Derek Hills
COO, Inspiring Futures Through Learning Multi Academy Trust
Derek Hills is the Chief Operating Officer at Inspiring Futures Through Learning, a trust of 21 schools operating across Milton Keynes and North Northamptonshire. Derek brings nearly 17 years experience across a number of operational roles at school trusts like Harris Federation, where he created and led the data and systems across the trust, and Ark Schools, where he was Director of IT, Data and Systems.
Laying strong foundations
1 Workshop series one
Leading digital transformation within constraints: Two perspectives - lean structures and blending ideas
Digital transformation looks different depending on a trust’s context. This session brings together two case studies - one from the perspective of navigating capacity constraints, and another preparing to bring two digital strategies together. Leaders will share how these environments are shaping their digital priorities, from sequencing and governance to building strong foundations before scaling innovation.