ONE Multi Academies Trust (ONE MAT) delivers core technical infrastructure, robust cybersecurity, and digital classroom support across its schools: The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton (TKAW) and ATAM Academy.
This outlines how our central IT services are governed, resourced, and held accountable, ensuring full alignment with the Department for Education's (DfE) Digital and Technology Standards.
Key Highlights
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Unified Infrastructure: Seamless network and systems management across all trust sites.
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Proactive Cybersecurity: Comprehensive threat mitigation to protect pupil and staff data.
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Classroom Integration: Empowering teaching and learning through reliable educational technology.
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DfE Compliance: Governed to meet national digital standard benchmarks for security, connectivity, and resilience.
What we do
Infrastructure & connectivity
Network switching, wireless coverage and broadband provision across both academy sites, maintained to DfE minimum specifications.
Cyber security
Protecting Trust systems and pupil data through managed device policy, patching, secure configuration and identity governance.
Filtering & monitoring
Keeping pupils safe online in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and the DfE Filtering and Monitoring Standard.
Classroom technology
Planning, procuring and supporting the devices and digital tools that staff and pupils use every day, including SEND-specific technology.
Service desk
A two-technician team providing day-to-day fault resolution, device loans and staff support across both academies, measured against published SLAs.
Digital leadership & governance
Strategic oversight of technology by senior leaders and trustees, with regular reporting and assurance.
Our governance structure
Technical Services is overseen by the Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO) alongside each Academy Principal, ensuring technology aligns with both operational and educational priorities. Service delivery is led by Jon Geary, Technical Services Manager, supported by a Senior Technician embedded at each academy.
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Executive Leadership: Strategic direction is set by the Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO) alongside each Academy Principal, ensuring IT aligns with both trust-wide operations and site-specific educational priorities.
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Technical Management: Service delivery is managed day-to-day by Jon Geary, Technical Services Manager.
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Academy-Level Support: Hands-on operational support is delivered by a dedicated Senior Technician embedded at each academy.
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Trust-Level Oversight: Progress and assurance are reported termly to FARCOM (Finance, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee) for high-level risk management.
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Local Oversight: Updates are presented termly to each school's Local Academy Board (LAB), ensuring clear governance at both trust and academy level.
Our strategy
Our work is guided by the Trust's Digital Strategy 2026–2029, which sets out a four-pillar approach covering infrastructure, classroom technology and AI, communication, and financial and environmental sustainability. The Trust's longer-term Five-Year Digital Technology Vision (2026–2031) extends this with a fifth pillar on governance, workforce and service resilience.