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Wanted: Digital chief for England's schools. Must enjoy data, AI, and concrete problems

Public Sector

Are you ready to RAAC?

England's Department for Education isadvertising a role paying up to £200,000 a year to lead a new digital andinfrastructure group overseeing school buildings and maintenance, as well as technology and data.

Its Director General, Digital andInfrastructure, will lead the technology function ofaround 1,800 staff, develop a new strategy covering digital services, data, and artificial intelligence, and lead work on a unique identifierfor children and other learners in England. Scotland, Wales, andNorthern Ireland run education services on a devolved basis.

The successful candidate will alsoimplement a new strategy for "the education estate" of schools,colleges, nurseries, and children's homes. The job ad warns the function "carriessome of the highest levels of risk and accountability in thedepartment - including life-and-death decisions on safety," citing ongoing work to remove unsafe reinforcedautoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from schools.

"I am looking for a leader who ismotivated by impact -...

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