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Stylus Education LinkedIn www.stylus.education stylus, founded by Dominic Bristow, is a small group of former teachers and technologists dedicated to improving the working conditions and efficacy of teachers, and the experience and outcomes of their students in turn. Between them, the team are responsible for successfully launching many impactful education projects—such as Doddle Progress and Complete Mathematics TUTOR—and now, supported by government funding, and partnered with the DfE, stylus provides the first AI-powered service to bring teacher-moderated quality to handwritten work at scale. Their ‘KS2 Writing Marking Service’ is now available—including Year 6 writing portfolios—with KS3/4 English soon to follow, and maths and science later in the year.

IMP Software LinkedIn impsoftware.co.uk Founded by a team of financial experts and ex-MAT professionals, IMP Software has a deep understanding of the challenges facing multi-academy trusts. Financial planning is critical to the success of any educational institution, and we're committed to providing our clients with the tools they need to achieve their financial goals. IMP has spent years creating intuitive, integrated tools to help multi-academy trusts master their finances, from budgeting to, more recently, integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP). Our mission is to empower multi-academy trusts with the tools and expertise they need to manage their finances more efficiently and effectively.

eEnergy LinkedIn eenergyplc.com Reduce energy costs for your MAT by 60% and speed up your journey towards net zero with no upfront capital investment. eEnergy helps your trust in three ways: • Reduce: Capital-free energy efficiency solutions including LED lighting • Generate: Onsite solar energy generation • Charge: Electric vehicle charging for your staff and visitors. Our intelligent data solutions help eliminate energy waste and validate savings. Our unique £40m Net Zero fund, backed by NatWest, offers your trust competitive, compliant, off-balance sheet decarbonisation funding. We’ve completed over 1000 successful projects, helping schools save over £100m. Learn more: eenergy.com

Iplicit LinkedIn iplicit.com iplicit for Education is rapidly becoming recognised as the genuine alternative to old financial management systems that trusts have outgrown. The expanding family of iplicit for Education customers includes SATs through to 53-strong trusts, across 400+ academies (at time of publication). With open API to all the major education budget management systems, managing your actual spend and financial forecasting is seamless. Operational excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Our people have supported education for decades, previously working in schools, MATs, local authorities and education support companies. Meet the Education Team - https://bit.ly/MeetEduTeam

IRIS Education LinkedIn www.iris.co.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.

Judicium Education LinkedIn judiciumeducation.co.uk

Education Mutual LinkedIn educationmutual.co.uk Education Mutual is a pioneering non-profit making organisation offering an alternative to staff absence insurance, born out of the frustrations experienced by schools with traditional providers. With a mission to support educational institutions, we operate without the aim of profit, ensuring schools avoid tax payments and benefit from reduced overheads. Any surplus funds generated are reinvested back into the sector. Recognised as a leading provider in the UK, our commitment to schools has garnered us the highest service ratings on Feefo in 2024.Additionally, every membership includes a complimentary health and wellbeing package, granting staff access to premium private healthcare services for free, fostering a healthy and productive workforce.

School Business Services LinkedIn schoolbusinessservices.co.uk SBS is a trusted partner to schools and Multi-Academy Trusts specialising in finance support, budgeting and strategic planning. Our expert-led services and innovative tools support schools in optimising financial planning, achieving budget transparency, and ensuring compliance. SBS Financial Planner is a truly MAT-led system, created by CFOs for CFOs. It streamlines financial planning, simplifies complex budgeting, and ensures you maximise school funding—all while offering a user-friendly interface that saves you time and effort. At SBS, we’re dedicated to helping schools improve financial efficiency, enabling strategic decisions that nurture long-term financial health and resilience in the education sector.

BeReady LinkedIn bereadygroup.org BeReady have proudly assisted our partners within education in accessing over £30 million in funding to attract, develop, and retain talent. As industry leaders in inclusion, BeReady launched their SEND Teaching Assistant programme, which has been revolutionary in improving the SEND skill set amongst support staff in schools. To build on the success of this programme, BeReady have recently expanded their offerings to include a ground-breaking Early Years Educator with SEND Level 3 programme. These initiatives have been designed to equip staff with the skills to tackle the complex challenges faced by the entire sector, due to the increasing needs for SEND provision, and improve learning environments and outcomes for all pupils. In addition to this, BeReady launched the first-ever Wellbeing Champion Programme for schools in September 2022. Since then, they've helped develop hundreds of Wellbeing Champions who continue to support staff and student wellbeing and improve cultures in schools across England.

