Simon Utting
Worcester Park,Surrey
Summary
With nearly two decades of experience in local authority education and children's services data, I am able to demonstrate extensive expertise and leadership in designing and implementing business intelligence solutions and performance management frameworks across education, children's social care and SEND. I am able to effectively convey insights and trends within data sets to diverse audiences, including heads of service, directors of children's services, and practitioners. I have also been successful throughout my career in stakeholder engagement through collaboration with senior colleagues and external agencies including DfE, OFSTED and other LA counterparts. I am highly skilled in data analysis and management information reporting, and the leadership and management of data teams, always with a focus on driving informed decision-making and strategic direction.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Head of Management Information
Hackney Council, Children and Education
London
10.2009 - Current
- Led programme to design, develop and implement a Management Information Systems and Analysis (MISA) service team within Hackney Education. Which was subsequently expanded by Director of Children's Services to cover Children's Social Care, SEND and Disability and Youth Justice/Youth Offending
- Led and managed MISA team, comprising up to 24 data and management information professionals including data analysts, Business Intelligence developers, Systems Managers and administrators and education/children's social care specialists.
- Providing data analysis and management information services to senior leadership, including Director(s) of Children's Services, Director(s) of Education, SEND and Children's Social Care
- Designed and led programme to implement a full performance management framework for Hackney's SEND and Disability service.
- Senior oversight of programme to change enterprise-wide management information systems integral to Education and Children's services including Capita One to Servelec Synergy and Framework i to MOSAIC
- Accountable for statutory data returns to central government including termly schools census, exam results, SSDA 903 return for looked after children, children in need census and fostering and adoption returns
- Integral to the establishment of the Children's Analytical Tool (ChAT) data Dashboards - now provided to all English LAs by Data to Insight. Part of original group working with colleagues from Waltham Forest LA and OFSTED
- Member of DfE Star Chamber Scrutiny Board since Feb 2014. Responsible for assessment and review of all DfE data collections relating to children's services schools and families
Research and Evaluation Manager
Surrey Council Education Service
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
08.2008 - 09.2009
- Leading a team of statistical data analysts responsible for reporting on key performance indicators in Surrey educational settings to an audience of senior managers, school colleagues and children's social care professionals.
- Development of performance dashboards to streamline reporting across the service
- leading the programme to implement business intelligence solutions to data transformation, extraction and analysis.
Senior research officer
Lifelong Learning UK
London
05.2005 - 06.2008
- Responsible for data analysis and reporting on all aspects of further and higher education workforce in UK.
Principle research officer
Wandsworth Borough Council - Education Department
London
02.2002 - 04.2005
- Responsible for data analysis and reporting on key performance indicators pertaining to education in Wandsworth.
- Providing school and council leadership with individual schools benchmarking data reporting
Client data analyst
Statpro PLC
London
05.2000 - 01.2002
- Analysing data from Statpro clients including Credit Suisse, Investec, Fortis, Skandia and Old Mutual investment banks, prior to implementation of data-driven software on-site.
- Working closely with project managers to ensure successful implementation of Statpro products
- Introducing business intelligence solutions to extracting, transforming and loading of client data into Stapro databases.
Database manager
Audit Commission
London
11.1998 - 04.2000
- Working in the Performance Indicators team, developing database and reporting solutions on the newly-introduced National Performance Indicators.
- Data analysis and reporting on key performance indicators to senior leaders at Audit Commission central and District Audit regional offices
Research and data officer
Funding Agency for Schools
York, North Yorkshire
07.1997 - 10.1998
- Working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team with responsibility for providing data analysis, database development and management information reporting on all aspects of school performance in the grant-maintained sector.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Middlesex University
London 09.1993 - 07.1997
Skills
- Nearly 2 decades of experience working at all levels of local authority education and children's services data and management information provision
- Close collaboration with senior colleagues and service area professionals designing and implementing business intelligence solutions and performance management frameworks across education, SEND, children's social care and health
- Authoritative and unequivocal communication regarding performance, direction of travel and the general 'story' held within a data set to a wide range of LA children's social care, education and SEND audiences, including heads of service, directors and practice professionals
- Networking and liaising with a wide variety of professional colleagues, including central government, la counterparts and other external agencies (OFSTED) to deliver cross-organisation solutions
AI summary
- Data management and analysis
- Business intelligence solutions
- Performance management frameworks
- Authoritative communication skills
- Stakeholder engagement and networking
Timeline
Head of Management Information
Hackney Council, Children and Education
10.2009 - Current
Research and Evaluation Manager
Surrey Council Education Service
08.2008 - 09.2009
Senior research officer
Lifelong Learning UK
05.2005 - 06.2008
Principle research officer
Wandsworth Borough Council - Education Department
02.2002 - 04.2005
Client data analyst
Statpro PLC
05.2000 - 01.2002
Database manager
Audit Commission
11.1998 - 04.2000
Research and data officer
Funding Agency for Schools
07.1997 - 10.1998
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Middlesex University
09.1993 - 07.1997
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