ACE Advice is an independent consultancy specialising in catering and cleaning services within the Academy and State School sectors. Our experience spans both outsourced contracts and directly managed services, providing us with a well-rounded perspective on the operational and financial opportunities available in each approach.
We support our clients by:
Our consultants' insights and recommendations frequently result in significant savings or improved contract terms that far exceed our fees. We firmly believe our services represent a valuable investment rather than just an expense.
Contact: hello@ace-advice.co.uk
Find out more: ace-advice.co.uk
Barker is one of the country’s leading education property consultants.
We assist school trusts to deliver the best education outcomes through the four areas of effective estate management:
We understand that effective curriculum delivery requires high quality learning environments, and an efficient estate frees up finances that can be deployed to front line services.
With our extensive education experience, and accreditations from RIBA and RICS, Barker can offer you the full breadth of property consultancy that aligns to your vision and strategy.
To find out more visit barker-associates.co.uk or call 01279 647111
BookingsPlus helps MATs to centralise and optimise community lettings. Your modern, stylish lettings website empowers your customers to search, book and pay for space online, whilst retaining the necessary control for managing within a school context. Engaging virtual tours sell your spaces, enhance accessibility and reduce customer queries.
Whether you are new to lettings or established, BookingsPlus is excellent value, which is why we are trusted by some of the most successful MATs to generate vital income with optimal efficiency.
Get in touch or pay us a visit for a free lettings benchmarking report.
Find out more: schoolbookings.co.uk
Browne Jacobson is the law firm for positive impact across business and society.
We've always worked across business and society, and this expertise sets us apart.
We champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions. This is how our lawyers improve outcomes for every person, community, education institution and business we serve.
Our leading education team delivers a comprehensive portfolio of legal and HR services to independent schools, academies, universities and local authorities.
We're proud to be a leading employer in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2024.
Find out more: brownejacobson.com
CJK specialises in providing bespoke consultancy services to multi-academy trusts and school groups. We use benchmarking data to underpin strategic decisions with real-world insights. Our mission in working with trusts and school groups is to help them on the next step of their development journey; always reflecting their individual culture and values. We have been working with trust leaders for over 8 years to shape and evolve our services which include: helping trusts to review, optimise and design their operating model, development of trust strategy, and support for trust growth and mergers.
Find out more: cjkassociates.co
Constellia - Neutral Vendor Solutions for #Goods, #Services, #Technology, and #Works.
Established in 2007, Constellia is a leading Neutral Vendor Managed Service Provider in the UK. We manage over £200 million of spend across 150+ public sector organisations, including Multi-Academy Trusts, state schools, universities, and further education institutions. Our dynamic marketplace houses 2,000+ pre-approved suppliers, granting educational institutions access to 400+ subcategories of spend. Whether you seek construction, technology services, FM, catering, professional services, or temporary teaching staff, our marketplace swiftly connects you with the right suppliers. We provide public sector clients the flexibility and choice to buy through one simple route quickly and compliantly, helping drive efficiencies and savings.
Find out more: constellia.com
Edurio is a leading provider of stakeholder feedback solutions to schools and trusts. It works with over 150 trusts as well as 2,000 schools across the UK and internationally.
Edurio has developed an advanced survey management and data visualisation platform for schools and multi-academy trusts as well as a research-based survey library. It covers topics such as staff retention, parental engagement as well as teaching and learning. The team designs surveys in partnership with academic experts and practitioners to address school management priorities and inspection requirements.
Edurio publishes research, case studies and practical guidance on evidence-driven school improvement.
Find out more: home.edurio.com
Supporting Schools and trusts to deliver organisational improvement, reduce workload, and enhance staff retention by providing expert HR, financial, recruitment, and strategic leadership services which drive efficiency and secure financial stability.
Find out more: edwinpeople.com
Reduce energy costs for your trust by 60% and move faster towards net zero without upfront capital investment.
eEnergy helps your trust achieve this in three ways:
Intelligent data solutions help eliminate energy waste and validate your savings. Our unique £40m Net Zero fund, backed by NatWest, provides your trust with competitive, compliant, off-balance sheet decarbonisation funding. With over 1000 successful projects we’ve already helped schools save more than £100m. Learn More: eenergy.com
EntrySign is at the forefront of advanced visitor and contractor management, being the preferred sign-in solution for countless schools and organisations globally. EntrySign are committed to providing the latest innovations, features, and integrations to elevate on-site security, optimise building entry, enhance safety procedures, and improve regulatory compliance. EntrySign empowers organisations with a solution to effortlessly and efficiently sign in, secure and safeguard their people and premises every day.
