Director of Technology
Weydon Multi Academy Trust
Farnham, Surrey
- £80,000 per year
- Salary:
- £80,000 FTE
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 14 May 2024
Job overview
About us
We are currently eight schools: three special needs schools, four secondaries and one primary school, all local to the Farnham, Haslemere and Woking areas. As a Trust, we are very positive about the difference we are making. Our schools are a force for good within their respective communities, delivering positive outcomes as reflected across the measures of Ofsted, Progress 8 and national attainment measures. Our finances are strong, despite funding challenges, and our estates are well maintained with a regular programme of innovative capital works taking place across all our schools. We are the largest employer in the area and therefore have a responsibility to our staff to ensure they are looked after and enjoy being part of our organisation.
The Trust is at an exciting point in its development as we move into a new phase of growth, with a further five schools joining the Trust from September 2024.
The role
Alongside our own development, the world of education faces perhaps one of the greatest technological opportunities with the rapid growth of AI technology. We are looking to embrace the opportunity to develop our use of technology across all aspects of our work. We believe technology offers significant opportunities to streamline how we learn, teach and are organised operationally. As a Trust, we are ready to embark on a programme of wider alignment and specialisation across our business operations and utilise technology innovatively and creatively.
This role is new to our Trust, and as such, our Director of Technology will develop and lead our Technology Strategy working alongside a range of colleagues. We are seeking a skilled and experienced leader who is able to build strong relationships and engagement mechanisms with a wide variety of colleagues across learning/teaching teams, business/operational teams, and Governance and Trustee teams.
What we can offer you
As a trust, we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every member of our team can thrive and contribute to our shared goals. We offer a vast range of benefits, including:
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Membership of the LGPS or TPS pension schemes with 22% (LGPS) and 28% (TPS) employer contributions
- Access to our rewards scheme
- Additional two-day wellbeing weekend in November
- Private medical insurance
- And more
How to apply
Please complete the Trust Application form, which is available on our website via the apply button.
If you would like any further information or to arrange a school visit or conversation with the CEO, John Winter, or COO, Louise Buckley, then please contact Katherine Lockett on 01252 900550.
Closing date: Noon on Tuesday 14th May 2024.
Initial interviews will take place w/c 20th May 2024, although we reserve the right to interview earlier than this date.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and an enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
About Weydon Multi Academy Trust
- Weydon Multi Academy Trust
- Weydon Lane, Farnham
- Surrey
- GU9 8UG
- United Kingdom
The Trust was formed in April 2017; it resulted because of a group of local Headteachers wanting to work together to create even better opportunities for the students and staff. We are currently eight schools: three special need schools; four secondaries and one primary school all local to the Farnham, Haslemere and Woking areas. As a Trust, we are very positive about the difference we are making. As individual schools it is important that we retain the local context and identity of our unique academies, however, we are 'Stronger Together' and joining our Trust means that you will also have the benefit of working with colleagues across the MAT. The benefits of working together and the support that you will receive will ensure that, in your career with WMAT, you will develop not only the Staff you lead, the students you teach but also yourself. Our ambition is clear; to make WMAT a Trust that is outstanding both for the students that learn here and also for the staff that work in the Trust. All our academies are full and oversubscribed; a glowing endorsement of our success. Thank you for your interest in this position. We are inspired by the brilliant people who work in our Trust. Why not make an application to be part of a really positive organisation?
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