Dan Sears Email & Phone Number

Uk

Working across both schools and Trusts to ensure that they are getting the best from the Bromcom Suite of products. Brining both my education and IT knowledge together allows me to offer a unique level of consultancy to the customer.

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Leading the team who opened the largest non-academy Free School within the UK, hired within the pre-opening phase to support policy, ethos, vision, recruitment, branding, marketing, safeguarding and performance management strategies in readiness for site deployment. A diverse role with considerable demands and a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities that changes on a daily basis, demonstrating resilient, relentlessness and strong leadership to handle any presented challenge. My passion for… Show more Leading the team who opened the largest non-academy Free School within the UK, hired within the pre-opening phase to support policy, ethos, vision, recruitment, branding, marketing, safeguarding and performance management strategies in readiness for site deployment. A diverse role with considerable demands and a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities that changes on a daily basis, demonstrating resilient, relentlessness and strong leadership to handle any presented challenge. My passion for STEM allowed me to develop an innovative curriculum focusing on local needs and worked with the Aviation Skills Partnership to develop the idea of a training centre linked with the school and Bournemouth Airport.- Distilling the data captured throughout school operations for analysis, working directly with teachers on the front line to use scholastic feedback to lead improvement programmes. - Managing the rollout and implementation of various IT systems including Bromcom, Wisepay, Parents Evening System, SPTO, ManageBacc and FTT to existing and new infrastructure. - Project manager to the £15million relocation of the school to a new site in Hum, working closely with Architects, Engineers and Contractors to deliver a world-class, 21st-century learning setting. - Managing the strategic entry into a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), advocating for the school’s need from an investment, academic and policy viewpoint.- Leading the development of a new assessment and reporting system to service 15 academic institutions, working with developers and analysts end-to-end through go-live and BAU. - Managing the first-stage of the Arbor development to record PIRA and PUMA scores and create a live dashboard and analytical system. Show less

Bournemouth, England

Educational Advisor across 12 Wiltshire Schools. A strategically driven Partnership Director, responsible for developing collaborative working relationships within the 12 school group, advising on strategic development, facilities and improvement programmes as well as the introduction of STEM elements for all schools. Working to establish best-value IT hardware and software to support STEM and IT staff, pivotal in the development of alternative provision using IT solutions to support vulnerable… Show more Educational Advisor across 12 Wiltshire Schools. A strategically driven Partnership Director, responsible for developing collaborative working relationships within the 12 school group, advising on strategic development, facilities and improvement programmes as well as the introduction of STEM elements for all schools. Working to establish best-value IT hardware and software to support STEM and IT staff, pivotal in the development of alternative provision using IT solutions to support vulnerable students. - Represented the local LEP to secure investment into the partnership and local community, securing and serving as a project manager for projects with budgets up to £5million. - Created a successful bid for the Salisbury UTC, working closely with the Baker Dearing Trust and NSN to bring technical programmes to the secondary school qualification offering.- Responsible for multi-site development and management, overseeing at a strategic level the staffing resources, recruitment need, facilities and operational performance of schools. - Developed the STEM curriculum and vision, facilitating third-party course delivery for staff and students, as well as developing a BTEC vocational programme to enable STEM progression. - Project manager to the Equipment Library as a centralised resource for all schools to access TV, Radio and Robotic Lego kit to support vocational IT and technical skill development.- Developed a vocation centre to allow STEM learning to take place outside of the classroom. This was mapped to school curriculum and also allowed local charities to deliver qualification to young people and enrich the skills of school leavers. Show less

An influential school leader, contributing to the development of strategic operations that ensure only the best educational practices are delivered, including the development of the school’s ICT strategy. A focus on finding the pathways to fostering academic success as well as achieving positive Ofsted outcomes. A member of the senior management team overseeing budgets and operations. - Coached the middle leadership team in departmental responsibilities and accountability, the… Show more An influential school leader, contributing to the development of strategic operations that ensure only the best educational practices are delivered, including the development of the school’s ICT strategy. A focus on finding the pathways to fostering academic success as well as achieving positive Ofsted outcomes. A member of the senior management team overseeing budgets and operations. - Coached the middle leadership team in departmental responsibilities and accountability, the development of training and development activities and support of newly qualified teachers. - Developed reports and presentations for dissemination to the school council and board, expounding on the impact of change within curriculum pathways and student initiatives. - Incepted new flexible programmes of study for disaffected and more-able students, orientating training to individual needs. Worked with Bromcom to enhance curriculum and project reporting. - Governed the schools ICT strategy from curriculum development through to developing business cases for ICT expansion across the school’s campus. - Responsible for human resources within the school, overseeing CPD for the whole school.- Lead on all aspects of vocational education with the local college links. Also worked to establish a local STEM network including the delivery of the GreenPower Car initiative. Show less

Bracknell

Governing whole-school ICT provision, responsible for a 10-Teacher team in the delivery of ICT and Business Studies programmes, as well as the development of IT and operational systems. Responsible for the whole-school development of monitoring systems on student progression and behaviour.- Created and implemented new system to automate timetabling and student reporting. - Hands-on in the creation of successful bid documents to support ICT site development. - Chair of the… Show more Governing whole-school ICT provision, responsible for a 10-Teacher team in the delivery of ICT and Business Studies programmes, as well as the development of IT and operational systems. Responsible for the whole-school development of monitoring systems on student progression and behaviour.- Created and implemented new system to automate timetabling and student reporting. - Hands-on in the creation of successful bid documents to support ICT site development. - Chair of the Behaviour Working Party and the implementation of the new behaviour IT system. - Implemented Bromcom across the school for recorded assessments. - An Oracle Academy Database Design & Programming Academy leader, training others in Oracle. - Restructured the ICT and Business curriculum for a more vocational approach to learning. - Project manager to ICT infrastructure and development projects including a fact-finding mission to Vancouver of the DfE. Show less

Evaluated the IT infrastructure of IDC to create a new centralised IT Support network for the EMEA region; led 25 analysts and the use of a £4millon budget to improve existing service delivery, implementing new teams, infrastructure, policies and supplier services.

Worked with the Corporate Information Technology and Manufacturing & Technical Operations divisions of Gillette through multiple IT projects. The Project Manager & Analyst behind the development of new-build infrastructure projects for core systems on budgets up to £5million. Responsible for developing STEM in the local area by developing a mobile computer lab and delivering RSA qualifications within the local community.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Electronic Engineering And Computer Science, Pass

Activities and Societies: Theatre (SUDS) SMUTS

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