Rob Wall

Proven data leader, with 20+ years in the education sector, passionate about improving student outcomes. Expert in using data & insights to make decisions, streamline operations, and increase business value.

• Strategic leadership of data & MIS systems/teams for a Multi Academy Trust of 12 schools & 8500 learners.
• Additional data leadership & consultancy for the Inspire Partnership - a 9 school MAT based in London/Kent.
• Developing data strategy, policy and procedures and providing advice and guidance to schools + staff.
• Producing data analysis, insights, KPI reporting, and business intelligence to Senior Leaders and Trustees.
• Leading the successful data migration for multiple schools from a legacy MIS system to Arbor cloud MIS platform.
• Co-founder of the Data Leaders Collective - a DfE funded project supporting Data Capability in the ed sector.
• Coordination of the Data Professionals in Education Survey and leading associated research/focus groups.
• Publication of the Data Leaders newsletter + presenting at national events including BETT, ACSL & ArborFest.

Knowledge, skills and attributes:

Thought Leadership, Disruptive Innovation, Data Strategy, Digital Transformation, Change Management, Process Optimisation, Data Analysis & Insights, People and Project Management, Information Systems.

Solutions Focused, Growth Mindset, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration, Capacity Building, Mentoring & coaching Data Managers, Working with teams to improve systems, data & insights.

Advanced spreadsheet skills (Excel & Google Sheets), SQL, Snowflake, Power Bi, Google Looker Studio, Forms, Sites, Canva, Arbor Ambassador, Go 4 Schools Super User, SISRA, SIMS, CATS, Alis, FFT Aspire, ASP, IDSR.

Accountability measures, Performance tables, Assessment & reporting, Target setting, DfE funding rules, Curriculum planning, Ofsted Inspection Framework, JCQ Exam Board regulations, Data protection/GDPR.