Data and Systems Lead
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TSDeadline is today
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
23 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,361.00 - £35,725.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 4-5 ISN 21-30 £30,361-35,725 Pro Rata, Actual Salary £23,938-£28,167 (depending on experience)
Data and Systems Lead job summary
Role: Data & Systems Lead
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 4-5 ISN 21-30 £30,361-35,725 Pro Rata, Actual Salary £23,938-£28,167 (depending on experience)
Contract Type: Permanent, Term time plus 2 additional weeks
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week.
Start Date: As soon as available
Are you a data-driven problem‑solver with a passion for transforming systems to improve outcomes for children with SEND? Do you thrive on designing smart, scalable solutions and leading whole‑school strategy? If so, this is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of data, assessment, and systems in our vibrant specialist school community.
About the Role
We are seeking an innovative, analytical, and forward‑thinking Data & Systems Lead to take strategic ownership of the school’s data landscape ensuring accurate, high‑quality information drives teaching, learning, and school improvement.
Working within our specialist SEN environment, you will lead on:
- Whole‑school data strategy and assessment frameworks
- MIS management (Arbor) and system development
- Timetabling (TimeTabler), curriculum modelling, and staff cover
- Evidence for Learning configuration and administration
- Full examinations administration (internal and external)
- Statutory returns, compliance, and data governance
This role is pivotal in modernising systems, improving efficiency, and ensuring staff are empowered to use data meaningfully and confidently.
What We’re Looking For
Someone who is:
- Highly skilled in data analysis, MIS management, and system design
- Experienced with Arbor, Evidence for Learning, or similar platforms
- Knowledgeable about SEN data, EHCP outcomes, and personalised progress
- Able to communicate clearly, train staff, and build effective workflows
- Calm under pressure, especially during exam cycles and timetable changes
If you are motivated by challenge, excited by innovation, and committed to ensuring every pupil’s progress is captured meaningfully and accurately, we would love to hear from you.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 164 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Alfriston School website
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.
Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.
We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.
Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.
Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities
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