Job Purpose 

To be responsible for all ICT systems, software, processes and hardware within the school and external sites and liaise with the Senior Management to ensure that the ICT Network is fully supporting the teaching programme 

To ensure that the IT systems of the school are readily available for the use of pupils and staff, both teaching and administrative and to develop those systems to provide new, faster and better services for the whole school population (including Governors, parents, prospective parents etc.) 

To offer technical classroom support to school staff before, after, or during lessons to enhance pupil learning 

Key Responsibilities 

To devise an ICT development strategy for the whole school, including use of PCs, laptops, network infrastructure, network appliances and peripherals including maintaining a network log-book that provides a comprehensive technical overview of its configuration.  To maintain an asset register of both networked and standalone PCs for audit purposes 

To manage the interconnectivity across the two sites providing IT support and maintenance services to the school.  To monitor hardware and run a troubleshooting system to pinpoint any faults within the network and rectifying such errors 

To ensure and manage the configuration and installation of new software onto the network and to maintain existing installations including maintaining software licences  

To prepare a specification for, procure, build, configure and install a wide variety of computer hardware into the school.  

To support the SBM in monitoring the ICT budget and forward planning 

To provide regular monitoring reports to the appropriate members of the Senior School Management and/or the Governing Body and related support staff 

To develop and enhance ICT services and implement new Policies that enhance network security and to allow the implementation of new services 

To maintain security alerting systems, for example Alert Us 

To test the network security policy to ensure that the desired user accounts/group accounts are under each specific specification 

To design, create, test and implement new services to expand the availability, security and ease of the use of the network which may include: 

Developing programme software to improve the ICT provision to the school 

Understanding network operations to be able to expand the ICT operations and administer the systems 

Understanding establishment backup requirements both on and off-site and procedures to prevent against data loss in a disaster recovery situation 

To develop appropriate Intranet policies to ensure that unacceptable usage and access is barred and to ensure appropriate reports and logs of activity is maintained 

To ensure that all those involved with the school's ICT network have a sound working knowledge of all major ICT acts and laws. This includes: The Data Protection Act, The Computer Misuse Act, The Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act and Freedom of Information legislation etc.  

To implement new national and local developments and support the SBM in relation to the Annual Census 

To develop systems and operating procedures so that there is a clear fault-finding support system to ensure that problems are swiftly identified and resolved 

To develop systems for the effective in-class support to teachers and pupils. To provide training and instruct pupils on ICT related issues and inform them of procedures that are in place for any potential problems they may encounter 

To foster partnership links with other ICT providers, the Local Authority, ESS, Entrust and CMIS/SIMS agents 

To manage the supplying, organising and running/maintaining/staffing of an out of hours ICT provision for the school community. This may include setting up/installing remote access provisions for staff 

To develop a quality assurance programme for all software, and that there is a clear service level agreement for the provision of ICT support to serve within the school  

Individuals have a responsibility for prompting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people he/she is responsible for or comes into contact with 

To ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety 

To undertake appropriate professional development. 

To adhere to the ethos of the school 

To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school 

To set an example of personal integrity and professionalism 

Attendance at appropriate staff meetings and parents evenings 

Any other duties as commensurate within the grade in order to ensure the smooth running of the school