As a business focused on the delivery of a service, the experience, background and capability of our staff is paramount. The team at School ICT Services is arguably one of the most experienced in the region. On average, our staff have over 10 years of specific education ICT experience delivering services to schools.

Steven Hutton (Managing Director)

Steve has held a number of roles in the ICT market and moved into the education ICT sector in 2001 joining Research Machines (RM). Steve subsequently worked at Capita before joining Enterprise Managed Services Ltd (a division of Enterprise plc) in 2006 to take responsibility for the Business Development of ICT Managed Services in the north of England. In 2008 he took on Operational responsibility for the Managed Services arm including sales, support and training services primarily focused on Enterprise's contract with Leeds City Council. As Managing Director of School ICT Services he now takes overall responsibility for the company's continued growth.

Mark Blackwood (Director/MIS Training and Support Manager)

Mark has played a central role in the support and development of MIS in Leeds for nearly 20 years from the initial roll-out of the SIMS software into the authority. He commenced work in Leeds as a Chemistry Teacher in 1986 before moving into the local authority in 1990 to assist in the formation of the MIS unit. Today Mark is responsible for the MIS team at School ICT Services whilst providing day-to-day support and consultancy on NOVA-T, Cover, Attendance and Behaviour modules.

Dan Preston (Director/MIS Training and Support Officer)

Having joined the MIS unit of Leeds City Council in 1993 in a technical capacity, Dan moved into the Training and support team in 1999. Dan specialises in the System Manager and SIMS.net reporting modules.

Jackie Parker (MIS Training and Support Officer)

Jackie joined Leeds City Council MIS Unit in 1990 as a Data Entry Clerk and is now one of our most experienced members of the MIS training and support team. Jackie specialises in the core modules of SIMS .net

Jason Brown (MIS Training and Support Officer)

Jason joined the support team at Enterprise Managed Services in 2007 having previously been employed by Doncaster Local Authority as a School Finance Officer for 11 years. With this background, Jason comfortably slotted into the role of providing FMS, School Fund and Dinner Money support at Enterprise and this role continues at School ICT Services.

Ben Felton (MIS Training and Support Officer)

Ben started his working career with the Education Leeds ICT Development Agency in 2003 as a temporary member of staff working on the helpdesk. Following the transfer of service to Enterprise in 2004, Ben was made a permanent member of staff and spent two more years developing his skills and knowledge on the helpdesk before being promoted into a SIMS Trainer role. The key areas of support expertise include Assessment Manager and SENCO.

Simon Wilson (Technical Services Manager)

Simon joined Leeds City Council from university in 1996 to undertake a technical support role within the MIS unit. He was appointed to the position of Technical Team Leader in 1999 responsible for the MIS team. In 2007 Simon took on responsibility for both curriculum and technical services whilst at Enterprise and now retains this role at School ICT Services.

Dave Pitts-Burnett (ICT Engineer)

Dave has worked in IT since leaving college in 1998, working with the Halifax Building Society before joining Enterprise Managed Services in 2005 to undertake  IT support duties in Leeds schools. Dave is a Microsoft Certified Engineer with a Desktop support specialist accreditation and splits his time between providing reactive support to schools and scheduled contracted visits.

Ian Hornshaw (ICT Engineer)

Joining Leeds City Council Education Department in 1998, Ian transferred under TUPE to Enterprise in 2004, continuing to provide high level technical ICT support and installation services to schools. Ian also undertakes contracted visits at some of our key customer sites in Wakefield.

Gen Hopkinson (Business Development Manager)

Gen worked with our team at the Enterprise Leeds office for just over a year until January 2009 when she moved down to Devon. Fortunately for us the quiet country life in the South West wasn’t her thing and she returned back to the hustle and bustle of Leeds. Her name will probably be unfamiliar to many of you, despite her having been part of the Enterprise team, as she worked primarily in the E-Learning business focusing on ECDL, CLAIT, ITQ and E-Citizen online courseware and examination materials. She was very successful with this business and was particularly good at building strong working relationships with her customers, building a reputation for delivering excellent customer service. Gen takes on responsibility for business development and customer care at School ICT Services.