Building a school IT strategy that can be delivered
An IT strategy should explain the problems the school needs to solve, the order of work and how it will fund and sustain the result. Start with evidence about the current service.
Digital strategy
Connect technology spending to school priorities. Work through governance, procurement, budgets, trust-wide decisions and change that staff can sustain.
Buying school IT: from requirement to accepted service
A good technology purchase solves a defined problem and leaves the school with a service it can operate. The specification, evaluation and handover deserve as much attention as the price.
Introducing a new school system without avoidable disruption
A new system changes people's work as well as the technology. Plan the transition around real tasks, protect essential services and decide how you will handle exceptions before launch.
Planning IT across a multi-academy trust
Trust-wide IT needs a common direction and a clear understanding of each school's circumstances. Standardise where it improves the service, and manage exceptions deliberately.
School IT budgeting and whole-life costs
The purchase price is only one part of an IT budget. Compare the full period of use, show when cash is needed and keep the assumptions visible.
School digital governance: decisions, ownership and evidence
Digital governance makes sure technology decisions have an owner, risks receive attention and the school can sustain what it buys. It connects technical work to leadership responsibility.
Turn guidance into a plan.
Use our practical tools to take the next step, compare options
and plan with confidence.
Website checklist
Work through a practical review of your school website, one task at a time.
Open toolIT budget planner
Bring devices, subscriptions and replacement cycles into one useful estimate.
Open toolSystem comparison
Score your shortlisted systems against the criteria that matter to your school.
Open tool