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.
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Capita, funded by the Department for Education, is leading a programme to provide flexible working in Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) and schools. Delivered in collaboration with Flexible Teacher Talent and the Flexible Working Ambassador MATs and Schools (FWAMS), it includes free training/ webinars and bespoke peer support. The programme helps school leaders design flexible roles, proactively address challenges and embrace the benefits of flexible working. It highlights practices such as part-time work, job sharing, remote work, phased retirement, and personal or family days to increase flexibility. The FWAMS, who have successfully implemented flexible working in their own schools provide guidance and peer support to help navigate these challenges effectively.
Find out more: entrust.education
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
Edwin People provide a range of strategic leadership and HR services to the education sector. We build long-term, trusted relationships with senior leaders in Schools and Multi-Academy Trusts, providing support across a range of issues, adding capacity and acting as a sounding board to your internal teams. Our team have all worked in the education sector for many years, and as a result combine our knowledge of Trust leadership, HR, finance, governance and operations so that we add value as your external advisers.
Find out more: edwinpeople.com
Supporting education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise impact and sustainability. ImpactEd Group provides specialist advice and guidance, capacity building, research and evaluation, and technical expertise for education and purpose-driven organisations.
Find out more: impactedgroup.uk
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
Award-winning Coaching Training designed by school leaders for school leaders. Our 3-Tier Coaching Accreditation Programme empowers schools and Trusts to shift away from top-down leadership towards a culture of personalised professional development, belonging and wellbeing. With a nationwide team of 22 coaches, all with a school leadership background, your colleagues will develop the skills of PURE coaching so they become confident and agile leaders, who listen, challenge and support each other with confidence and competence. Join our mission of Lifting Up The Education System From Within by empowering your staff with PURE coaching:
Personal - Unconditional - Relevant - Empowering
Find out more: leadershipedge.org.uk
Use QDP to listen to your audience, inform strategy/intervention and measure impact.
QDP provide an independently managed, confidential and secure platform to ensure ALL your stakeholders are given a voice. We offer tailored questionnaires focussing on all aspects of school life, with options to target online or paper-based.
You can opt to take full control of projects at trust level or let your schools control their own projects, using either our web based software or our in-house survey team.
Easy to read reports including; Internal/External/MAT Benchmarking, EIF reporting, Issue Comparison and Trend analysis, all of which validate and inform your existing and future planning.
Find out more: qdpservices.co.uk
“…ability to track improvements is instrumental in shaping school improvement priorities."
“…the ability to break down and compare data against other institutions is fantastic…Great visuals of the reports…I would highly recommend QDP Services” “…confident there is no provider who can match [QDP’s] price or products."
Let us help YOU make a real difference and shape a better tomorrow for those who matter most.
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
Independently top-ranked as a leading UK law firm for education providers, Stone King is deeply committed to its education practice. It delivers high quality, full-service legal advice informed by national know-how but delivered locally through its network of offices in Bath, London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Cambridge.
Stone King lawyers are trusted advisors to a range of SEND providers. They understand both the challenges and opportunities faced by educational institutions providing special educational provision, and this expertise enables them to help organisations to be proactive rather than reactive in responding to key legal challenges.
Find out more: stoneking.co.uk
SupplyBank is the go-to all-in-one staffing solution, trusted by Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) across the UK. We streamline recruitment by centralising bookings, optimising supply chains, and ensuring full compliance; all via a user-friendly platform.
Designed specifically for education, our service helps reduce administrative burden and lower costs while delivering data-driven insights to support smarter staffing decisions. At SupplyBank, we handle the complexities so schools can focus on what matters most: teaching and learning.
Find out more: supply-bank.com
Sync supports schools and trusts across the UK, aiding in the adoption, deployment, and ongoing use of technology. This includes the provision of hardware and software solutions as well as training, technical support, and more. Our approach covers everything from helping schools introduce the latest devices into the classroom, guiding CPD and curriculum strategies. Meanwhile our work with Apple Financial Services and recycle scheme ensures older devices never go to waste.
Get in touch with our education team about the right solution for your institution today: Phone: 0161 605 3838 Email: education@wearesync.co.uk
Find out more: wearesync.co.uk
Perfecting finances for school leaders
If you’re a leader in the education sector, we know you’re working hard to lead and nurture the talent of tomorrow. But are you giving enough focus to your own financial future? Our specialists have been working with education professionals for many years. We understand that the needs of education leaders can be more complex than those of classroom teachers and are on hand to help with a variety of financial areas.
We can help you protect the life you’ve worked so hard for, and plan for the retirement you’ve always dreamed of – offering guidance on both the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS).
Find out more: wesleyan.co.uk
