Over the summer of 2025 and into September, Dudley Academies Trust embarked on its most ambitious IT transformation to date. This overhaul, driven by the vision of sector-leading digital excellence, has modernised infrastructure, empowered staff and students, and positioned the Trust as a regional leader in educational technology. The following highlights the scale, innovation, and impact of this work.
Delivered a complete redesign and implementation of a modern, scalable CCTV system to enhance site security and safeguarding.
The Aspire Centre project delivered a secure, connected, and modern learning environment for alternative provision at Pegasus Academy. I worked as part of the IT team to manage all aspects of technology procurement and deployment. Key Achievements Impact The Aspire…
The IT team worked closely with the Central Marketing Team to design, launch, and support the Innovation Exchange website, showcasing the Trust’s commitment to digital engagement and outreach. Key Achievements Impact These websites have strengthened the Trust’s digital presence, supporting…
The launch of the Innovation Exchange Centre at Millennium Point marked a major milestone for the Trust’s digital strategy. I led the procurement, setup, and configuration of all systems and hardware for this flagship facility. This included: Key Achievements Impact…
Supported the technical planning and rollout of a new Management Information System across all schools within the Trust.
The IT team worked closely with the Central Marketing Team to design, launch, and support the Teach Dudley website, showcasing the Trust’s commitment to digital engagement and outreach. Key Achievements Impact These websites have strengthened the Trust’s digital presence, supporting…
Beginnings In the later part of my time at Beacon Hill Academy, and then from early on during my move to the Dudley Academies Trust Central Team, I started to explore how we could use various scripting technologies to automate…
In summer 2024, the IT team identified a gap in the Trust’s Managed Service Provider’s (MSP) approach to backups, meaning that Microsoft 365 went without an appropriate distaster recovery plan. Given that we were placing an increasing emphasis on colleagues…
Following a Trust-wide review of lockdown procedures, I worked with the Central Compliance, Estates and Operations teams to, expand the deployment of NetSupport Notify as the standard lockdown alert system. NetSupport Notify was a system that I had researched and…