodies to meet the statutory expectations and make effective and targeted use of their attendance data. Support the aims of the DfE's behaviour agenda which includes promoting a culture of belonging and safety in school for pupils and staff.
Closing date: 2025-06-13T12:00:00+01:00
Contract duration: 2025-07-04T00:00:00+01:00 to 2027-07-03T00:00:00+01:00
Value of contract: GBP48000 to GBP96000
Location of contract: England
About the buyer: attendance-behaviour.AMBASSADORS@education.gov.uk; St Pauls Place; Sheffield; S1 2JF; England
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