Our Central Support Offer

Our Trust Central Support Offer

Our Central team can handle operations, leaving you free to focus on what you do best.

Our knowledgeable central team provides support and services for schools, allowing staff and leaders to focus on school life. Working together, schools can avoid unnecessary duplication, save money, and access specialist colleagues who would not be affordable for a single school. And we do a great job!

Support Operations

With the help of our experienced Support Operations team, you can rest assured that your schools are on a secure financial and legal footing, up to date with compliance, and that your buildings and facilities are fit for the future.

We cover:

Health and safety reviews and professional support
Facilities development and property management
Data management and GDPR compliance
Risk management and business continuity
Legal support (Partner Wolferstans)
Educational visits / trips management

Financial Management

Our highly experienced finance team handle or support with:

Academies Handbook compliance
Financial administration and budget management
Financial literacy training and support for Academy Heads to help produce sustainable improvement and succession planning
Regular management reports to Academy Heads and Trustees
Financial Benchmarking
Internal and external statutory audits
Production of annual accounts
Appropriate insurance cover
Procurement and tendering support, helping ensure value for money

People Management

The success of a school are the great people in it. We can help recruit, support, manage and develop your team, because thriving people make thriving schools.

HR support, advice and guidance
Trust HR policies
Payroll service and support
Recruitment and contracts
Single Central Record
Absence management
Performance management
Strategic workforce management including hiring, restructuring, and redundancies
Staff wellbeing
Mental health support

IT Support

Excellent IT in school is essential for both administrative functions and delivery of the curriculum, and without specialised skills, it can be a nightmare for schools. Our IT support will give you complete peace of mind.

Future proof digital strategy
Set up and implementation of trust wide programmes and software
Helpdesk system to report and receive support on any issues
Software licensing
Cyber security advice and guidance
Procurement and best value through joint venture (eg. purchasing of computers etc)

Marketing & Communications

Schools are unique and special places, but too often their marketing falls short of showing just how special they are. We can help you articulate, celebrate and promote the very best aspects of your school, creating an environment where outstanding achievement permeates everything you do. Our team can help schools with:

Communications strategy - how you articulate what is special about your school, and what marketing and communications goals you can achieve
Video & photography to meet strategic goals
Website design, training, support and compliance
PR, press releases and crisis communications support

Every school’s situation and support needs are different. Our central support is tailored to tackle strategic priorities for each school and the trust.