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Arbor Education

Arbor Education

A CST Platinum Partner

Arbor is the UK’s most popular cloud MIS, helping schools and trusts of all sizes to transform the way they work. Our MAT MIS is custom-built for better collaboration across your trust, with tools that make it easy to work together as one organisation.

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BlueSky Education

BlueSky Education

A CST Platinum Partner

BlueSky is the multi award-winning comprehensive solution that supports school leaders and staff with appraisal, professional development, quality assurance, school evaluation and improvement. BlueSky helps schools and Trusts to elevate outcomes by putting people at the centre of a professional dialogue.

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Education Mutual

Education Mutual

A CST Platinum Partner

Education Mutual provides an innovative way to manage staff absence protection for schools and Trusts. As a member owned DFE recommended provider, we run solely for the benefit of members rather than shareholders.

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Edurio

Edurio

A CST Platinum Partner

Edurio is a trusted provider of stakeholder surveys for school and trust leaders to take better care of their staff, pupils and parents.

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GCSEPod

GCSEPod

A CST Platinum Partner

GCSEPod delivers a supportive blended learning strategy designed around award-winning content for 28 GCSE/ IGCSE subjects and Functional Skills. With award-winning assessment and seamless integration, you can teach, assess, monitor, and engage on demand. Reporting, intervention, and evidencing progress is made simple and can be used from Y7-Y11 and beyond.

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IRIS Education

IRIS Education

A CST Platinum Partner

Our mission is to help trusts of all sizes improve outcomes for pupils. We achieve this by connecting people with the data they need, when and where they need it.

From finance and MIS systems to HR and engagement tools, we provide cloud technology which drives efficiency.

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Pearson

Pearson

A CST Platinum Partner

Learning is the most powerful force for change in the world. That’s why we’re focusing on supporting diversity and inclusion, positive mental health and wellbeing, and sustainability in education.

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PLMR

PLMR

A CST Platinum Partner

PLMR delivers communications with impact. We are proud to support the Confederation of School Trusts and are a trusted partner for education organisations across the sector including school trusts, further education organisations, universities, exam boards, early years groups, EdTech companies, education charities and more.

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RSM

RSM

A CST Platinum Partner

RSM is a leading global provider of audit, assurance, tax and consulting services. Organisations providing and supporting education form a major part of our client portfolio. Education – academies, further and higher education and independent schools - is a sector we are passionate about having worked in/with it since 1993.

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Teaching Personnel

Teaching Personnel

A CST Platinum Partner

Teaching Personnel is the UK’s leading education recruitment agency. Established in 1996, we have registered hundreds of thousands of teachers and learning support staff who have chosen us to help them find work in UK classrooms.

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Academy 21

Academy 21

Academy21 is the first online alternative provision accredited by the DFE. We provide students who have additional needs or challenging circumstances access to the high-quality education they need and deserve. Our highly qualified and experienced teachers deliver adaptive teaching through our 100%  live lessons, building students’ confidence and supporting reintegration.

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Autism Education Trust (AET)

Autism Education Trust (AET)

The AET’s DfE supported training programme for schools and trusts equips staff with practical, research-based strategies to confidently support autistic students, fostering a culture of expertise across schools and trusts. With over 15 years of experience, we provide consistent, high-quality training, which is cost-effective, integrates into existing CPD and delivers long-lasting impact.

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Baltic Apprenticeships

Baltic Apprenticeships

Baltic Apprenticeships is a national, Ofsted outstanding training provider focused on developing tech and digital skills. Through our innovative apprenticeship programmes, we support school trusts across the nation to recruit and train staff in IT, data analysis, software development and digital marketing.


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Capita Entrust

Capita Entrust

Capita Entrust is a collaborative service provider with a difference. Our all-encompassing portfolio includes HR Advisory, payroll and training, education improvement, SEND and inclusion, technology, property, finance, outdoor education and governance solutions. As a partner to over 6,000 schools and trusts, our national reach and local expertise provide the tools and capabilities schools and Trusts need to reach their goals. 