Sophos LinkedIn sophos.com Sophos defends your organization from inevitable cyberattacks with innovative, adaptive defenses and deep security expertise. Our extensive portfolio of managed security services, comprehensive endpoint, network, email, and cloud security solutions, and industry-leading threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops all work together and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Our AI-driven platform is embedded in the security operations of hundreds of thousands of organizations globally to identify risk, automate threat defense, and stop cyberattacks. Sophos provides 24/7 cybersecurity services to organizations needing fully managed solutions or a partner that can augment their in-house teams.

Impact Food Group LinkedIn impactfood.co.uk Impact Food Group (IFG) provides award-winning catering services to over 600 schools via 2 brands, Innovate and Cucina, both well-established in state schools. Our mission is to transform lives through the power of food, by staying curious, listening to customers and exploring new ways to make a meaningful impact for stakeholders. Our experienced Operational teams build lasting relationships with MATs/schools, working in partnership to support student wellbeing. We know fresh, nutritious school food supports students learning and forms lasting positive eating habits. Through both the meals we serve and dining experiences we provide, we help pupils to achieve their potential.

The Key Support Services LinkedIn thekeysupport.com The Key Market-leading guidance, resources and CPD, trusted by over half of all England’s schools. The Key equips over 14,000 schools with the knowledge to act, for the decisions that count. Led by a strong social purpose and deep sector expertise. We know that real change happens when leaders feel empowered to take meaningful action.

Magmamath LinkedIn magmamath.co.uk For the last 8 years, Magma Maths has revolutionised how Maths is taught in Sweden, the US, and now the UK as well. Today, over 70% of all Swedish schools, school districts in all 50 states in the US, and over 100 trusts in the UK use Magma. Teachers have loved the service since Magma launched in the UK in the Autumn of 2023. Teachers, Maths Leads and Trust Leaders agree with Magma's core pillars for Maths education: • Creativity: Let pupils show their work - not just their answer • Collaboration: Embrace discourse in the Maths classroom • Data-driven teaching: Identify and address knowledge gaps when they appear, in real time

Olex.AI LinkedIn olex.ai Olex.AI is multi BETT award-winning generative AI platform, revolutionising English writing, feedback, assessment and moderation for schools. Our platform enhances teaching by making feedback more efficient, engaging, and inclusive. Developed with teachers, Olex.AI drastically reduces marking time, allowing personalised feedback for an entire class in under two minutes. Customise marking with nationally recognised rubrics or your school’s frameworks, and gain insights on class strengths and weaknesses. With multilingual support, feedback is automatically translated for clear communication. Additionally, create stunning AI-powered illustrations to transform students' writing into personalised StoryBooks. We empower teachers, enhance learning, and make education accessible through the latest generative AI technology.

Mrs Wordsmith LinkedIn mrswordsmith.com Mrs Wordsmith is on a mission to make reading and writing irresistible. We create research-backed books, games, and apps that are as fun as the movies kids watch and the games they play. Built by artists and educators, our resources use visual learning, spaced repetition, and gamification to boost vocabulary learning and build essential literacy skills. Designed for ages 3–13, everything we make blends education with entertainment. Whether at home or in school, we help kids fall in love with language—and give teachers the tools to make it stick.

Juniper Education LinkedIn junipereducation.org Juniper Education is proud to introduce its new Management Information System (MIS)! Unlike traditional systems, Juniper’s MIS improves school operations with flexibility, offering a 90-day rolling contract and seamless integration, so schools never pay twice for duplicated functionality, allowing you to maintain the specialist tools you love. Supporting over 14,000 schools and 70% of Multi-Academy Trusts, Juniper provides integrated solutions for classrooms, parental engagement, staff development, and operations. Built from 14 leading education brands, Juniper’s services empower educators to focus on what matters most—teaching the next generation. Experience the future of MIS - a smarter approach to school management

