Head of Digital Services
| Posting date: | 28 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Location: | Droitwich, Not recorded, WR9 0PH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 56eb6b2e-2d15-42f1-a52c-49ab9a08bc27 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional Head of Digital Services to lead a pivotal phase of digital transformation across our growing and ambitious multi-academy trust.
This is a strategic leadership role with the opportunity to build, shape and scale a high-quality digital service. You will lead the trust’s digital strategy, ensuring systems, infrastructure and cyber security are secure, reliable and aligned to educational priorities.
Working closely with senior leaders, you will play a key role in enabling outstanding teaching, learning and operational excellence through technology.
Key Responsibilities
•Lead and deliver the trust-wide digital strategy
•Ensure secure, reliable and high-performing digital services
•Oversee cyber security, compliance and risk
•Lead and develop the trust’s IT and digital team
•Drive innovation and build a scalable digital service model
Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to build – not just maintain - a digital service.
There is clear ambition to grow this into a sustainable traded service, supporting schools beyond the trust and creating long-term value.
About You
We are looking for a credible, forward-thinking leader who can combine strategic vision with strong operational delivery. You will bring proven experience of leading IT and digital services at scale, with a strong understanding of infrastructure, systems and cyber security. You can translate strategy into delivery in complex environments, build and lead effective teams, and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders. Above all, you are motivated by the opportunity to use technology to improve outcomes for children.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to:
• Shape digital services across a growing organisation
• Influence strategy at senior leadership level
• Deliver meaningful impact for schools, staff and pupils
• Create something with lasting value and reach beyond the trust
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional Head of Digital Services to lead a pivotal phase of digital transformation across our growing and ambitious multi-academy trust.
This is a strategic leadership role with the opportunity to build, shape and scale a high-quality digital service. You will lead the trust’s digital strategy, ensuring systems, infrastructure and cyber security are secure, reliable and aligned to educational priorities.
Working closely with senior leaders, you will play a key role in enabling outstanding teaching, learning and operational excellence through technology.
Key Responsibilities
•Lead and deliver the trust-wide digital strategy
•Ensure secure, reliable and high-performing digital services
•Oversee cyber security, compliance and risk
•Lead and develop the trust’s IT and digital team
•Drive innovation and build a scalable digital service model
Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to build – not just maintain - a digital service.
There is clear ambition to grow this into a sustainable traded service, supporting schools beyond the trust and creating long-term value.
About You
We are looking for a credible, forward-thinking leader who can combine strategic vision with strong operational delivery. You will bring proven experience of leading IT and digital services at scale, with a strong understanding of infrastructure, systems and cyber security. You can translate strategy into delivery in complex environments, build and lead effective teams, and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders. Above all, you are motivated by the opportunity to use technology to improve outcomes for children.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to:
• Shape digital services across a growing organisation
• Influence strategy at senior leadership level
• Deliver meaningful impact for schools, staff and pupils
• Create something with lasting value and reach beyond the trust
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.