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CJK Associates Ltd

CJK Associates Ltd

We help school trusts to fine tune vision, mission, values and culture.  Assess your current operational arrangements with financial and quality benchmarks.  Design your future organisation, governance, systems, processes and skills, and set out the steps to implement them.  
Bespoke CEO, COO, CFO coaching based on your needs, including NPEQL project mentoring.

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Community Playthings

Community Playthings

At Community Playthings we believe that the best way to improve children’s wellbeing and outcomes is to convene and support the people who care most about them. By sponsoring CST’s Early Years Community, we hope to strengthen best practices and support a thriving community of practice within Trusts that will empower better outcomes for children.

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Coram Life Education SCARF

Coram Life Education SCARF

18% of 7-16 year olds have a probable mental disorder. Coram Life Education & SCARF, the primary PSHE education charity, exists to tackle this. We work with 1 in 6 primary schools, reaching 588,000 children through SCARF online resources (meeting RSHE requirements), educator-led wellbeing workshops and comprehensive staff training. 

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Education Support

Education Support

Education Support exists to support the mental health and wellbeing of everyone working in education. Our Employee Assistance Programme is tailored to meet the needs of all education staff.
 
The education sector is a uniquely rewarding environment, but presents unique challenges around staff mental health and wellbeing. To support staff mental health and wellbeing, you need expert care.

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Edwin People

Edwin People

Edwin People partners with schools and MATs providing a range of strategic leadership and HR services.

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Evidence Based Education

Evidence Based Education

We provide training and tools to help enhance the quality of teaching. Our work is evidence led. We bridge the gap between research and practice, supporting teachers and leaders to be informed. We create innovative, impactful and engaging professional learning to help improve learner outcomes for good.

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Governors for Schools

Governors for Schools

Governors for Schools sources volunteers for vacancies on school and trust boards. Working with partners, we inform people about the role and encourage them to use their skills to support the education sector. Our services support you to find the right person for your board, via free-to access matching or our bespoke governor, chair and trustee headhunting offers.


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Healthy Minds at Work LLP

Healthy Minds at Work LLP

HealthyMinds@Work is a mental health consultancy that helps schools improve the mental and emotional wellbeing of staff. We provide reflective practice, supervision and coaching to help people manage the psychological impact of working in mentally and emotionally challenging roles.  We also provide psychoeducational training to develop leadership, communication and emotional intelligence skills.

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IMP Software

IMP Software

IMP Software supports smarter MAT finance with MAT-first tools for budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and ICFP. Trusted by 450+ MATs and backed by 5-star Trustpilot reviews, our solutions are developed in partnership with MATs and built by ex-trust professionals. We help MATs unify their data and achieve smarter financial management.

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Juniper Education

Juniper Education

Juniper Education is a provider of software, systems and support services. From pupil performance tracking, financial management, teacher training, HR support and payroll services, websites, and parental engagement; Juniper provide over 12,000 schools and trusts with the tools needed improve the lives of pupils through improved learning outcomes.

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Litmus Partnership

Litmus Partnership

Litmus is the UK’s leading catering and FM management consultancy. Each Litmus consultant has walked in the shoes of their clients before becoming consultants, so they understand first-hand the challenges faced by decision makers in the multi-academy trust sector.

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MAC Construction Consultants

MAC Construction Consultants

MAC is a leading consultancy providing strategic estates management and construction project management services from our seven regional offices. We believe that excellence within estates leads to excellent educational outcomes and to support this, we provide Condition and Compliance Surveys; Capital Funding Support; Design and Project Management; and Decarbonisation Advice. 

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MyNewTerm

MyNewTerm

Our mission is to connect schools and candidates directly via a fully compliant, standardised application process. We work with over 250 MATs to make the recruitment process more efficient, ensure compliance, and increase candidate attraction.  

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NSPCC

NSPCC

NSPCC Learning helps you protect the children and young people you work with by keeping you up-to-date with the latest child protection policies, whilst delivering expert elearning courses and face-to-face training. With being experts in safeguarding, you can trust our bespoke consultancy to help you deliver services for children and families.

