Data and Insights Officer

Community Academies Trust, Tamworth, B77 4LS

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,016.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (Actual)

Data and Insights Officer job summary

We are seeking an organised, analytical and forward-thinking Data and Insights Officer to support high-quality data, assessment and reporting across our Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, systems and people, and who wants to make a practical contribution to improving outcomes for schools and pupils.

Salary: £26,016-£26,847

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, whole year; part-time or term-time working will be considered

Location: CAT Head Office, Tamworth, with travel to schools across the Trust as required; hybrid working available

Reporting to: Head of Data and Assessment Strategy

Disclosure level: Enhanced DBS

About the role

Working closely with the Head of Data and Assessment Strategy, you will help ensure that Trust-wide data processes are accurate, timely and consistent. You will support schools with Arbor MIS, prepare and quality-assure data for Power BI dashboards and statutory returns, coordinate assessment data collections, and produce clear reports for Trust and school leaders.

You will also help us use AI and automation responsibly to streamline routine work, strengthen documentation and improve reporting workflows. This is a varied role requiring close collaboration with school data managers, office teams, senior leaders, business managers and central Trust colleagues.

What you will do

Support the implementation, development and consistent use of Arbor MIS across the Trust.

Maintain data standards and carry out quality checks across pupil, staff, attendance, behaviour and assessment information.

Prepare, maintain and check datasets used in Power BI dashboards and Trust reporting.

Coordinate assessment collections and support the preparation and validation of statutory returns.

Produce routine reports, summaries, guidance and training materials for schools and Trust leaders.

Use AI and automation tools appropriately to improve repeatable administrative and reporting processes.

Provide responsive first-line support and maintain clear records, action logs and project trackers.

About you

You will be methodical, accurate and confident working with data. You will have strong Excel skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly with colleagues across multiple schools. You will understand the importance of confidentiality, data protection and careful checking, including when using AI-generated outputs.

Experience of Arbor MIS, Power BI, school data, statutory returns, assessment processes, GitHub Copilot or workflow automation would be an advantage. Just as importantly, you will bring a positive approach to learning, change and continuous improvement.

Why join us?

You will join a collaborative Trust team in a role with genuine scope to improve how data, technology and insight support our schools. We offer a flexible working approach, including hybrid working, and will consider part-time or term-time arrangements for the right candidate.

Safeguarding

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Apply

If you are ready to use your data, systems and communication skills to make a difference across our Trust, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Community Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/community-academies-trust

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