ICT Technician
Accord Multi Academy Trust
Place Partnership
- £26,406 - £28,142 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Band E, £26,406 - £28,142 (actual salary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 7 August 2026
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and proactive ICT Technician to provide an efficient, high-quality first-line response support service to staff, pupils and visitors of Place Partnership. This is a vital role focused on driving the continuous improvement of ICT facilities and services across all our academies.
As an ICT Technician, you will act as a primary point of contact for all technical support related queries, delivering timely, solution-focused assistance to staff and pupils to minimise disruption to learning. You will be responsible for resolving tickets logged on the ICT helpdesk, including devices, logins, software, printers, and classroom technology, administering secure user accounts for pupils and staff, and diagnosing and resolving common ICT issues efficiently and professionally. Working collaboratively with senior colleagues and line managers, you will further execute routine system maintenance on Academy ICT equipment across all our Academies, ensuring it is clean, functional, and ready for use.
The role further includes responding to support requests via phone, email and in person in a timely manner, and escalating complex technical issues to senior colleagues when necessary. The right candidate will foster a proactive, solution-focused culture within our team, sharing technical guidance to support the ongoing professional development of colleagues and the wider school community.
This post will be based across the West Hub, working across our 5 academies in Wakefield.
About You
The successful candidate will be:
Proactive and highly organised, with the ability to prioritise workload effectively in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
An exceptional communicator, capable of delivering outstanding assistance and handling ICT support requests professionally.
Highly experienced with Microsoft Office software and computer-based management information systems.
Committed to raising standards across our academies, by identifying opportunities to streamline processes, optimise tech performance, and enhance the day-to-day experience for pupils, staff, and visitors.
Effective at building relationships and working collaboratively with colleagues and leaders across the Trust.
About Place Partnership
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking and ambitious organisation, driven by a genuine passion for the wellbeing, care and education of young people.
Place Partnership represents the voluntary merger of two strong and successful Trusts in South and West Yorkshire: Maltby Learning Trust, established in 2014, and Accord Multi Academy Trust, founded in 2016. Both organisations shared a clear ambition - to grow our families of schools, extend the impact of our work, and ensure more children, families and communities could benefit from high-quality education. We recognise that by coming together, we will create a larger organisation with greater capacity to deliver exceptional learning experiences, strengthen school improvement, and contribute more meaningfully to the wider education system. From 1 September 2026, we will comprise 12 academies, supporting children and young people from early years through to Post 16.
We treat people with care and compassion, building belonging, and hold high expectations because everyone matters. We recognise that our people are our greatest strength, and as such, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits as part of our commitment to wellbeing and professional growth. For full details, please see our recruitment pack.
Further Information
Visits are warmly welcomed and can be arranged. For further details regarding this opportunity, for an informal discussion regarding the role or to arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact hr@accordmat.org
Please return completed application forms to hr@accordmat.org
Closing date: 10.00am on Friday 7 August 2026.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 10 August 2026.
Place Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, further details of which can be found at
Place Partnership is committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles.
Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Place Partnership reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Attached documents
About Accord Multi Academy Trust
- Accord Multi Academy Trust
- Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
- West Yorkshire
- WF5 0DG
- United Kingdom
Proposed Trust Merger
Background and Context
The Trustees and Members of Accord Multi Academy Trust have been considering for some time how we might further grow our family of schools to extend the impact of our work to date. The reasons behind our ambition to grow are twofold: firstly, we recognise that a larger organisation will have greater capacity to deliver the very best learning experiences and continue to improve our schools; and, secondly, we want to be able to contribute further to the education system and support more children, families, and communities to achieve success in our locality.
For some time, we engaged in discussions with Maltby Learning Trust (MLT) about the possibility of the two successful and well-established Trusts joining together to create a brand-new organisation, built on the strengths of the two Trusts and resulting in an organisation that will be greater by the sum of their parts. In October 2025, the Department for Education (DfE) publicly approved the application from Accord and MLT to merge creating a larger Trust with a new name and identity of Place Partnership.
Accord and MLT are well established Trusts who will now seek to create a combined family of 12 academies committed to ‘uniting our communities to provide exceptional experiences and achieve success’.
Looking Ahead
This arrangement will be a voluntary merger of equals, rather than any form of takeover / acquisition of one Trust by the other. The two Trusts have much in common, starting with a similar vision and values shaped around putting children and young people first, setting high standards, delivering exceptional learning experiences, and committing to and connecting with the local communities that we serve. The merger will be a true partnership, with two existing organisations coming together as the new Trust, with a co-created vision and mission that prioritises:
Place: Serving and responding to the needs of our communities, working in partnership with a range of stakeholders to support growth, regeneration, and transformation.
People: Investing in people as our most important resource, aligned with our vision for children and our communities.
Purpose: Providing exceptional experiences for all young people that go beyond the classroom, delivering outcomes and opportunities that secure pathways to success, particularly for our most vulnerable children.
Each academy will retain its unique identity whilst benefiting from increased collaboration, shared services, and broader expertise. This is not only a strategic move for both Trusts but also a response to national policy direction encouraging Multi Academy Trust (MAT) consolidation to strengthen the education sector.
We strongly believe that both Trusts are rooted in their local communities, and that our staff teams are central to our respective success. This merger opens up exciting opportunities for professional growth, innovation, and the continued improvement of the quality of education we provide to ensure the very best for our young people.
The merger is anticipated to take effect from 1 September 2026.
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