Data Manager

Colne Primet Academy, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JF

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7, SCP 19-25

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

Degree or higher level qualification in a relevant IT, Business, Information Studies or Data Management field. Desirable

Level 3 or higher qualification in IT, Business or Information Studies or equivalent experience or demonstrable ability to produce work to this standard. Or significant experience in a similar role to be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge. Essential

4x GCSEs at C or 4 and above (or Level 2 equivalent) qualifications, including in English and Maths. Essential

Emergency First Aid at Work (or willingness to undertake and maintain First Aid training).Desirable

What the school offers its staff

Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through aperiod of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensivenew building and refurbishment work completed in September 2024.

We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and thestudents numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next fewyears. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages.

Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learnmore about each other and themselves.

By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team.The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for ourstudents, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here atColne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start inlife. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.

We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the threeprimary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle EducationTrust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health andSafety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors veryoften comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming andfriendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of apositive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.

Further details about the role

The purpose of this role is tomanage and utilise data in the academy’s MIS and associated systems, ensuring that data is recorded and stored accurately and used effectively to improve attainment and other key metrics.Key responsibilities include:

• To work with the Leadership Team to develop and manage all aspects of school data and Information Management Systems, to ensure they are equipped with accurate and timely information to inform and drive improvements in standards of performance
• Development and maintenance of school’s Management Information System (SIMS) and other software to provide tracking, monitoring and analysis.
• Maintain an accurate database of information, monitoring the submission of relevant data by staff in accordance with data input and maintenance procedures, ensuring accurate recording and storage of student data.
• Establishing systems and procedures of data capture, recording and reporting student attainment, attendance, behaviour and progress data.
• To provide specialist professional advice and guidance to teaching and support staff in the use of systems and data to improve attainment and other key metrics.
• Design, development and production of complex marksheets and report templates. Working with staff to identify their data requirements, putting in place solutions that address these needs.
• Provide accurate data and information to support accurate Self-Evaluation and monitor progress of ADIP (Academy Development and Improvement Plan) priorities; providing detailed, comprehensive and understandable verbal and written reports/analysis of data trends and complex data as required.
• Provide administration support for intervention strategies of key groups of students.
• Produce and submit termly School Census to the DfE, and other statistical government returns.
• To have specialist knowledge to develop new and innovative processes and procedures for data tracking across the school.
• Maintain awareness of the changes to DfE (Department for Education) and Ofsted accountability measures and developments in the use of data and target setting within the education sector, advising of the implications on tracking systems and analysis to leaders.
• Maintain awareness of updates and training SIMs and other data systems used.
• Ensure all data is kept secure and fulfils the requirements of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations).
• Allocate and maintain user accounts for online services such as DfE Secure Access, SMID, FFT and ClassCharts; and act as administrator for these for the school.
• Contribute to in-house training as required.

Salary–Grade 7, SCP 19-25. Pro rata salary £31,067 – £35,325. Actual salary £23,236 – £26,421.

Role Details–Full time (37 hours per week) term time plus 1 week non-term time (39 weeks per year), but part-time applications are welcome

Required–As soon as possible

Closing Date–9am on Monday 12thMay

Interview Date–Between 14thto 21stMay

Commitment to safeguarding

https://pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/safeguarding-and-child-protection/587.html

Applying for the job

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Additional documents

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About Colne Primet Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 864 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colne Primet Academy website
• Email address: hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01282863970
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-primet-academy

Colne Primet Academy became part of the Pendle Education Trust family in 2013 and has experienced transformational change across all areas since then. Former Principal Lynne Blomley has now moved into an Executive Principal for Secondary Education role with the Trust, and the Academy is led by Julia Pilkington.

The school was named Secondary School of the Year at the 2021 East Lancashire Education Awards.

Arranging a visit to Colne Primet Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk.

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