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All schools and academy trusts will be preparing for their future in a fully trust-led system. Our consultants will advise you on joining a trust that is right for your school, reflecting your own ethos, vision, and style of governance.

Working together, we help to build a strong family of trusts and deliver the best outcomes for pupils.

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Products & Services

We provide an extensive range of services for schools and academies. These can be tailored to your requirements and we can provide a bespoke package incorporating one or more services.

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SIMS and Arbor

Our experienced service desk offers support in SIMS and Arbor to over 200 schools. Providing unlimited telephone remote support and training opportunities, we pride ourselves on being more than just a helpdesk, sharing strategic advice and practical solutions to help you manage your systems effectively.

We can also offer consultancy on statutory returns, assessment templates, and data analysis. As a trusted and reliable service provider, we will automatically backup your MIS data, supporting your commitment to safeguarding.

ICT Technical Support

As a single point of contact for all your IT issues and requirements, our team will provide all the advice and guidance you need to maximise efficiency and improve school performance.

We provide a variety of support options, from remote monitoring to regular on-site visits with unlimited telephone and service desk access, guaranteeing you timely solutions and proactive support.

School Broadband

Having secure and high-speed internet connectivity is essential to meet the demands of modern-day education. With a range of connectivity options, including FTTC, FTTP, and Leased lines up to 10Gbps, complemented with our secure firewall and filtering solution, we will help you enrich the learning experience whilst keeping your school protected in line with DfE guidance.

Apple Solutions

We provide a full range of Apple products, available at highly competitive prices. Sharing advice and guidance, our experts will help you make the most of each device in a fully managed and secure environment.

Our team can deliver training for both staff and pupils, sharing digital skills and safety advice across all areas of the curriculum. With storage units, engraving services, and other security options available, we can offer a variety of options to protect your devices.

Audio / Visual Solutions

From a single projector bulb through to full conferencing and theatre solutions, we can equip your school with the latest leading-edge technology, sharing expertise and guidance to help you make the most of your investment.

In partnership with Prowise, we offer highly competitive touchscreen technology

options, providing you with the most up-to-date hardware and software features to enhance the learning environment in your classrooms.

ICT Hardware Procurement

Hardware Procurement

From laptops, tablets, desktop PCs, and audio-visual equipment through to whole-school networks and infrastructure, we have the best hardware solutions for schools. Our consultants will review your current provision, providing you with a strategic plan for replacement and improvement.

Installation Services

With experience in all education settings, our installation team can ensure all your IT systems are installed to the highest standards, from computer, sensory, and media suites to mobile devices and servers, as well as whole-school cabling and Wi-Fi infrastructure.

We offer a bespoke service, meeting with you to discuss your requirements so we can integrate solutions into your existing network. We will support you throughout

the installation process, from the initial planning stage to completion and sign-off.

Security and CCTV

In school, the safety and well-being of pupils, staff, and visitors are paramount. Providing whole school security design, procurement, installation, and maintenance services, we offer the highest level of protection, improving children’s security

in compliance with Ofsted guidelines.

Our team will carry out either a full site survey, or partial for any enhancements, assessing your specific objectives to achieve a safe and secure learning environment for all.

School Build Projects

From initial design to final handover, One Education can provide full IT infrastructure for whole school builds and extensions. Delivering projects directly and through the DfE framework, One Education’s expert Technical Architects and Project Managers have a wide range of experience in school build project design and delivery.

Working closely with schools, authorities, and construction partners, we can help you

realise your vision for the school whilst ensuring costs, time, and resources are balanced in line with your project requirements.

We can support you in many areas, including:

Bid Support
Tender and Procurement
Design Drawings/Review
Implementation
Project Management

Wireless Networking

Wireless devices are intrinsic to the school day, facilitating teaching and learning as well as administrative functions. Meet all the demands of a 21^st-century education with our wireless network support and installation services.

Our solutions can be tailored to each individual setting and your requirements. From the initial survey to installation, we will help you through every step of the process, ensuring fast and reliable connection across the whole school.

Inventry

Trusted by over 8,000 schools, InVentry will give you peace of mind, keeping track of who is in school at any given time. Integrating with all leading MIS systems, InVentry guarantees identity information and attendance records are kept up-to-date, accurate, and secure.

Designed to support GDPR and safeguarding, InVentry can help you maximise efficiency whilst also complying with Ofsted requirements.

