Directory of Services

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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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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FFT Education

FFT Education

A CST Platinum Partner

FFT is a non-profit educational organisation. We offer services and resources to schools and Trusts from early years right through to post-16. Our services include education data analysis - providing accurate and insightful information to schools and MATs - and primary teaching resources, from phonics to reciprocal reading, catch up tutoring and more. 

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Hachette Learning

Hachette Learning

A CST Platinum Partner

Hachette Learning is one of the largest educational publishers in the UK able to offer you a huge range of products and services across curriculum, assessment and professional development in one conversation. We provide curriculum resources across ages 4 - 19,  assessments, and professional development for teachers across the UK, and the world. We want to work with you to unlock every learner’s unique potential.  

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Lyfta

Lyfta

A CST Platinum Partner

Lyfta is an award-winning platform which introduces diverse cultures and perspectives to the classroom. Students explore 360° spaces and soundscapes of homes, workplaces and environments from around the world and get to know real people through powerful short films. An impactful, captivating way to nurture empathy, build character and broaden horizons.

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Pearson

Pearson

A CST Platinum Partner

Learners, teachers and families are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to supporting learning – wherever, whenever and however it happens. As each learning journey is different, we offer a wide range of resources, assessments, training and services to support every step of the way.

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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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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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The Access Group

The Access Group

A CST Platinum Partner

Trusted by over 50% of academies – complete software solution for trusts

Access Education provides purpose-built software designed to streamline operations, reduce workload, and support trusts in scaling efficiently. As the only provider offering comprehensive bundles tailored for trusts, they financial management, people management, parental engagement, and, curriculum and assessment, ensuring you have everything you need in one contract, one platform and one price.  Giving you the freedom to put education first. 

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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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Apps for Good

Apps for Good

Apps for Good is an independent charity providing free, fully planned, high-quality introductory computing courses to schools. Students develop essential and digital skills while creating prototype apps for good. We'll even connect you with Industry Volunteers to give 'real-world' feedback on student app ideas.

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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 and Consultancy, 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 MATs, our national reach and local expertise provide the tools and capabilities Trusts need to reach their goals. 

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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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EPM

EPM

EPM supports continuous improvement in schools and trusts by combining best-in-class advice with market-leading technology to keep you one step ahead. Whether you need support with HR, Payroll, Pensions, Safeguarding, MAT Growth or Finance, our expert teams will provide tailored support to streamline operations, drive compliance and help you achieve your strategic objectives.

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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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GL Assessment

GL Assessment

We are a leading provider of formative and standardised assessments to schools and trusts in England. We provide a range of assessments that help trusts highlight strengths and gaps in reading and core subjects; identify and support students with additional learning needs; deliver evidence of whole school improvement; and provide evidence of progress, both at school and trust-level.

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Into Film

Into Film

Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. We bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching to support the curriculum, provide screen industry careers information and advice, and support young filmmakers.

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Lawn Tennis Association

Lawn Tennis Association

The LTA is the national governing body for tennis and padel.  LTA Youth Schools is a free programme for all schools. Designed specifically for schools to support the curriculum and wider school outcomes, it brings together inclusive PE lesson plans, personal development resources, teacher training and much more.

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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 Learning

NSPCC Learning

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. Income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested back into the NSPCC to help protect children. With being experts in safeguarding, you can trust our bespoke consultancy to help you deliver services for children and families.

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ONVU Learning

ONVU Learning

ONVU Learning is a video lesson capture tool for schools, offering a unique 360-degree view of the entire classroom with superior audio quality.  
 
It supports teachers in enhancing teaching methods, promotes autonomy and self-reflection by allowing teacher-controlled footage sharing.  
 
It addresses traditional observation anxieties, teacher well-being and supports personalised CPD.

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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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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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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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Sync

Sync

Sync supports Multi Academy Trusts across the UK, aiding in the adoption, deployment, and ongoing use of Apple technology. This includes the provision of hardware, software, and finance solutions, as well as installations, training, technical support, repairs, and more. 

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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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0115 9170142

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