Education leaders today are navigating an unprecedented landscape of financial restraints and rapid technology change, with more than more than half of MATs forecasting an in-year deficit in 2025. This confluence of fiscal pressure and policy momentum presents both a challenge and an opportunity, how can we deliver effective digital strategies that preserve teaching and learning standards while driving innovation? This session will explore practical approaches to implementing effective digital strategies while facing limited resources. 

• In what ways can trusts collaborate across schools, through shared procurement, AI policy frameworks, or joint initiatives, to stretch resources further?
• How do we measure the value of digital investment beyond cost, capturing long-term, cultural, and relational benefits?
• What strategies help align stakeholders across the trust to see digital as an enabler of success rather than a cost centre?