GOV 05: Delivering effective scrutiny and challenge

School Business Management

With an extensive portfolio of services, tailor-made solutions and leadership support, we can help you to optimise your operations and achieve your school business goals.

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Academisation

Supporting the transition to academy status and the growth of strong trusts.

Governor Support

Embedding strong and effective governance with our child-centred approach.

Human Resources

Delivering the solutions to all your people management requirements.

IT & MIS Services

Transform the teaching and learning experience with our IT and MIS services.

Marketing

Raise the profile of your school with integrated marketing and graphic design.

Payroll

Giving you peace of mind that staff are paid accurately and on time.

School Finance

Providing expert advice and guidance to keep your finances on track.

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The government’s 10-year plan for IT in schools

Reliable connectivity is now a central pillar in the government’s 10-year Education Estates Strategy. Read ahead to discover what this means for IT in schools.

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Case Study: School Website

Discover how to our Marketing Team worked with Manchester Virtual School to enhance their school website and elevate their online presence.

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Teaching & Learning

Bringing out the best in school leaders, teachers and their pupils through high-quality consultancy and professional development.

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EYFS

Laying foundations for lifelong learning and future success.

Literacy

Improving outcomes with literacy-rich experiences and curriculum support.

Music

Giving pupils the opportunity to play, perform and progress in music.

Music Centres

Join a community of inspirational musicians at one of our local Music Centres.

Music Lessons

Developing children’s musical talent with vocal and instrumental tuition.

Reading Award

Build a culture of reading with the One Education Reading Award.

Oracy Award

Equipping you with the tools to embed excellent oracy provision in school.

Oracy Support

Develop confident communicators, that support oracy life skills beyond the classroom.

School Development

Supporting school leaders to raise standards and pupil attainment.

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Summer Recommended Reads 2026

In this blog, our Literacy Team share their recommended reads for the summer term, a selection of high-quality texts for learners from early years through to secondary school.
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Reading Across the Curriculum: Building Confident Readers in Every Classroom

Learn how to embed reading across the curriculum to help pupils make meaningful connections between ideas and engage more deeply with learning.
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SEND

Using theory, research and evidence-based practice to promote inclusion, embrace diversity and transform the life chances of children and young people.

Specialisms

Educational Psychology

A professional psychology service to meet a diverse set of needs and challenges.

SEND Support

Enabling all pupils with SEND to achieve well in a fully inclusive educational offer.

Speech & Language Therapy

Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs.

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Celebrating research on children affected by parental imprisonment

Learn all about recent research on children affected by parental imprisonment and how these findings can help practitioners to support a group of children who are too often overlooked within our school communities.
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Inclusion Toolkit

Find out what’s in our inclusion strategy toolkit
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Welfare Services

With a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals, we can help you promote the welfare of pupils and keep them protected from harm.

Specialisms

Creative Psychotherapy in Education

Therapeutic interventions to support pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.

Safeguarding

Supporting you on the frontlines of child protection and safeguarding.

School Attendance

Addressing the root causes of absence and removing barriers to attendance.

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The Rise of Gen AI in Schools

We are already beginning to see the impact of Gen AI in schools. Find out what steps we can take to raise awareness and protect our students from harm.
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End of Term Stress: When Everyone Needs a Breather

This blog explores we can effectively manage end of term transitions for our most vulnerable learners, meeting children’s emotional and mental health needs alongside academic considerations.
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Multi Service Support

With strong collaboration and specialist expertise, One Education offers seamless, integrated multi services that support schools and Trust to thrive.

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EBSA

Expert, collaborative support for emotional barriers to school attendance. (EBSA)

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Case Study: Art Therapy for Pupils with Emotional Barriers to School Attendance

In this case study, we explore the profound impact of Art Therapy for pupils with emotional barriers to school attendance (EBSA).
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How can Speech and Language Therapists support a child with EBSA?

This blog explores Emotional Barriers to School Attendance (EBSA) and its impact on children’s speech, language and communication needs.
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A wide range of additional resources to support you in your role. Please select an area of interest to browse the documents.

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Inclusion Toolkit

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Manchester WSCA

Expert guidance and quality resources to support mental health across your setting.
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CPD

Our continued professional development programmes are tailor-made for professionals in education, supporting you on your journey to raise your performance and propel your career forward.

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Rethinking Education Podcast

Take a listen to our latest podcast episode, Rethinking Education episode 21 with special guest Helen Marriott. All episodes now available.
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Inclusion Toolkit

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Get to know us

Working across a breadth of leadership, business support and pupil facing services, we are proud to be the partner of choice for schools and trusts across the country.

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Case Study: Attendance Support

Discover what our Attendance Support looks like in action in this case study, focusing on how we worked together with Elton Primary School to improve attendance outcomes.
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Four Years On from the Digital and Technology Standards

Now that we are four years on from the publication of the digital and technology standards for schools and colleges, we discuss why standards still matter and the support available for school leaders.
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Governors need to hold school leaders to account by gathering and triangulating information from various sources. This briefing explores the importance of establishing a clear monitoring plan and ensuring appropriate governance monitoring systems and processes and shares some top tips to support delivery of effective scrutiny and challenge relative to:

independent – including national – data
management information reporting
Link Governor activities
Governor visits
stakeholder voice
Independent Quality Assurance

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Governors

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GOV 05: Delivering effective scrutiny and challenge

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