Carrying out consultancy contracts with Multi Academy Trusts, Social Enterprises and software houses to develop business intelligence strategies, KPI frameworks, embed use of systems and generate high-quality management information through live interactive visualisations and dashboards.

- Defined and delivered the business intelligence strategy by working closely with all stakeholders including the Executive Board and Board of Trustees to ensure they have access to data to identify their key challenges, target resources and measure impact.- Developed a multi-disciplinary, cross-geography team to deliver transformational change through the implementation of policies governing the production, reporting and analysis of data across the Trust. Balanced the needs of the Executive Board and Board of Trustees with the drive to maximise the value of our data and minimise burdens on our academies.- Led the architecture design, development and implementation of a modern data ecosystem and business processes, delivering cloud native, API enabled and data led architecture across one of the largest multi-academy trusts, strategically planning for the sustainability of the organisation in terms of its access to and use of management information.- Produced high quality management information in a variety of formats including live interactive visualisations and dashboards to monitor service delivery and outcomes and inform future improvements and planning - Key successes:Cultural shift in the collection and use of dataArchitected and implemented a Data Lake in Google Cloud Platform and developed live, interactive reporting through TableauLed the procurement of a new cloud based Management Information System moving all schools from client legacy systems. Then led a second procurement migrating all 57 schools to another cloud based Management Information System in less than 100 days enabling schools to move to more agile technology estate, guiding them as they make appropriate software choices to create an overall solutionBoard member of our new Director of Education’s Performance BoardsKey member of focus group developing and empowering women in leadership, championing progress and improvement for all women at AET

• Oversaw the continued development and implementation of a comprehensive management information and research service, which included the statutory collection, collation and submission of statistical information and returns required by Central Government departments. • Developed a multidisciplinary team which provided an integrated service responsible for the analysis, presentation and management of performance and research data to support the LA’s work across education and social care.• Line managed for four teams – Education Research & Data Analysis, Social Care Performance and Business Support, the Education Systems Team and the Schools’ IT Unit.• Provided analytical and research support, high quality management information for LA strategies, and interpreted management information and data as required by the Director and the rest of the Children’s Services Management Team (CSMT). • Equipped and enabled CSMT to fulfil their strategic role by providing advice on how data collection and analysis can support improvements to business processes and to promote the use of performance data to monitor service delivery.• Supported the inspection processes of the Local Authority, schools and Children’s Centres by preparing reports and analyses, and responding to ad hoc requests as required.

• Managed a team of three specialising in education research and data analysis.• Responsible for a number of statutory returns including School Census and Key Stage assessment data.• Developed various reporting and analysis mechanisms including statistics to inform school budgets and planning school places.• Secretary for the London Education Research Network (LERN)

• Specialised in local and central government research projects including resident surveys.• Developed questionnaires, ran focus groups and presented findings in a variety of formats.

• Assisted in the collection, checking, collation and submission of various statutory returns to central government and producing various reports for a wide variety of audiences.• Data Protection representative for Education & Libraries.