Find out more: entrysign.co.uk
Founded by a team of financial experts and ex-MAT professionals, IMP Software has a deep understanding of the challenges facing multi-academy trusts. Financial planning is critical to the success of any educational institution, and we're committed to providing our clients with the tools they need to achieve their financial goals. IMP has spent years creating intuitive, integrated tools to help multi-academy trusts master their finances, from budgeting to, more recently, integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP). Our mission is to empower multi-academy trusts with the tools and expertise they need to manage their finances more efficiently and effectively.
Find out more: impsoftware.co.uk
Ingleton Wood are a multidisciplinary building consultancy to the education sector. Whether your need is isolated to a small survey or you require assistance with respect to a large multi-million pound project we can assemble a team to suit your requirements. Our interest is in building long term relationships with educational establishments where these clients return to us due to the quality of our service. Our areas of expertise include planning, architecture, building surveying, project management, interior design, sustainability, mechanical and electrical engineering, structural and civil engineering, quantity surveying, CDM and health and safety and the building safety act. We always start with sustainability as a primary design objective, while understanding the financial challenges that face all educational establishments.
Find out more: ingletonwood.co.uk
iplicit for Education is rapidly becoming recognised as the genuine alternative to old finance systems that trusts have outgrown. The expanding family of iplicit for Education customers includes SATs through to 53-strong trusts, across 450+ academies (at time of publication). With open API to all the major education budget management systems, managing your actual spend and financial forecasting is seamless. Operational excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Our people have supported education for decades, previously working in schools, trusts, local authorities and education support companies.
Find out more: iplicit.com
Used by over 13,000 schools and trusts, our management information system brings next-generation technology into schools, reinventing the way data and insights are used to improve educational outcomes.
Trusts such as Unity Schools, Kernow Learning, Future Academies and Durrington, and schools including Wallisdean, and Culcheth High School, use our technology to connect people with data, creating intelligent insights to help educators make better decisions and deliver smarter outcomes for pupils.
We are passionate about helping individuals, teams and organisations be successful and with time on your side, you can focus on what really matters to you. Time means value. And value means success.
Find out more: iris.co.uk/education
Litmus is an independent food service, purchasing solutions and catering and facilities management consultancy that has been assisting organisations since 1993. Our goal is to ensure our clients receive the best possible return on the investments they make in the provision of vital support services - whether outsourced or managed in-house. We work with single sites and whole estates and have established specialist teams that deliver specific expertise.
Find out more: litmuspartnership.co.uk
Our team of dedicated Education Relationship Managers provide ongoing strategic support in the formation and growth of academy trusts. We also provide guidance on financial efficiencies and banking structures that provide our education partners with full oversight and control of their banking services. Other services include support with investment policies, decarbonisation, payment efficiencies and staff benefit schemes such as EV salary sacrifice and staff financial wellbeing.
We work with more academy trusts than any other bank – 8 out of 10 trusts choose our services over other providers.
We are a UK ring-fenced bank.
Find out more: lloydsbank.com
MAC is a leading consultancy providing strategic estates management services and advice on all aspects of construction projects to schools and academies nationally.
With seven regional offices and multi-disciplinary expert teams, we support clients to manage their estate in line with the DfE’s ‘Good Estates Management’ principles. We believe that excellence within estates leads to excellent educational outcomes and our services include:
If you need further information or a free initial consultation, please get in touch!
ReEnergise is an engineering and project management consultancy. We support schools and colleges in achieving net-zero-carbon, primarily through the improved efficiency and decarbonisation of their estates. We help our clients secure grants, we develop their decarbonisation plans, and we project-manage the resulting installation programmes. We specialise in the education sector. Since the PSDS and LCSF started, ReEnergise has supported successful applications for decarbonisation grant funding for over 200 schools and colleges and has an exceptional success rate with PSDS applications
Find out more: reenergisegroup.com
RM Technology: 50 years of empowering education.
We're the trusted tech partner of thousands of schools and trusts. We optimise your technology strategy, ensuring aligment with your goals and maximising your budget. Partner with RM Technology for efficient, secure, and effective technology solutions.
Find out more: rm.com
Stop trawling through school websites and policies. Frictionless. Super-fast. Super-detailed.
Robin does all the hard work for you, with its AI-powered compliance checks and policy audits for school and trust websites.
"It's AI that works! It gives me confidence to know where our schools are at and where the vulnerabilities lie." - trust leader
Find the right subscription for you, or try Robin for free today.
