14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    7 October 2026 at 10am

  • Date listed

    23 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • IT support

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£45,091.00 - £53,460.00 Annually (FTE)

Strategic ICT Manager job summary

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in reviewing, modernising, and developing an established but ageing ICT infrastructure, creating a technology environment that is secure, reliable and fit for the future. Working closely with senior leaders, they will have the autonomy to shape the school's ICT strategy, lead major infrastructure and improvement projects and build, develop, and lead their own high-performing ICT team.

Reporting to the Strategic Business Manager, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the school's ICT strategy, leading a dedicated ICT team, managing technology infrastructure and ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory and safeguarding requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a clear ICT vision and strategy aligned with school improvement priorities.
  • Lead, support and develop the ICT team, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability and excellent service.
  • Manage and continuously improve the school's ICT infrastructure, including networks, servers, cloud services, telephony, cybersecurity and end-user devices.
  • Oversee ICT projects from planning through to implementation, ensuring delivery within agreed timescales and budgets.
  • Ensure reliable, secure and resilient ICT systems that meet the needs of staff, students and stakeholders and are compliant with statutory requirements.
  • Lead on cyber security, business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
  • Manage relationships with external suppliers, contractors and support providers.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

  • Significant experience of managing ICT infrastructures within an education setting or similar organisation.
  • Experience of leading and developing ICT teams.
  • Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft 365, cloud technologies, networking, wireless infrastructure, cybersecurity and device management.
  • Experience of budget management, procurement and supplier contract management.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of:

  • The Department for Education's Digital and Technology Standards for Schools and Colleges and their application within an educational setting.
  • Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) requirements relating to online safety, monitoring, filtering, cyber security and safeguarding technologies.
  • Relevant legislation and guidance relating to data protection, GDPR, information security and cyber resilience.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Is a strategic thinker with strong operational delivery skills.
  • Has exceptional leadership and people management abilities.
  • Is committed to high standards of service and continuous improvement.
  • Can build positive relationships with all stakeholders including children.
  • Is proactive, resilient and solutions-focused.

We offer:

  • A collaborative and supportive working environment and Governing Board
  • Opportunities for training and professional development
  • Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing access to a free and confidential 24/7 wellbeing helpline, and confidential counselling sessions delivered by qualified professionals.

Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school and are one of only 8 schools across the country to be recognised as a ‘National IQM Inclusion Champion’ school. The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable our students to maximise their potential. We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision.

Our young people are proud of the school and their community, and have high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct and engagement. We also actively promote staff wellbeing, supporting colleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession.

Please take the time to read our latest Ofsted Report (October 2023) which can be found on our school website. We hope this inspires you to visit us, as it is only by stepping into our school and meeting our students and staff, that you are able to appreciate the special place we believe this school to be.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.

We hope you will take the opportunity to arrange an informal visit, as we believe that by doing so, you will discover what a great place this is to work and be inspired to join our hard-working students and supportive and ambitious team. Please arrange an appointment by contacting Cherise Hogan, HR Manager, on 0121 566 4370.

Holte School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks in line with the KCSIE guidance, including an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. It is a requirement for all shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to undergo a general online search carried out by the school.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

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.

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About Holte School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1127 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Website
Holte School website
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