Telephony Services

As the UK’s telephone network is upgraded, we can support your seamless transition to a cloud-based solution complementing our broadband offer. In partnership with Clarion Communications, we offer a 3CX software-based solution tailored to educational settings, ensuring you have the systems you need to communicate effectively with staff, parents, and the wider community.

Network and Infrastructure

Network & Infrastructure

With state-of-the-art network design and installation services, we offer a whole-school infrastructure solution tailored to your unique requirements.

Our team can offer support and daily monitoring for all servers and devices. We will also share advice on your switch environment and comms cabinets in order to complement your internet and Wi-Fi network, maximising efficiency throughout your whole school.

Printing Solutions

Helping to tackle costs and drive sustainability we can provide a fully managed print solution, optimising workflow whilst supporting your commitment to data protection and safeguarding.

Our Visibility & Traceability solutions monitor every page that gets printed or scanned, minimising spending and security risks. With a wide range of devices available, we can help you transform your whole-school infrastructure or make incremental yet vital improvements.

Software and Licensing

Software & Licensing

Providing best value annual subscriptions and perpetual licences, we will help you to keep your school devices and data secure, up to date, and protected at all times.

We offer competitive pricing for all software, including Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Impero, and more. In partnership with Sophos, we can also advise you on cybersecurity and anti-Virus, whilst guaranteeing cost-effective pricing for all your school devices.

Asset Disposal

With the rapid evolution of technology, schools can find they are stuck with obsolete IT and electrical devices. We offer collection and disposal services free of charge, with the possibility for schools to earn cashback for certain items.

All IT and consumer electronic assets will be audited, with full reporting and transparency throughout the process. We also offer on-site and off-site government-level NCSC-approved certified data wiping and physical destruction, with strict Chain of Custody procedures on all data-bearing assets.

Strategic Project Management

Work with our project management team for a smooth conversion process. We will support you through every step of your journey, creating a bespoke plan for important milestones and timescales.

With extensive knowledge and experience, your dedicated project lead will provide strategic advice and guidance, liaising with all appropriate stakeholders.

Legal Services

Working in partnership with experienced solicitors, we will help you navigate the journey to academy status, ensuring you are prepared to meet all the legal intricacies ahead.

Slater Heelis is a leading law firm, offering a full range of legal services to schools and trusts. Together, we will help you establish a new legal identity, create funding agreements, and transfer existing assets.

Governance

Working closely with your school governance and leadership, our consultants will help you set the strategic direction of your school, giving you the confidence and clarity of vision to explore different academy options and make informed decisions.

We deliver skills audits, training, and briefing sessions, helping you establish strong structures of governance.

HR Support

Supporting you in discussions and due diligence activity, our professional HR service will ensure a simple and straightforward transition.

Our team will provide a complete TUPE management service, sharing up-to-date advice, giving your staff peace of mind during times of change.

Finance Support

Drawing on a wealth of financial expertise, our consultants can guide you through the academisation process, laying the foundations for sustainable growth and security.

We will support you from start to finish, from closing down and creating new accounts to budget planning and data submission.

ICT Support

Providing high-quality solutions, our IT consultants will help you put the systems in place to effectively manage your new responsibilities.

Our service includes an audit of your IT requirements and data protection, negotiation of IT contracts and the development of an IT business continuity plan. We can also provide website and marketing development to raise the profile of your new academy trust.

Marketing

Our team has extensive experience supporting academies and multi-academy trusts. Working closely with you to develop a marketing strategy that captures your unique vision and values, we can help you tell your story as each new chapter unfolds.

Develop operational plans to meet strategic goals
Establish a brand identity and guidelines
Newsletters, prospectuses and press releases
Social media and website management
Photography and video production

Health and Safety Service

As a new academy all legal responsibility shifts from the Local Authority to the trust. You must comply with all relevant health and safety legislation for the benefit of staff, pupils, and visitors.

From the development of policies and procedures, to risk assessments and emergency planning, our consultants will help you with every aspect of health and safety compliance, making your trust an employer of choice.

Land and Building Services

We will carry out a due diligence technical report, assessing the design, functionality, and space of your school premises.

Working in partnership with Property Tectonics, we will quantify future cost liabilities and produce an Asset Management Plan.

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Why choose One Education for Academisation?

We have extensive experience and an exemplary track record in supporting academy conversion and the successful growth of multi-academy trusts.

Working in partnership with experienced solicitors and building surveyors, we will guide you throughout the transition to academy status and beyond, giving you the best chance for future success.

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