Lightspeed Systems LinkedIn lightspeedsystems.com Lightspeed Systems® patented technology was imagined and designed just for education: • Lightspeed Alert™ gives schools immediate insights in to signs of self-harm, cyberbullying and violence • Lightspeed Filter™ provides scalable, cloud-based safeguarding and reporting • Lightspeed Classroom™ gives teachers an overview of all online classroom activity, letting them control browsing as well as viewing screens • Lightspeed Insight™ gives schools real-time insights into app usage and student engagement to help them save money and stay GDPR compliant • Lightspeed MDM™ gives hierarchical, centralised control of devices features and apps • Lightspeed Signal™ allows schools to Identify device, network, and app issues for connected learning

Sage LinkedIn sage.com Sage Intacct is the #1 cloud-based financial management solution designed to empower nonprofits. Built by finance experts, it helps charities, foundations, and faith-based organisations save money, streamline operations, and enhance decision-making. With integrated reporting and advanced automation, nonprofits can gain real-time insights and focus more on their mission. Join thousands of organisations leveraging Sage Intacct to maximise impact and efficiency.

eteach LinkedIn www.eteach.com The Eteach Group partners with top Trust leaders from Shaw, GLF, Oasis and more, to deliver centralised, scalable recruitment solutions that reduce admin time by 3-5 hours every week, save agency costs and improve long-term strategy. We combine powerful hiring technology built for education with the largest education-specific job board and data-driven marketing to help Trusts attract, hire and retain talent at scale. Our dedicated Applicant Tracking System (ATS) streamlines processes for busy central teams, while our database of over 2.7m educators ensures faster, more precise hiring. Eteach Group is the only end-to-end solution that centralises every stage of hiring for Multi-academy Trusts

The National College LinkedIn nationalcollege.com The National College is the only professional development platform multi-academy trusts will ever need. We offer the world’s largest CPD library for educators, combined with powerful software to help you instantly assign tasks and training, track progress, and record and report on achievements across your organisation. We give you everything you need to achieve trust-wide policy compliance, meet all statutory training requirements and manage people development, all in one place. Our platform is used by thousands of education establishments and over a million users globally to strengthen compliance and raise standards.

Eddisons LinkedIn eddisons.com Eddisons specialises in supporting our clients toward a greener future for owners, occupiers, and everyone in between. Our varied departments provide exceptional building surveying, valuations and even PFI advice to public and private sector organisations across the country, alongside our dedicated decarbonisation specialists to assist with applications and delivery for Salix-funded projects. We help to achieve clients’ sustainability goals by sourcing and securing funding for the Low Carbon Skills Fund and Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, among others. All these efforts contribute to helping public and private sectors succeed in line with the UK's commitment of reaching Net Zero by 2050.

Unifrog LinkedIn www.unifrog.org

ReachMoreParents by Weduc LinkedIn www.reachmoreparents.com ReachMoreParents goes beyond parental communications. It provides Trusts and schools with a unique, systematic way to measure communication success - and puts them in control of their reputation. It's also a powerful suite of integrated communications tools, enabling schools to deliver high quality communications that improve parental engagement, build better relationships - and a stronger reputation.

Compass Education LinkedIn compass.education Compass Education transforms school operations across multi-academy trusts, making each day more productive, impactful, and enjoyable. Our all-in-one MIS not only streamlines administrative tasks across your trust but also delivers rich, child-centered insights that empower educators to focus on student success and wellbeing. Serving over 3,000 schools worldwide, Compass equips every school in your MAT with the tools needed to excel. We are committed to fostering strong connections and driving the success and wellbeing of your entire trust community, ensuring that learning thrives at every level.

Seesaw LinkedIn seesaw.com

SIMS www.parentpay.com SIMS is the leading cloud and on-premises MIS for education, trusted by thousands of schools and a million teachers and MAT leaders for four decades. Offering unrivalled breadth and depth of functionality, SIMS gives teachers, school leaders and administrators the insights to make decisions to improve performance, student experience and results. SIMS is the leading cloud and on-premises MIS for education, trusted by thousands schools and a million teachers and MAT leaders for four decades. Offering unrivalled breadth and depth of functionality, SIMS makes admin and reporting easier and faster, freeing up critical time and resources for learning. SIMS gives teachers, school leaders and administrators the insights to make decisions to improve performance, student experience and results.

