Multi Academy Trusts - The skeleton IT crew crisis: How MAT leaders reduce their IT cost while mitigating risks

Multi Academy Trusts - The skeleton IT crew crisis: How MAT leaders reduce their IT cost while mitigating risks

Blog
25 Feb 2026
This blog offers practical, strategic insight into how MAT leaders can reduce IT costs through smarter standardisation and centralised decision‑making, helping them better manage rising operational and cybersecurity pressures.
Transforming Technology in Schools: Aligning HFL Education IT Services with DfE Digital Standards

Transforming Technology in Schools: Aligning HFL Education IT Services with DfE Digital Standards

Blog
25 Feb 2026
This blog will give school and MAT leaders practical insight into how trusted education‑focused IT support—such as HFL’s cloud solutions, digital strategy guidance, and infrastructure services—can help them meet national digital standards and enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
AEPA Briefing on the Schools White Paper and SEND Reforms with Sir Kevan Collins

AEPA Briefing on the Schools White Paper and SEND Reforms with Sir Kevan Collins

News
25 Feb 2026
AEPA is committed to ensuring its members have the best insights at their fingertips, which is why Sir Kevan Collins has been invited to join members for their third online briefing on Friday 27 February at 9am.
MAT Excellence Award 2026 Nomination!

MAT Excellence Award 2026 Nomination!

News
25 Feb 2026
We are delighted to announce that HFL Education has been shortlisted for a MAT Excellence Award 2026 in the Company of The Year category.
Monitoring climate anxiety: a governor’s role

Monitoring climate anxiety: a governor’s role

Blog
24 Feb 2026
As school governors we are tasked not only with holding leaders to account today, but also with stewarding our schools in the interests of pupils’ long term wellbeing and life chances. One emerging issue that governors should be aware of is climate anxiety.
Governor & Trustee Conference 2026

Governor & Trustee Conference 2026

Event
Join us for a future-focused evening webinar for governors and trustees, exploring what’s changing now — and what effective governance needs next.
Pupil wellbeing, inclusion and behaviour: insight and support for schools

Pupil wellbeing, inclusion and behaviour: insight and support for schools

News
05 Feb 2026
Insight, guidance and training from our team supporting schools with pupil wellbeing, inclusion and behaviour - strengthening curriculum, systems and practice to improve pupils’ everyday experience of school.
Supervisions in the EYFS: Why they matter and how to make them work

Supervisions in the EYFS: Why they matter and how to make them work

Blog
04 Feb 2026
Supervisions in the EYFS are more than formal meetings, they’re a space for reflection, support, and safeguarding. Discover why regular, well-structured supervisions boost staff confidence, wellbeing, and the quality of provision for every child.
Diving into the 2025 KS2 SATS Arithmetic Paper: Using the Question Level Analysis

Diving into the 2025 KS2 SATS Arithmetic Paper: Using the Question Level Analysis

Blog
03 Feb 2026
Explore insights from the 2025 KS2 arithmetic paper, using Question Level Analysis to identify strengths, gaps, and strategies for improving pupils’ fluency and conceptual understanding of high-value areas in maths.
Keeping children safe: Managing internet-linked devices in Early Years settings

Keeping children safe: Managing internet-linked devices in Early Years settings

Blog
28 Jan 2026
This blog is worth reading because it helps Early Years teachers understand how to keep children safe when using internet‑enabled devices by highlighting key risks and offering practical safeguarding strategies they can apply immediately.