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Support for the management and leadership of schools and trusts

Leadership support and advice on operational matters for schools and multi academy trusts, from school people. Helping you to benefit your pupils and students by improving school operations in areas including finance, HR, governance and trust growth.

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What makes us different:

For senior leaders and school business managers of MATs, academies and schools who need operational support and advice on an interim or more regular basis we are operations experts in the education sector.

Our team can bring real insight, from their experience in senior leadership roles within schools, to deliver considered operational solutions. Our goal is to deliver solutions that, in turn, facilitate outstanding teaching and learning.

Services

HR

Worried about keeping up with the latest employment legislation and HR best practice? Our school HR professionals can provide 3 levels of advice and support to keep you on top of your HR.

Health and Safety

Take the stress out of providing a safe teaching and learning environment. Our health and safety service will be with you every step of the way.

Data Protection

Managing data and making sure you are GDPR compliant can be a full-time job. Our data protection officer can make sure you stay legal with your data.

Due Diligence

New schools looking to join your trust? Our due diligence audit takes the stress out of identifying and categorising risks and gives you the answers.

Internal Scrutiny

Give your trustees peace of mind that a team of school professionals, qualified in their disciplines, are completing your internal scrutiny. Our comprehensive audit will give advice on improvement for both financial and non-financial controls.

Consultancy & Bespoke Solutions

Have a challenge or just need some expert support or project management? We offer agile and expert solutions from Notice to Improve support to new school builds and will support you and add value every step of the way.

Supporting Growth

You want to grow, but do you have the current capacity to support that growth? We have a successful track record in producing winning new school and TCaF bids and can help with due diligence audits and conversion management taking away those growing pains!

ICT and Procurement

Is your ICT up to the job of supporting your teaching and learning now and in the future? We can deliver best practice solutions, manage system changes and procurement to make sure you are futureproof.

CFO and Finance Support

Need a detailed view on finance? Our experts have all been previous CFO’s in MATs and can support you to get the best outcomes.
Book Grant
Book Grant

We are passionate about education and believe that every child should have the opportunity to achieve their potential.  That is why we have created the Keystone book grant, awarding £1,000 to a primary school every term to spend on EYFS or Key Stage 1 reading books.

It’s so easy to apply! Read about our previous winners.

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Virtual Masterclass<br />HR and Employment Law in Education 2023
Virtual Masterclass
HR and Employment Law in Education 2023

FULLY BOOKED - Wednesday 11 Jan 2023
NEW DATE ADDED - THURSDAY 2 MARCH 2023

Keystone Knowledge are working in partnership with Education Conferences UK to bring you a virtual masterclass on HR and Employment Law in Education. Facilitated by Stephen Mitchel, CEO at Keystone Knowledge and Pippa Lloyd, HR Practitioner at Keystone Knowledge. The perfect course for anyone involved in HR management in education, designed to ensure that you are up to date with current law and best practice: Limited spaces available.

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Our impact

Between us we have 100 years of experience of working in schools at school leadership level.
We have supported a significant number of Multi Academy Trusts to improve their operational effectiveness and impacted the educational outcomes of children in education.
We have deep rooted links in the sector and have held leadership roles on several respected professional bodies in the industry.
We have become thought leaders in the sector and have strong links with the DfE, and the ESFA.
Worked with over 100 schools and managed 10 conversions to academies.
Impacted over 30,000 children’s educational outcomes.
Supplied over 21,000 hours of quality consultancy and saved £4m to be reinvested into children’s education.
Won 2 new school bids and built 2 new schools.
We have delivered SchoolMark, which is the quality assurance scheme developed in consultation with the Department for Education and awarded by the Institute of School Business Leadership. Find out more >

Testimonials

Peter Merry, CEO of the OWLS Academy Trust talks about how they have worked with Keystone Knowledge

"Working with the team at Keystone has been an absolute pleasure. They have got to know our schools, how we work, and have offered support which has made a difference. The results speak for themselves, and Keystone are now very much part of our team."

Tim Sutcliffe, CEO Symphony Learning Trust

"Keystone has worked with us during a difficult period and the knowledgeable recommendations made coupled with a common-sense approach to implementation has benefitted of our Trust and put us is a solid position to move forward from."

MAT Chair of Trustees

"I would definitely recommend Keystone. There are a few organisations around that provide interim CFOs but what really sold me on Keystone was the quality of their skill and experience."

Sarah Lewis, Impact Multi Academy Trust, Formerly Langley Park

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