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Progress Teaching Limited

Progress Teaching Limited

ProgressTeaching is the trusted, centralised platform for teacher development, pupil attainment and progress insights, parent communications, and multi-level reporting. 
 
We put teaching and learning at the heart of everything we do so all children get a great education – especially those that need the most support. 

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RM

RM

RM is on a mission. Teachers and support staff spend too long getting technology to work rather than delivering exceptional teaching and learning. Our strategy and support services will help make your trust’s technology fit for now and the future.

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School Business Services

School Business Services

School Business Services’ education-specific teams specialise in Finance, MIS and ICT. Our professional services include short- and long-term cover for finance and data staff at all levels, along with management accounting, internal scrutiny and timetabling. Our financial forecasting and planning software SBS Budgets is used by over 200 MATs.

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Secure Schools

Secure Schools

Secure Schools supports schools and trusts with cyber security. We only work in education and everything we do is school-specific. Our software includes staff training, a phishing simulator and a policy builder which trusts can manage centrally. Our services include cyber security audits, network testing and Cyber Essentials accreditation.

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SMID

SMID

SMID provides school trusts with innovative data management solutions that seamlessly integrate with Power BI, enabling real-time insights and streamlined reporting. Our support promotes informed decision-making, improving student outcomes and enhancing educational effectiveness across trusts.

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Solutions for Accounting

Solutions for Accounting

Solutions for Accounting is a leading Sage Business Partner, offering tailored financial management solutions for the education sector. Our software enhances efficiency, ensures compliance, and supports strategic decisions. We empower your teams to streamline processes, reduce administrative burdens, and focus on educational outcomes with our dedicated expertise and support.

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STEM Learning

STEM Learning

STEM Learning is the UK’s largest provider of education support for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and our mission is to raise young people’s engagement and achievement in STEM subjects and careers. We offer high-impact teacher professional development and support a broad curriculum through STEM Ambassadors, STEM Clubs and enrichment.  

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Steplab

Steplab

Steplab is a professional learning platform that provides schools with everything needed to systematically improve teaching.

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Steplab

Steplab

Steplab is a professional learning platform for schools that harnesses instructional coaching and strategic analysis to systematically improve teaching and learning.

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Teaching Vacancies

Teaching Vacancies

Teaching Vacancies is a free, national search and listing service to help state funded primary and secondary schools in England recruit leaders, teachers and support staff. We’re trying to help schools solve the problem of high teacher recruitment costs – estimated at £75 million a year.

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The Anna Freud Centre – Schools Division

The Anna Freud Centre – Schools Division

The Anna Freud Centre has been pioneering better mental health care and support for children, young people and their families for over 65 years.

The Centre is the only children and young people’s mental health charity to combine research and innovation, clinical practice, and training and dissemination.

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Thrive

Thrive

Thrive® supports wellbeing to improve attendance, behaviour and attainment. Used in more than 2,800 settings, our USP is the combination of high-quality training and an award-winning profiling and action planning tool and action-planning tool. These allow trusts to make and measure wellbeing progress so that their pupils are emotionally-steady and ready to learn.

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Welbee

Welbee

Welbee addresses the challenges of improving staff wellbeing without adding to workload.

Our easy to use online platform helps to systematically deliver evidence proven benefits of higher staff retention, reduced absences, better financial performance and raised student attainment and outcomes. DfE Staff Wellbeing Charter recognised measurement and recommended actions.


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West Mercia Energy

West Mercia Energy

WME are a leading Public Buying Organisation, with 30 years’ experience procuring energy and providing energy services to the education sector via our "DfE approved” energy frameworks.

Our experienced team specialise in making energy procurement, and the management of complex, multi-site portfolios simple and efficient – An ideal solution for MAT’s.

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Youth Sport Trust

Youth Sport Trust

The Youth Sport Trust is the UK’s leading charity improving every young person’s education and development through sport and play.

Working together, we empower young people to achieve their own personal best and equip educators to change lives

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0115 9170142

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