Consistent standards across every school, with local presence at each.

Yes. We standardise systems, security and DfE-standards compliance across every school in the trust, while keeping local, responsive support at each site. This solves the common problem of inconsistent systems and standards between schools in a trust.

Yes. We audit your setup against the DfE Digital and Technology Standards with a RAG rating, then build a costed roadmap tied to your SFVS and total cost of ownership model, and assure it every term (Autumn for safety and risk, Spring for money and assets, Summer for impact and skills). Every school gets a digital strategy as standard, not just reactive support.

Yes. We provide central visibility and reporting for trust leadership, with trust-wide assurance and compliance, so leaders can see the picture across every school rather than chasing each one separately.

Start by understanding exactly where you stand, because the standards are broad and few schools meet them all at once. We audit your setup against the DfE Digital and Technology Standards with a clear RAG rating, so you can see what is met, what is nearly there and what needs work. But meeting the standards is about more than a checklist: our education service is built around five pillars that align to the range of DfE requirements, covering leadership and governance, safeguarding (filtering and monitoring under KCSIE), the DfE digital standards themselves, cyber security (including Cyber Essentials and managed detection meeting the DfE cyber standards), and digital literacy. From there we build a costed, prioritised roadmap tied to your budget and assure it every term, so you make steady, evidenced progress rather than facing it all at once. A free DfE Digital Standards health check is the natural first step.

Yes. As a trust you benefit from economies of scale on licensing, hardware and contracts through our procurement frameworks, combined with consistent multi-site support, so you get better value across the trust without losing local presence at each school.

It depends on the type of school, but for most, outsourcing or co-management is stronger than hiring alone. A primary school rarely has the budget or need for full-time IT staff, and a single hire cannot cover helpdesk, cyber security, networking, cloud and strategy. For multi-academy trusts and secondary schools, co-management is almost always stronger: your on-site staff handle day-to-day needs while we provide the specialist skills and, through our virtual CIO service, manage the full IT strategy. Either way, you get a team of skilled specialists at a lower cost than employing those multiple skills full-time, because not every school needs a full-time cyber, networking or cloud expert, but every school needs access to them.

By standardising the things that benefit from consistency, security, core systems, DfE-standards compliance and central reporting, while keeping responsive local support at each school. Trust leadership gets visibility and economies of scale; each school keeps a service that understands its own setup. Consistency also helps rather than hinders with local challenges: whatever the demographic or geographical differences between your schools, a consistent foundation means each one is supported to the same standard, with local presence where it is needed. You do not have to choose between central control and local responsiveness.

Yes. We partner with Securly, Smoothwall, ClassroomCloud and other leading providers, and specialise in filtering and monitoring systems compliant with DfE standards and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). We handle the full installation, from technical setup through to user guidance, including upskilling your safeguarding team so they can use the system confidently. Because we are not tied to one product, we fit the right system to each school.

Yes. Rooted in Hull, we support schools and multi-academy trusts nationwide. Our education service is built around the DfE Digital and Technology Standards, KCSIE, filtering and monitoring, and cyber requirements, turned into one prioritised roadmap.

For schools we use a per-pupil model, giving predictable, budget-friendly costs. This is paired with a costed digital roadmap tied to your SFVS and total cost of ownership planning, so spending is planned across budget years rather than reactive.