Early Excellence LinkedIn earlyexcellence.com

LMP Education @lmpgroupuk letmeplay.co.uk LMP Education is a leading national apprenticeship training provider for MATs. Our mission is to provide guidance on apprenticeship levy utilisation and create strategies that focus on staff retention and growth by creating career development pathways. We support senior roles as well as support staff, bringing effective solutions to staff development trust-wide. In addition, we provide a free recruitment service to recruit new talent through our funded apprenticeship training programmes. You can see a list of our programmes here https://lmp-group.co.uk/schools-multi-academy-trusts/apprenticeships-for-schools-mats/

Telex UK Website Telex UK: Public Sector Utilities Made Simple Telex UK specialise in delivering innovative, customer-centric utility solutions. What We Do: • Smarter Utility Purchasing: We leverage our long-term industry expertise, market intelligence and a wide range of established providers to build each organisation a bespoke procurement strategy. • Comprehensive Monitoring: Through the Telex Insights portal we track and measure consumption • On Site Audits: Our team of Energy and Water Managers will provide on-site audits designed to help organisations reduce consumptions • Carbon Reporting: All organisations we work with will receive Carbon Reporting software to aid them with carbon footprint reduction. • Dedicated Account Management: Our customers tell us that our service is the best in the industry.

SchoolHire LinkedIn schoolhire.co.uk SchoolHire work with over 1,000 schools nationwide (predominantly secondary), providing an online lettings platform, which allows schools (and MATs) to manage facility hire in-house, in a much more effective and efficient way. Hirers can see pictures and live availability and ultimately book and pay for a facility either as a one-off or block booking. Schools can review and approve bookings, making any required amendments. Schools benefit from being able to access features such as a dashboard, calendar, and numerous reports, to allow them to stay on top of lettings. We are also partnered with Edu-Lettings for those schools who require a fully managed provision, to include staffing.

EDClass LinkedIn www.edclass.com EDClass is a DfE-accredited provider of online education that offers a virtual learning classroom and management portal with resources to impact learning, assessment and engagement. EDClass provides a robust and safeguarded platform delivering personalised and flexible learning with UK-qualified teachers available, live and on-demand. Schools can drastically reduce their workload and time spent searching for solutions for their students who require support as EDClass can help in a quick and efficient manner!

Commando Joe's LinkedIn commandojoes.co.uk Commando Joe's supports thousands of schools across the UK with its Character Education programmes. These initiatives provide young people with the building blocks to develop essential life skills, character traits, attributes, and behaviours that positively impact their wellbeing, confidence, and success both in school and beyond. The programmes are designed to support all staff and pupils in any educational setting while also offering guidance for parents at home. With a whole-school approach that spans from EYFS to Secondary school, Commando Joe's ensures that all young people are empowered to reach their full potential.

Step Into Teaching LinkedIn supportingeducation.com Step Into Teaching is a graduate pre-teacher training programme designed to promote the number of aspiring educators wanting to pursue a career in teaching. Step Into Teaching encourages high-quality graduates to make teaching their number one career choice. The programme provides a practical, school-based experience that lays the foundations for a long-lasting and successful career in education. Step Into Teaching’s ethos revolves around the growth, nurture and development of future teachers to help shape the future of our education sector.

Wavenet Education LinkedIn wavenet.co.uk

HFL Education LinkedIn hertsforlearning.co.uk HFL Education (formerly Herts for Learning) is a not-for-profit organisation providing all the services, training and resources needed to deliver a great education to every child, to help them flourish and reach their full potential. With hundreds of advisers and subject experts in house, HFL Education is a trusted partner to education and learning professionals across the country, providing a unique and comprehensive offer to every school and setting – all in one place.

Peridot Partners LinkedIn peridotpartners.co.uk

eduthing LinkedIn eduthing.co.uk eduthing is an IT Service provider dedicated to schools, academies, and Multi Academy Trusts across the UK. We deliver tailored, scalable services ranging from managed IT support, cloud solutions, network infrastructure, 1:1 device schemes, cybersecurity and sustainability planning to CPD, EdTech workshops, and consultancy. With a proactive, education-first ethos supporting over 450 schools across the UK, eduthing ensures secure, reliable, and future proof technology that empowers teaching and learning

iAM Compliant LinkedIn iamcompliant.com

Chartwells LinkedIn chartwells.co.uk

Arbor LinkedIn arbor-education.com Arbor is home to the UK’s most-popular MIS and school management software. Give your staff time and power back with an MIS that makes every day easier and more collaborative. Join-up your critical school operations with specialist, top-rated HR, Finance and timetabling tools. Make your school data meaningful and easy to action with market-leading benchmarking and reporting. Join the 7,000 schools and MATs using Arbor to transform the way they work.

