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Our client is a leading independent school in between Ilford and Walthamstow and they are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic person with excellent communication skills to work with the Database Manager/Data Manager in the administration of the school’ s Management Information System/IS/MIS . You will be a first class administrator with the ability to work well under pressure. You will also need to be highly organised, pay great attention to detail and have very good ICT and interpersonal skills. Responsibilities Respond to support requests on the helpdesk. Data input Responsible for updating the MIS. Data Cleaning – Ensure data on the MIS is accurate and consistent. Administer and support the reporting process in liaison with Database Manager. Analyse data contained in the MIS system and identify data integrity issues. Assist in the analysis of assessment, attendance and examination data. Write technical procedures and documentation for the MIS including operations, user guides, etc. Testing Essential Minimum 1 years’ experience of supporting iSAMS. Strong Excel skills needed with an aptitude to learn new Excel functionality Desirable Previous experience of MIS/Databases (sims, cmis, phoenix, integris, wcbs, 3sys etc) and reporting mechanisms (preferably SSRS). SQL skills would be highly advantageous. This is an initial 3 month contract but may extend. Salary is flexible but probably between £20-27K pro rata Please submit your details to [email protected]

I am keen to speak with anyone who has knowledge of the sims system from a users or support perspective for contract work in and around our Local Authority clients in the London region You may not need service desk experience however you will need to be able to deal with inbound calls and emails, solving problems with the system and its data. Primary knowledge essential, secondary desirable, any knowledge of FMS would be great Rates vary depending on the client however it would equate to @ £35K Please let me know if you have the skills and are looking for work immediately or within the next month [email protected]

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Congratulations to Dosbox and all the admins!!

Yes I did mean those dates as we are really looking for someone who is a contractor already (or anyone suitable with imminent availability). Unfortunately due to holidays in the team we cannot interview any earlier and the project does need to kick off asap afterwards to get underway in time for the first tranch of schools to be done before the sims summer upgrade There may be some flexibility but we probably can't wait for a month, the client may need this person to stay on afterwards or go perm but there are no guarantees

We are looking for a technician to work for 6-9 months on a SIMS SOLUS 3 Migration Project across 200 schools all within Central London, mostly office based but with some travel locally, all on public transport. Any technical knowledge of SIMS, particularly SOLUS 3, would be desirable but is not essential as we can train them up on this aspect. We are looking for an ICT engineer with general windows infrastructure knowledge, networking, server 2008/2012, dns, ad, tcp/ip etc but what is absolutely essential are good communication and organisational skills as the project will involve a lot of liaison with schools and 3rd-party IT support providers in a complex rollout. We are ideally looking for someone with schools/colleges/academies experience, possibly network management level or senior engineer level, at least 2nd line/2nd tier Interview w/b 15th June with a view to them starting w/b 19th June. Please submit your interest to [email protected]

We are currently recruiting for a senior interim network Technician / manager for a large school and six form within Calderdale Council. The school has a good and improving Ofsted report and provides an excellent working environment. Your role will include the overall maintenance of the schools network. The school runs Citrix Xenapp software along with Dell desktops, VMware, Xendesktop, SIMS SQL, Frog VLE, Office 365, Windows server 2008/server 2012, Windows Exchange, Active Directory / AD, DNS/DHCP, Troubleshooting, Cabling, Switches, Software, hardware, software applications, Virtual Servers, thin clients, LAN, Wireless infrastructure, Interactive whiteboards and HP network infrastructure. It is required you have knowledge of most of the above. Candidates with these qualifications are highly advantageous CCE – V, CCP –V, CCA –V, CCP –N, CCA –N, MCP, ITIL, Prince etc This is a contract position for an initial 3 months paying between £100 - £150 per day dependent on experience with the possibility of going permanent for the right candidate. Please let me know if you are available and interested, [email protected]

A fabulous opportunity has arisen within a large Multi Academy Trust/Acadmy Federation (MAT) for a Data Officer, MI Analyst, MIS Officer, Assistant Data Manager to support a Data Director across education establishments based in South London/Surrey area. Ideally a temp to perm role, although would consider straight permanent candidates, in order to apply for the role it is essential you must have excellent and clear communication in English, strong Excel skills needed and definitely aptitude to learn new excel functionality. Some kind of knowledge of the British school environment in particular Data or MIS would be highly advantageous, ideally from working in schools, education departments/local authority etc. It is extremely desirable to have experience of any schools MIS system either SIMS, CMIS, Integris, Walton Samuels, iSams, Progresso, WCBS etc Your main duties will include: maintaining and ensuring the smooth-running and effective use of the MIS, data entry and manipulation, you will be responsible for assessing student data, including progress and attendance. You will assist with completing relevant statistical returns including the schools census and assisting in the production of the school timetables, providing regular reporting of student progress and supporting the Data Director in their duties. To prepare an analysis of examination data as required for example, mock examination and summer examinations for KS3, GCSE and 6th form. To download relevant student level information from external sources such as the DFE and upload information as required Report writing skills are essential, as is an excellent command of Ms Excel including its advanced features (vlookups, pivot tables, macro’s, sum products, array formulae etc). Any SQL or VBA skills would be highly advantageous. Qualification in MOS, Microsoft office specialist, MS office specialist, highly advantageous. You will be required to start as soon as possible, this position is offering £15-20 per hour depending on experience or permanently at £25-30K. A clean DBS check will be required for this position. Contract only candidates need not apply. Please submit your details to [email protected]

