The Trust’s IT Support Team has been nationally recognised with an award at a leading UK education technology event.
The team took home the Outstanding IT Professionals Award at the Edufuturists Uprising 2026 event.
The recognition reflects several years of sustained work and collaboration across the Trust and judges highlighted the team’s innovation, efficiency and long-term strategic approach.
Joe Redmond, Trust IT Manager, said: “We were honestly not expecting this. It’s just one evening against the backdrop of a really challenging time in schools. But it is important to share because everything recognised has only been possible thanks to the support and trust shown by our headteachers and staff over the past four years.”
The award was presented by Dave Leonard, of the Association of Network Managers in Education.
He said: “The judges thought it rare to see a team with such initiative. The succession planning through their apprenticeship scheme, recruiting five apprentices every 18 months, is genuinely innovative, removing reliance on external parties and delivering clear financial savings. They completed a full cloud transformation in two years against a five-year estimate and maintain satisfaction above 97 per cent across thousands of support tickets.”
The work of the IT Support Team has focused on enabling schools to operate smoothly and efficiently, helping reduce operational pressures on staff.
Joe added: “We know it isn’t easy out there at the moment. If a well-functioning IT service is one less thing for schools to worry about, then we feel we’re doing our job.”
