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A blog about technology in education...
My name is Matthew Setchell, and I have been working in Education, specifically within IT Support and leadership for about 20 years, starting as a technician in my secondary school, through to leadership of IT across several multi academy trusts.
I now work for a managed service provider as a Chief Technology Officer, supporting schools with their cloud, security, safeguarding, infrastructure and strategic needs as well as leading products and delivering training.
This blog is something I have used for a few years now, to put down thoughts and ideas.