Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale G: £30,559 - £32,654 per annum
Working Weeks: 52
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is seeking an organised, accurate and analytical individual who is able to work well within a large school environment and associated demands for the role of Data Manager.
Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the “Planning your application” section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.
The main responsibility of this role will be
1. To manage data analysis for the Academy and Trust by collating, controlling, interpreting and disseminating complete and accurate data to enable target setting, analyse results and provide baseline data for the executive leadership team and classroom teachers so action can be taken to help raise student standards of achievement.
2. To manage the Academy’s reporting of student progress to parents
3. To ensure accurate and timely production of academy statistics in order to report to the government, Academy committee members, Trust, Executive Leadership Team and other stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have:
4. Good basic level of education preferably including GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
5. Sound experience of development, management and operation of organisational and administrative procedures.
6. Experience of data collection, analysis and reporting and of maintaining accurate data within IT management information systems, preferably within a school or education environment.
7. Ability to build good working relationships with teaching and non-teaching staff and build and retain the confidence of the Academy Executive Leadership Team.
8. Excellent analytical and IT skills, preferably including the use of the Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, and the MIS in order to produce accurate and effective report and tracking systems.
Charter was rated as good by Ofsted in June 2024. Ofsted stated that “Pupils at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy are proud to attend the school. It provides them with a safe and structured environment. It is a place where pupils can thrive and achieve their potential.”
Over the last three rounds of pupil admissions at year 7 the school is now oversubscribed with first choice pupils. Our job adverts are linked to this growth and our desire to support pupils from our community.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain’s highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
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When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
9. Generous holiday entitlement
10. Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
11. Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
12. Cycle-to-work scheme
13. Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
14. Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
15. Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
16. Free Parking (on most sites)
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact the Principal’s PA on or call the school on 01493 842061.
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Sunday 13th April 2025
Interview date: Monday 28th April 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.