Education Consultant Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Scope and deliver assigned education projects.
• Review evidence practice and performance information.
• Facilitate meetings observations and workshops.
• Prepare proportionate recommendations and reports.
• Protect school pupil and staff information.

A realistic working scenario

Based in office, client premises or remote systems, the Education Consultant prepares lesson or activity plans, updates attendance and progress records in client portals or case management systems, runs education consultant quality checks, communicates assessment and admission updates to parents and partner professionals, and raises safeguarding or Ofsted escalation through the practice or department manager.

Outputs to agree

• Lesson or activity plans uploaded to the client portal or case management system before delivery
• Completed attendance and progress records for each learner session in the CRM or case management system
• Education consultant quality check reports and handover notes for delivery teams and senior reviewers
• Parent or partner professional communications about assessment, admissions or attendance, recorded in case management systems

Records and evidence

• Lesson or activity plans held in client portals or case management systems.
• Attendance and progress records stored in CRM or case management systems.
• Safeguarding records and any Ofsted-related escalation notes retained per employer rules.
• Assessment, admissions and learning-support records linked to learner files.
• Handover checklists and quality check reports for delivery teams and senior reviewers.
• Work records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Line Manager or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• The Education Consultant may update lesson plans, attendance and progress records and send routine parent or partner communications. They must not change assessed outcomes, approve admission exceptions, or close safeguarding disclosures. Those actions require approval or escalation to the practice or department manager or senior reviewers; Ofsted escalation follows employer procedures.
• Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

• Client portals.
• Case management systems.

Workplace context

• School, college or other agreed education premises and authorised off-site educational activities.

Training and certification

• Complete employer-required safeguarding training.

Contract priorities

• Maintain accurate lesson or activity plans, attendance and progress records in the specified systems
• Execute education consultant quality checks and complete handovers for delivery teams
• Escalate safeguarding disclosures and Ofsted matters promptly to the practice or department manager
• Protect pupil, student, parent and learning-support records; report any suspected unauthorised disclosure
• Use client portals, case management systems and CRM only for authorised education consultant work

Information the employer should prepare

• the clients phases and consultancy specialism
• the project travel and delivery expectations
• the observation interview and data permissions
• the reporting publication and approval process
• the conflict IP and external-work rules