Oliver Cooper

Oliver Cooper

ICT Support Technician

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  • About me

    Teacher/IT/Facilities

  • Education

    • University of Derby

      2010 - 2014
      Computer Networks and Security (BSc) Business Computing and Law 2:1

      Activities and Societies: d:one Student Union Radio Station

    • Liverpool John Moores University

      2014 - 2015
      PGDE in Computer Science and Information Technology Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Experience

    • The Arthur Terry School

      Sept 2012 - Aug 2013
      ICT Support Technician

      A year's work placement at The Arthur Terry School with a primary role overseeing the successful implementation of the Moodle e-learning platform.Worked extensively on the school's digital signage solution, implementing the Xibo software solution across a number of public displays. Overseeing the transition of a number of web services to platforms hosted and managed internally; working largely with a multisite WordPress installation to encourage user-driven content.First line ICT Support to teaching and non-teaching staff throughout the school and academy group. Using a range of IT systems including Siemens HiPath VOIP, Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft System Centre 2012, Microsoft Server 2008R2/2012, Microsoft Hyper-V, IIS, MSSQL, MySQL, HP Procurve Networking, OS X Server.Worked closely with teaching staff at the school with the intent to pursue a career in secondary education. Took on a small roll teaching key stage 3 computing during this time. Show less

    • Stockland Green School

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2016
      Teacher of Computing
    • Stephen Sutton Multi-Academy Trust

      Apr 2017 - Sept 2019
      Network Development Lead

      Whole-school network development and strategy including curricular and operational technologies.

    • Chase Terrace Academy

      Sept 2019 - now

      Premises and ICT manager for a large secondary school. Overseeing team of site and ICT technicians, capital expenditure projects, statutory compliance, condition monitoring/projects, day-to-day maintenance & ops. GCSE & A-Level Computer Science, GCSE Business Studies

      • Premises & ICT Network Manager

        Aug 2023 - now
      • Teacher of Computer Science

        Sept 2016 - now
      • Network and Facilities Coordinator

        Sept 2019 - Aug 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Qualified Teacher Status

      National College for Teaching & Leadership
      Jul 2015