Senior Mis and Timetable Consultant

**Overall, Purpose of Job**
- To support the school administration processes in the management of the student information and the timetable.

**Person reports to**:Senior MIS Consultant and Team Leader
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**Key Tasks and Accountabilities**

Key tasks and accountabilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post holder and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.

**Data Management**

To support with the development of the assessment structure in line with the school’s assessment and reporting policy. To work with Curriculum Team Leaders, Departments and senior staff on ways of using assessment and reporting to improve academic achievement.

To liaise with Curriculum Team Leaders and senior staff to build and maintain a system of tracking academic achievement, attendance, punctuality, behaviour and other activities to ensure that assessment for learning is taking place

Analysing and presenting data to inform strategic planning and target setting and to support the formulation and review of the Whole School MER.

Support Senior Leadership Team and Middle Leaders in developing and analysing student data

Producing, disseminating and collating assessment templates and mark sheets for staff entries

Producing termly data sheets, and updating them during the following each TA cycle

Producing a variety of assessment reports to track student attainment and progress

Preparing data for whole school and curriculum area self-evaluation, review and target settings processes

Preparing and producing and annual reports for Parents’ Evening for all students

Supporting Curriculum Team Leaders in student data reviews and performance analysis and interpretation

Train staff on the use of data, and in using SIMS, Go4Schools, Excel and any other data tracking software which the school may use

To manage the SIMS Pupil Database, ensuring all upgrades are successful, amendments are processed precisely and promptly to maximise accuracy and effectiveness.

To import ULNs from Secure Transfer website to comply with compulsory census fields

To assist Network Team in housekeeping routines by providing information on students with inactive accounts

To supply school record information on ex-students to prospective employers once their written consent has been obtained

Setting-up of systems to deal with electronic transfer of student assessment data both into and out of school

Producing statistical returns and importing / exporting data as required for external agencies

Managing and maintaining the assessment management software package used by the school (Go4Schools)

To liaise, with the Office Manager regarding the Free School Meals entitlement process and maintain up to date student records

To ensure accurate tracking of PPG data

To assist the Exams Officer as and when necessary

The completion of the School Census and other statistical returns required by the LA and Government

To assist with general administrative duties in the main office as required

To produce data to support the school’s annual exams analysis

To keep up-to-date with developments relating to student progress

To record achievement data for new students and follow up missing information

**Timetable Support**

To be responsible for writing school timetable for various schools using EDVAL, Timetabler and NT6 or any other major timetable software.

To liaise with the member of SLT responsible for the curriculum to ensure that the timetable reflects the strategic direction of the school curriculum

To support MIS Consultants in the management of the school timetable, entering the pastoral structure, making class, group, and band changes as and when required and processing the annual Academic Year Promotion. To assign all students to classes and rooms, resolving timetable clashes and ensuring that there are no blanks.

To make the necessary mid-year changes to the timetable when changes in staffing occur.

To be responsible for the school options system in liaison with the MIS Consultant.

To deal with and resolve queries relating to staff and student timetables.

To be responsible for providing training and support to MIS and Junior MIS consultants.

**Person Specification**

1. Experience
- 2 years+ relevant, successful, and appropriate experience.
- Working knowledge of MIS Systems preferably SIMS, Bromcom, Arbor or ISAMS.
- Evidence of working within a team.
- Evidence of good organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Substantial examinations experience preferably within a secondary school setting.
- Experience of working with school data at both Secondary and Primary level

2. Education and Training
- Evidence of continued professional development.

3. Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, at all levels, both orally