Role: Assessment Data Manager
Location: Gerrards Cross
Salary: £26-32k per annum
We are currently working in partnership with a reputable secondary school who are looking to hire an Assessment Data Manager on a permanent basis. The overview of the position is to support the strategic direction of the school in its use of data and the development and maintenance of SIMS and other data handling tools/software.
Principle Responsibilities:
* To produce reports and analyse data, including examination performance as requested by the Senior Leadership Team.
* To provide target setting information and performance reports for the Senior Leadership Team, and external agents such as Ofsted.
* To work with the Senior Leadership Team in setting clear and workable deadlines for data collection and reports.
Responsible for SIMS:
* Take the lead role in the development, maintenance and management of record/information systems.
* Input of data using SIMs packages to assist with the fully integrated student database.
* System Manager - maintenance of the school MIS system, set up staff accounts, access rights, attending training courses and training staff internally.
* Responsible for ensuring that system backups are run.
* Responsible for the upgrading of the system and issue notification to staff of changes in the modules from each upgrade. These are quite technical and are currently the responsibility of IT Support.
* Awareness of external SIMs training and matching this to internal need.
* Prepare and deliver SIMs training and matching this to internal need.
* Supervision of data input to ensure accuracy.
* Setting up of new systems to meet the needs of the Senior Leadership Team, Heads of Year and Faculty Leaders.
* Responsible for DCSF Statutory Returns - School Census - 3 times per year.
* Producing a bank of reports for all to use.
* Reporting on all data held within SIMS.
* Reporting and solving SIMs software problems - liaising with IT and the County Support team when necessary.
* Keep accurate records of all groups in SIMS e.g. PP, LAC and EAL data.
* Liaise with the Local Authority to ensure data held is accurate and up to date.
* Liaise with the Assistant Principal/s responsible for the timetable, Heads of Year and Heads of Department to create class lists for the coming academic year.
* Prepare Sims for the coming academic year and perform student curriculum assignment in SIMs.
* Prepare weekly Attendance and Achievement Reports.
* Liaise with Assistant Principal to produce timetables for the next academic year and assist with timetable changes throughout the academic year.
* Support and liaise with the Attendance Officer.
Responsible for School Data:
* Setting up and maintaining SIMs Assessment Manager and 4Matrix.
* Determine the need for and evaluation of data and detailed reports/information.
* Provide detailed analysis and evaluation of data/and produce detailed reports/information as required.
* Write, design and produce reports illustrating trends in school data.
* Liaise with Heads of Departments, Heads of Year and Senior Leaders in producing information to raise student achievement.
* Be responsible for completion and submission of complex forms, returns etc. to SLT, and to outside agencies e.g. Dept for Education.
* Provide data to inform parents of individual student progress.
* Produce detailed analysis of student targets and assessment information to Heads of Department and Senior Leadership Team.
* Liaise with Examination Officer regarding external/internal data produced from the examination process.
* Provide analysis of examination results.
* Provide recommendations on school data collection, methods of analysis and methods of collection.
* Produce and respond to complex correspondence.
* Provide organisational and complex administrative support to other staff.
* Provide organisational and complex advisory support to the Governing Body (if required by the school).
* Manage complex administrative procedures.
* Undertake research and obtain information to inform decisions.
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