Find out more: robin.education
Sage Intacct is a web-based, SaaS accounting and financial management software system designed for use by education organisations, from multi-academy trusts, schools, colleges, and so much more. Sage Intacct is the #1 modern cloud financial management solution, built by finance experts for finance professionals. It helps CFOs access integrated management and financial reports across their business entities in minutes not days to grow and drive their businesses.
Find out more: sage.com
SAMpeople is the UK’s fastest-growing education HR system, designed by education HR specialists. Our HR, recruitment and payroll software and expert, hands-on HR advice help over 1,800 schools and trusts hire, manage and support their staff with clarity and confidence every day.
Find out more: sampeople.co.uk
School Business Services (SBS) has been providing data confidence and clarity to MATs and schools for over 15 years. A trusted partner for schools and MATs, providing expertise in financial planning and operational development. Our mission is to empower education leaders with the tools and insights they need to optimise budgets, improve efficiencies, and focus resources where they matter most—on pupil outcomes. Our expert-led services and innovative tools help schools optimise financial planning, achieve budget transparency, and ensure compliance. SBS Financial Planner, our budgeting software is a truly MAT-led system created by CFOs for CFOs.
Find out more: schoolbusinessservices.co.uk
School Property Matters is a family-owned company founded in 2002, providing innovative estate management solutions for the education sector. Specialising in CAD floor plans, 3D BIM, integrated dashboards, and school capacity analysis, the company supports schools and trusts to streamline operations, enhance planning, and boost funding applications. Renowned for its expertise in the education sector, School Property Matters delivers trusted, data-driven insights tailored for schools and academies across the UK. Over the years, the team has built partnerships with thousands of schools nationwide, helping them manage their estates effectively and sustainably while driving real improvements in educational environments.
Find out more: schoolpropertymatters.co.uk
School Space is a social enterprise that has provided consistent, financially successful and hassle-free lettings services to schools across the south of England for over 14 years, working with over 18 different school trusts including The David Ross Education Trust, Future Academies Trust and The Girls’ Learning Trust. When it comes to lettings we have a track record of increasing income, while minimising the impact following lettings on the day-to-day operations of the school and increasing community impact. So far, we’ve generated over £14 million from lettings, with our partners seeing a 170% average increase in their lettings income in just the first 6 months. Become a thriving school at the centre of a thriving community!
Visit our website or contact us at info@school-space.org to discover the range of personalised support and solutions we offer.
Schools’ choice offers a partnership approach to the best software, support, outsourced and consultancy solutions to trusts managing a range of assurance, data protection, financial, governance, HR and payroll disciplines.
Supporting you to optimise resources to provide the best education experience for students.
This year, Schools' choice team will be on hand to demonstrate the latest technology available to trusts to work smarter. Saving time, money, and the planet! As well as improving inclusion, flexible working and staff wellbeing.
Come and see the latest technology developments from OWL labs, Sage and our clever technology partners.
Find out more: schoolschoice.co.uk
Making a difference everyday through staffing, tuition and supply, Teaching Personnel deliver a national service via our local branch network, working with over 6000 schools and 13,000 educators annually, and in partnership with 200 trusts. We support schools and trusts in developing a flexible workforce to improve educational outcomes, providing efficiency and value for money through our talent management services. We help schools and trusts implement their people strategies and achieve their objectives by supporting with long term and permanent recruitment, supply cover, specialist SEN support, intervention, tuition and AP, and growing your own teachers through our Future Teacher Programme.
Find out more: teachingpersonnel.com
Telex UK is a respected framework consultancy, established in 2014 over the past 10 years has developed a strong customer centric team with over 40 years of extensive industry expertise all with the common goal to make frameworks simple for businesses.
Telex UK takes a holistic approach to reducing water and wastewater spend, along with gas and power spend through the delivery of smart tailor-made solutions combining:
Find out more: telexuk.com
Tes has been working with schools and teachers for over 100 years. From the first edition of Tes magazine, in 1910, we've been providing news, opinion and content, valued by the whole education sector. Our software products and services provide schools around the world with solutions for staff and student management, safeguarding, wellbeing, learning planning, timetabling, recruitment and more; many support students with special education needs and learning difficulties, helping schools meet the needs of diverse student populations.
Find out more: tes.com
West Mercia Energy are a "DfE approved" energy framework provider, with over 30 years’ experience procuring energy and providing energy services across the across the public sector. We currently support over 2,500 education settings and in 2024 launched the UK's first decarbonisation framework, specifically for the education sector. Our market leading "managed service" ensures large multi-site energy contracts run smoothly, enabling your Trust to focus their attention elsewhere, in the knowledge your energy contract is in safe hands. Full details of our provision can be found here.
