Director of Digital and Information Systems
Epsom College
Surrey
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 February 2025
Job overview
Epsom College is a co-educational day and boarding school with approximately 1100 pupils aged 11-18. The College is located one mile from Epsom town, below Epsom Downs in heritage and modern buildings set in a beautiful tree-filled campus of some 72 acres. Originally founded by The Royal Medical Benevolent Foundation, today the College strives to develop the individual talents of every girl and boy.
Epsom College is seeking to appoint a Director of Digital and Information Systems, a newly created role to support the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in leading and transforming the information technology functions across the Epsom College. It is an exciting time at the College with the recent commencement of the 16th Head of Epsom College and he and the COO are now in a position to set and deliver a new and ambitious strategy for the College, building on its success and ensuring a modern operating and learning environment.
As a key member of the College’s Leadership Team, the Director of Digital and Information Systems will have strategic responsibility for information technology across the College.
The Director of Digital and Information Systems will work closely with the COO and Deputy Head (Academic) to ensure the smooth running of the team with a focus on
o the use of technology for teaching and learning and for business operations
o the integration of the College’s data and information systems
o the reliability of the technical infrastructure and cyber security
o the operational support provided by in-house IT Technical Services team
You will have hands-on experience of leading a diverse IT team, ideally within an education setting and have the ability to meet the needs of both academic and operational teams. You will also have a track record of implementing and upgrading existing systems, as well as leading on digital strategy. You will be a conscientious and hard-working individual who enjoys collaborating with a wide range of activities but also wanting to make a difference.
You will possess strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders. The successful candidate will be highly organised with a flexible and adaptable style. You will embrace the Epsom College ethos and values in all aspects of the role.
The College offers a competitive salary, pension membership with life assurance cover, generous school fee discount which is applicable to this role, private healthcare plan, and other lifestyle benefits.
The College is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best staff, ensuring that our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
The College has appointed recruitment specialist Anderson Quigley to support this appointment. For further information please visit our website, or for a confidential discussion please contact Melanie Pye on
melanie.pye@andersonquigley.com or 07743 927 786
Closing date for applications: Sunday 16
th February 2025
About Epsom College
The College has grown significantly in the past seven years, with pupil numbers rising 40% as the result of the opening of our Lower School in 2016, and growth throughout the rest of the College. We admit pupils into Years 7, 9, and 12, and each year around 220 new children join our community, with an average of five pupils applying for every space.
Epsom is a happy school. Almost all our pupils remain with us for their A-levels, and staff retention is equally strong. Around 60% of staff live onsite, which lends the College a real sense of community and togetherness.
From 8am until 6pm, our 72-acre campus is alive with learning; academic lessons also take place on Saturday mornings meaning that pupils have time each day to learn and develop outside the classroom. Our co-curricular programme – which features a vast array of clubs, societies and activities each week – is award-winning (picking up the ‘Best of the Best’ accolade from The Week for six consecutive years); our CCF is one of the largest in the UK; and our Duke of Edinburgh programme currently has over 100 pupils completing their Gold or Silver award.
In addition, our timetable features wellbeing lessons, an award-winning Personal Social Development offering, and an hour each week for volunteering in the community. Last year Epsom pupils gave 9,830 hours of their time to help local charities, schools, and community groups.
When pupils aren’t busy with all of the above, they can relax and catch up with friends in their House. We have 13 single-sex Houses for all our pupils from Year 9 upwards (whether they are day pupils or boarders). This combination of single sex accommodation within a co-ed environment gives us the best of both worlds.
The fact our houses are physical buildings, where pupils can step through the door into a space that’s entirely their own, is key to the success of our pastoral programme. This was part of the reason why Epsom was named Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing (2022-23).
Sport is central to the College. We have been named the top co-ed school for sport in south east England, and compete in county and national finals in all our major sports across all age groups. Over 22 sports are offered to our pupils, and the aim is to encourage participation for all – we regularly field D and E teams, and see an average of 90% of pupils playing competitive fixtures.
Our focus on delivering an all-round education, that develops the whole child, is regularly celebrated. In the past four years, in both the TES and Independent School of the Year Awards, we have been a finalist in the categories of Boarding School of The Year, Co-Ed School of the Year, SLT of the Year, Creativity in Teaching, Student Wellbeing, Community Initiative, and Sporting Achievement. We were voted the overall winner at the Independent School of the Year awards (2022-23), and the Sunday Times’ most improved school in the UK for 2024.
We hope that you are excited by the opportunity to come and join the fantastic teachers and support staff who work here.
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