Executive Lead EdTech & Innovation

Executive Lead EdTech & Innovation

Permanent

37 hours per week 

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated EdTech professional to be responsible for driving digital innovation and efficiency within the Trust, helping us to leverage AI and other cutting-edge technologies to improve educational outcomes for our students.

This is a leadership role and the postholder is responsible for guiding the overall direction of Digital/EdTech Learning initiatives across the Trust. This will involve working with a team of advocates in each of the schools to set the vision and goals for EdTech & Innovation integration. Working closely with the Trusts Central Leadership team and Headteachers the post holder will have a strong focus on strategic planning and implementation.

Reporting directly to the CEO and Director of Education, we see this key individual working with and providing inspiration to key stakeholders across the trust by demonstrating our values of ambitious, brave, curious, determined by being good and fast to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

You will have a genuine passion for improving education through technology, bring a creative and innovative mindset and have the ability to identify and implement cutting-edge EdTech solutions. Ideally you will have a strong portfolio of successfully completed EdTech projects or initiatives and demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving technologies and educational methods.

We offer excellent benefits including 31 days holiday (plus public holidays), access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, discounted and free gym access as well as salary sacrifice schemes such as NHS car lease scheme and cycle to work scheme.

Background and experience will be considered when it comes to working out a final employment package with the successful candidate (and the role is not limited to term time only).

We are shortly introducing a number of employee wellbeing initiatives including a healthcare cash plan to support with everyday healthcare costs, access to Perkbox (with a wide variety of discounts and freebies at a range of retailers), financial wellbeing tools and discounted travel schemes.

LST is a growing multi academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in the west of Newcastle, Sunderland and Sedgefield. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools.

With over 5,000 children, excellent resources and a drive for continuous improvement, LST is actively seeking staff who want to make a difference and be part of this exciting phase of our development.

Find out more about Laidlaw Schools trust and the excellent inclusion work we are already undertaking on our Linkedin page https://www.linkedin.com/school/laidlaw-schools-trust/posts/?feedView=all

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please  contact:  Sally Newton CEO at sally.newton@laidlawschoolstrust.com.

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 20th November 2023

Applications should be returned to: hradmin@laidlawschoolstrust.com

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre- employment recruitment checks.

An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern that may arise during this search at interview.

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