Head of Policy & Insights
Arbor Education
Head of Policy & Insights
Arbor Education
Cloud-based MIS for UK schools
Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary: £90,000 - £100,000
At Arbor, we’re on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better.
We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn’t mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day.
Our MIS and school management tools are already making a difference in over 12,000 schools and trusts. Giving time and power back to staff, turning data into clear, actionable insights, and supporting happier working days.
At the heart of our brand is a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren’t just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We want to make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn.
We are looking for an experienced and highly knowledgeable Head of Policy & Insights to join our Strategic Marketing team and help us to drive our understanding of the education landscape, and to manage our engagement with the sector as a whole. The remit and focus of the role is to take responsibility for the full insights value chain: from analysing our unique internal dataset (now covering ~13,000 schools), to managing market, competitor and customer insight generation, and using that evidence to influence our internal planning - as well as national policy discussions with the DfE and think tanks. It’s a broad and exciting role, so we’re looking for someone up for a challenge - if you’re a strategic thinker and have a deep knowledge of the UK’s Education sector, this is the role for you.
Core responsibilities
Market Strategy and Intelligence
Data Analysis and Evidence
Policy and external relations
The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work everyday. We also offer:
We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at [email protected].
Our commitment is also backed by our partnership with Neurodiversity Consultancy, Lexxic who provide us with training, support and advice.
Our goal is for Arbor to be a workplace which represents, celebrates and supports people from all backgrounds, and which gives them the tools they need to thrive - whatever their ambitions may be so we support and promote diversity and equality, and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Know someone else who would be good for this role? You can refer a friend, family member or colleague, if they are offered a role with Arbor, we will say thank you with a voucher valued up to £200! Simply email: [email protected]
Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
Cloud-based MIS for UK schools
Arbor Education offers a cloud-based MIS for schools and MATs that unifies attendance, behaviour, assessment, payments, parent communications, and statutory reporting in one platform. It works by providing a centralized system with a trust-wide data view for MATs, sold on a subscription basis with pricing by school size and package. It differentiates itself through scale within the UK market, the ability to view data across multiple schools, and by integrating HR functionality through acquisitions. Its goal is to reduce staff admin workload and help schools focus more on student outcomes with a data-driven, efficient management system.
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