We are still very much looking for someone for this very nice school. Do have to have Mac knowledge but otherwise it is a fairly standard technician role so a good salary Get back to me asap if you have MAc and good schools 1st and some 2nd line experience, school is just south of the river from Hammersmith

Thanks I've asked those questions and will get back to you directly

Bit of a weird one but one of my central/North London independent school clients requires a developer to build a page in firefly that displays results from a SIMS Assessment Manager marksheet, filtered to only show results from pupils that the logged-in user teaches. So would need to know firefly (or be able to develop software or scripts in asp.net and/or sql) In addition to this they need to create online forms that have some fields that are pre-populated from SIMS, specific to the logged on users. In more detail, these are holiday consent forms that they are asking parents to complete, of which we have most of the data already held in SIMS, however the parent must confirm all of these details on the holiday consent form. Is anyone interested in this consultancy work? Not sure on a suitable rate but open to offers

ahem.... or check out ESP - Education Support Professionals ;-)

My pleasure:-) @Williamesp

we are now able to forward candidates at £40-45k, please get in touch if you are interested to know more

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Leading group of independent schools in the Hampstead area requires an IT technician, competent at 1st and possibly 2nd line support, ideally within the education sector already, with a passion for IT and a burning desire to learn a multitude of current technologies. In this job you will be required to provide pro active and prompt support to all users within the main school and possibly the junior and middle school as required. The technologies used by the school include Virtualised windows server 2008, 2012, VMware, exchange, sharepoint, IIS, windows 7, windows 8, ipads, laptops, wireless, dns, dhcp etc and as the IT engineer you will have the opportunity to learn on the job and with the support of a large stable team. The school is looking for someone who can start within 4 weeks, can undertake a dbs/rcb check, can work within a rota system and get to Hampstead/Finchley area easily. The school is one of the best in the country and the environment is open and allows employees to grow and develop their skills in a range of different technical areas. The role will initially be for a 6 month contract which may go to permanent further down the line. Please suibmit your details to [email protected] SEE YOU AT BETT 2015!!!!!!!

still definitely looking for this post, need current strong technical skills as well as operational management experience

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still looking for someone in this position

We urgently require candidates capable of providing an interim SIMS data management service to a large secondary school in the North West London area. You will need to well versed in Data/MIS management in schools including experience of a variety of modules which could include Assessment, Exams, Attendance, behaviour, core, systems manager, timetabling nova t 6 etc This MIS manager role is currently vacant and the academy is looking for a temp to cover whilst permanent advertising is done and the position therefore could be a temp to perm role. SIMS Consultants with more limited availability may also be considered Rates are negotiable but commensurate with experience and equivalent to at least £35000 to £40000 Please send your cv to [email protected], our office is open until 24th December

3BM is an employee led mutual company providing key specialist services to schools across West London. They are committed to delivering excellence with a strong social ethos ESP is managing the recruitment process for this service desk position and we are looking for a dedicated and hardworking team player to join the 3BM SIMS Support Team based in the Shepherds Bush/Hammersmith area This is a SIMS helpdesk role and is advertised as a full-time position, although term-time only working may be considered. The successful applicant will have a basic understanding of SIMS software or similar education MIS, be knowledgeable about schools data/MIS, have experience of working in or with schools, a willingness to work for the benefit of the whole mutually led company, and a “can do” attitude. The basic duties of the role include providing high quality support to schools via helpdesk and remote support links, admin support to the SIMS team, providing written notes, assisting with training delivery, various other team duties commensurate with this post Please submit your details to [email protected] or call William on 020 8559 2077 for more details

Local education trust, covering sites in Nottingham from Primary to Sixth Form, requires an experienced IT Manager with Operational and Strategic experience to manage its estate. You will have responsibility for the entire network serving over 2000 users, IT support, network development, the tech team based in different sites, developing customer service processes and most importantly ensuring the IT function meets the needs of their customers. This is a great opportunity for an experienced IT manager to take control and push through, with support from an external consultant, major changes including server upgrades, virtualisation and updating the desktop environment. Technical knowledge required to manage this role effectively include server 2008/2012, exchange 2007/2010, SQL server, IIS, Sharepoint, SCCM, TMG you may also have experience with VMware, aerohive, Sophos, HP SAN, SIMS and MacOSX. This role is being advertised with an immediate start and applicants should reply urgently. This is an urgent role and interviews may be held before Christmas, if not straight after the New Year Happy to discuss the role with interested parties, or please submit your details asap to [email protected]

Senior IT Technician We are recruiting for an IT Technician for a leading independent school in Cambridge. You will be required to work in a team and independently across three schools to provide support. Your key responsibilities will include, assist with maintaining server, network and the wireless infrastructure, manage department records including assets, support agreements, licence agreement and disposal registers and assist with the development of IT throughout the school including across the curriculum. You will also work alongside the network manager to maintain the schools infrastructure which will include, virtualised server network, SAN technologies, Layer 3 Cisco network, Ruckus wireless solution, Avaya IP telephone network and manage the use of audio visual equipment. The technical skills required for the roll are, installing Microsoft server, configuring services (DHCP,DNS), deploying software from central server, configuring group policy, deploying printers, exchange server, sharepoint server or SQL server, including setting up VLANS, web based technologies such as IIS, setting up new virtual server, knowledge of DNS, DHCP, active directory, WSUS, group policies, experience of education specific technologies (MIS) and experiences of MAC OS X. Contract will be 6-8 weeks initially, possibility of perm, pay @ £18-21ph The work hours will be 37.5 hours a week Monday- Friday 9am-5pm with a half hour lunch break. Interested candidates should contact Nick Sion on [email protected] or call 020 8559 2077