ClassLink LinkedIn www.classlink.com ClassLink is a global education provider of identity, access and analytics products that create more time for learning and help schools better understand digital engagement. As leading advocates for open data standards, we offer instant access to apps and files with single sign-on, streamline class rostering, automate account provisioning, and provide actionable analytics. ClassLink empowers 22 million students and staff in over 2,900 school systems. Visit classlink.com to learn more.

Skolon LinkedIn skolon.com Skolon makes digital learning possible for everyone! Our vision is to ensure digital learning is accessible to all, with Skolon providing the most efficient and smart way to access and use digital resources in the classroom. Trusted by over 800,000 users and offering access to over 5000 digital tools, Skolon empowers educators to streamline teaching while enhancing pupil and guardian engagement. Through innovative solutions like Single Sign-On (SSO), GDPR compliance, and flexible dashboards, we’ve contributed to significant educational advancements in a short time. Yet, we believe the greatest opportunities lie ahead as we continue transforming education with smarter technology.

Zen Educate LinkedIn www.zeneducate.com Zen Educate is an ethical alternative to traditional supply agencies. Using tech, we match Teachers and TAs directly with schools, cutting out agencies, and saving schools money – all while paying our teachers more. So far, we've saved UK schools over £30 million. We're passionate about providing quality education for all children, employing a highly experienced team of educators to work with special and mainstream schools and MATs across the UK. This allows us to match schools with teachers and TAs that are passionate, proactive, and right for their students. We care more.

Together Transforming Behaviour: Working with Teachers and Parents to Transform Children’s Behaviour LinkedIn togethertransformingbehaviour.com Work with teachers and parents: We provide training and coaching to school staff and parents, giving them the transformational tools needed, to understand and respond to children’s behaviour. Work with school leaders: We work with school leaders to review behaviour policy and practice, helping them to apply our unique tools, to shape behaviour culture, through a shared behaviour curriculum. Work with behaviour leaders: Through our Academy for Behaviour Leadership, we provide a curriculum and a community for behaviour leaders to increase their capacity to coach colleagues towards competent classroom management.

SCHOOT LIMITED / ECM EDUCATION CONSULTANTS LTD LinkedIn ecmeducation.co.uk Transforming school improvement and CPD, one platform at a time. ECM Education and Schoot bring together expert impactful consultancy,high quality online training and an innovative, on demand, online training solution to help schools achieve real success. From strategic reviews and leadership support to over 380 on-demand, high quality, up to date and outcome focused courses, CPD planning tools, and collaborative groups—our approach saves time, reduces workload, and drives progress. Already trusted by 400+ schools and growing fast, we’re here to support forward-thinking leaders who want more than box-ticking CPD. Visit our stand to discover how we help schools go from compliant to confident.

TransforMATive LinkedIn thetransformative.com The TransforMATive Group partners with Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) to drive digital transformation, innovation, and organisational change within the education sector. Our services are designed to help MATs utilise technology to achieve organisational outcomes, increase accessibility, and maximise productivity levels. We offer professional support in technology and infrastructure, privacy and cybersecurity, data and insight, and EdTech and innovation. Our vision is to be the trusted partner that enables digital transformation, innovation, and organisational change of Multi-Academy Trusts, supporting the development of digital maturity within the education sector.

Top Marks AI LinkedIn topmarks.ai/uk Top Marks AI uses AI to automate marking, providing accurate numeric grades and individualised feedback across a range of subjects and qualifications. Features: accurate numeric grades calibrated to board standards; thorough, AO-focused feedback; batch marking of handwritten scripts; batch exporting of grades and feedback; whole cohort feedback; student management tools.

Getech @GetechEnterpris www.getech.co.uk

ADHD 360 LinkedIn adhd-360.com

GDPRiS LinkedIn gdpris.co.uk

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Daisy Education LinkedIn daisyeducationuk.com