July Newsletter | Fully Staffed for Sept? Results Day Data, Plus Our Latest Jobs
- July 22, 2024
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Dear Subscribers
Welcome to our July newsletter.
Is your school fully staffed for September?
- Schools – we specialise in IT Director, Data Manager and Finance leadership roles. Let me know if you need these core roles filled for the Autumn Term.
- Candidates – if you have these skills, be sure to brush up on your CV, put any new skills or courses on there, and send it through to me.
August will be here soon bringing with it the dreaded results days! Of course, these are all about the students and their achievements but behind it sits vast data and IT work to make it happen. I look at how these core roles can ensure your day runs smoothly.
Plus, our live jobs this month include all three of our core areas – IT, Finance and Data Management, check out the end of the newsletter for our latest roles!
Email me with any thoughts at info@esp-recruit.co.uk.
Warm regards
William Townsend
Managing Director
ESP Recruitment
Ready for Autumn Term?
Even though it’s the beginning of the school summer break, now is a good time to think about your school’s key support roles, check your requirements and ensure you have all your staffing needs covered for the Autumn Term.
We’ve seen many schools hire key IT and Data Management roles and level them up to have a core strategic focus helping the school to run more cost-efficiently, bringing in IT strategy and supporting the smooth operations of the school.
Similarly, finance roles can underpin the whole operation of a school with cost management measures. Now that the Labour Government is in power, financial management within the independent sector will be key as the fees, bursaries and scholarship plans are carefully managed to maintain pupil numbers without passing on too much of a financial burden to parents.
At ESP, we focus on IT, Data and Finance management roles. We understand these roles and the importance they play in ensuring the successful running of a school. If you need staff for these roles in the Autumn term, please be in touch with your requirements.
Email William at info@esp-recruit.co.uk for more information.
| Data and IT Managers are Key to Smooth Results Days Results days are critical for students across the country as they receive their GCSE and A-level grades. Behind the scenes, this is a huge data exercise! Data Managers play a critical role in the preparation of results days and in how the school uses the information for the following year. To ensure a smooth results day, many things can be planned ahead of time. Systems Planning It’s important to verify that all your student data is accurate including personal details, coursework marks, and exam entries. Any discrepancies should be resolved in advance. Secure backups should be done for all your data. Plus, check your data management systems are up-to-date including the school’s MIS. Another easy-to-forget item is to confirm who has access and that key staff know their log-ins! You don’t want to be running about on the day with staff trying to gain access. Provide clear guidelines on system access and interpreting results so staff can report back quickly. Prepare for any potential technical issues and have a support plan in place. Having a list of contacts for examination boards and their technical support teams is a good idea. If your school has data analysis tools, prepare those in advance too and be ready to process and interpret results. Good News Stories On results days, many students choose to come to school with their parents so they will need to know timelines. Identify your top performers and ask them if they are happy to be in a local press photograph and on the school website. You want to maximise those good news stories! Informing Teaching and Learning After the results days, there is so much information and analysis that can be done to inform your teaching and learning strategy for the following academic year. Identifying trends in performance across subjects and year groups can help show areas where students performed exceptionally well or poorly. Can you develop an intervention plan for students who didn’t perform well? Can this be addressed for the following year? Could you bring in additional tutoring or revised teaching strategies? The data could also highlight areas for professional development needs. If there’s a subject where performance is weak, could this be an area to bring in new training or resources? Student Input Lastly, but by no means least, it’s important to speak with the students. Ask them about their learning experiences and what they feel could be improved. Many of them will stay on at your Sixth Form and will be keen to share their ideas and feedback with the next year of GCSE students. By thoroughly preparing for results day, you can ensure a smooth process and highlight all those winning achievements for your school! If your school needs an IT or Data Manager, let me know. For more information, please visit: Juniper Education | May 2024 | Getting Results Day Ready GOV.UK | April 2023 | Resources to Help Examinations Officers in Their Roles |
We’re Hiring
Here are the latest roles we are recruiting for, currently we have some great jobs covering all three of our core areas of finance, IT and data. Have a look at the Job Descriptions using the links below.
Finance Officer at a primary school federation | London-Based
IT Field Engineer | West London Based
Get in touch if you are interested in any of these roles…
+44 (0)20 8559 2077