Explore the organisations exhibiting at CST’s People and Culture Conference in February 2027.
To find out more about exhibiting at this conference, please contact partnerships@cstuk.org.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 provides tailored lettings management solutions for MATs that deliver an excellent customer experience, additional revenue and operational efficiency. Our custom-branded MAT booking platform operates as your trust's own Booking.com-style platform for lettings. Additionally our supporting team of Booking Gurus can directly engage with your customers and liaise with staff. Visit us to learn more about how to optimise your Trust's lettings activities.
Find out more: schoolbookings.co.uk
At Childcare Bookings, we specialise in enabling schools to outsource all the booking, payment and financial admin associated with their wraparound & nursery care. We do this by providing parents with access to a wraparound-specific booking system, and an admin team available 9am-5pm, 51 weeks a year. By ensuring every possible session is sold, and all sessions are paid for, our team maximises school income, raising revenue by (on average) 33%. This means that in 100% of the schools we work with, our fee is more than covered by the uplift in income, meaning lower workload on the school office and healthier budgets. Find out more: childcarebookings.co.uk
CJK is a specialist consultancy working with trusts and school groups. For over eight years, we have supported trust leaders to navigate growth, complexity and change, using robust benchmarking data to underpin strategic decisions with real-world insight. We work alongside trusts to help them take the next step in their development journey, always grounded in their individual culture, context and values. Our work includes operating model review and redesign, trust strategy development, and support for growth and mergers. We are known for our pragmatic, evidence-led approach and for helping boards and executive teams make confident, well-informed decisions.
Find out more: cjkassociates.co
Established in 2007, Constellia is a leading procurement solutions provider, managing over £400 million of spend across more than 250 public and private sector organisations. Through its managed marketplace of more than 4,000 pre-approved suppliers, including micro-SMEs, SMEs and large organisations, Constellia’s neutral vendor model creates fair and equal access for suppliers of all sizes. It enables clients to procure goods, works, services and technology across more than 400 subcategories of spend, all through one simple and compliant route to market. Constellia connects buyers with the right suppliers, enabling them to work together with transparency and efficiency while driving value for money, innovation and measurable social impact. As an employee-owned organisation, we put people at the heart of how procurement solutions are delivered across the Constellia community. Find out more: constellia.com
Education Buying specialises in cost-saving procurement services for the education sector. Leveraging extensive market expertise, they provide schools and trusts with the best value on essential products and services. Their commitment ensures educational establishments maximise their budgets while maintaining high standards. Visit Education Buying for more details.
Ginger Energy is a specialist consultancy with extensive knowledge in the utility industry. Our core client base operate in education, property management and governmental contracts. With increasing upward pressure on energy costs, never has it been more important for every available measure to be taken to ensure accuracy and value for money. Our procurement experts diligently navigate the complex utility market to ensure our client’s benefit from the best fit, best value contracts. We provide these services whilst supporting your business to comply with relevant industry and procurement regulations. As a team, we have a wealth of experience in the utilities sector and enjoy enabling cost savings and time efficiencies for the businesses with which we partner. Our focus has always been to place ourselves as a trusted utility outsource partner.
Find out more: gingerenergy.co.uk
Trusted school and trust operations support from Keystone Knowledge. At Keystone we combine our passion for education with our sector expertise and best practice to provide practical solutions for schools and multi-academy trusts. Our services include internal scrutiny, HR retainers and advice, finance support and trust growth services, incorporating due diligence and conversion support. Find out more: keystoneknowledge.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:
For further information or a free initial consultation, please contact Jonathan Jones, Director, National Education Services: jonathanjones@macconsultingltd.com
If you need further information, please get in touch!
Place Group delivers end-to-end procurement support to the education sector, combining full tender management with streamlined routes to market through our managed frameworks. We run compliant, transparent tenders from specification through to award, ensuring best value. Alongside procurement, we support MAT growth through conversions, mergers, and strategic expansion, as well as funding solutions, estates planning, and capital delivery. Working closely with schools and trusts, we provide tailored advice and project management that drives efficiency, strengthens operations, and enables sustainable, long-term success across the education system. Find out more: place-group.com
Stop trawling through school websites, policies, and now governor records too. Robin manages website compliance proactively at scale, on your timetable, with ad hoc reviews whenever you need them. You get a clear, instant picture of compliance trust-wide, so you can target schools that need attention, learn from ones that don't, and move from reactive to proactive assurance. "Robin has saved us hundreds of hours and made our processes far more cost-effective. It just takes away that persistent headache of compliance checking." The Constellation Trust Join over 200 MATs (3,000 schools) using Robin to stay effortlessly compliant and Ofsted-ready today.
Find out more: robin.education
With over 14 years’ experience supporting more than 1,000 schools and trusts across the UK, SAAF Education provides comprehensive education business services all under one roof. Our bespoke approach ensures every solution is tailored to your school or trust’s unique needs. We offer expert support across finance consultancy and helpdesk, HR, internal scrutiny, payroll, and supply and recruitment. Working in partnership with senior leaders, we deliver practical, compliant solutions while building your team’s skills and confidence. Trusted for our proven track record, we help you focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional education. Get in touch or visit our stand to learn more.
At Schools Advisory Service, we aim to be more than just the UK’s leading provider of absence insurance and staff wellbeing; we are dedicated to transforming education from the classroom to the staff room. For over 30 years, we have supported schools in managing staff absences, offering policies that not only protect school budgets but also reduce and prevent staff absences through a comprehensive wellbeing package. We make a difference in education by allowing schools to prioritise wellbeing, enhancing the lives of both their staff and students. Our team of in-house experts has worked in collaboration with education stakeholders to create a tailored service specifically for school staff, focusing on their overall wellbeing, resilience and health. Find out more: schooladvice.co.uk
TGE Solutions is the UK’s leading independent audit, procurement and technology consultancy for Multi Academy Trusts. Specialising in telecoms, IT, broadband and cyber security we ensure trusts maximise value from existing services while procuring future-ready solutions compliantly and cost-effectively.
With over 2,500 projects delivered and partnerships spanning 1,500 schools and 80+ MATs, we have secured more than £20 million in savings.
Our structured audit-to-procurement approach saves leadership teams time, strengthens DfE Digital and Technology Standards compliance, reduces risk, and enables technology investment to directly support teaching, learning and operational excellence. Find out more: tgesolutions.co.uk
Access Education provides your school, academy, MAT or local authority with the software you need to prioritise what's important - delivering exceptional learning experiences. With solutions for finance, people, curriculum, and parental engagement, all connected through Access Evo for Education, you can start with what you need today and grow over time. One platform, one provider, one contract, and the flexibility to build the right solution for your school or trust. Data moves effortlessly, decisions happen faster, and complexity dissolves into clarity - giving you the freedom to put education first.
Find out more: theaccessgroup.com
Looking for reliable, proactive site staff? At TIB Services, we specialise in temporary and permanent recruitment of site managers and caretakers for schools, trusts, colleges, and more. Our nationwide network of 11,000+ candidates comes from the emergency services, military, engineering, and trades to provide you with dependable, community-focused site staff. Pre-vetted to KCSIE standards and fully trained in advance, they’re ready to make an immediate, positive impact. With supplier relationships spanning 2,000+ schools and trusts, we’re relied upon to deliver an exceptional service. In fact, 97% of our customers rate the candidate we place with them as ‘excellent’.
Find out more: tibservices.co.uk
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.
