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Turn DfE Digital Standards into an achievable plan

Bring school audits, asset intelligence, safeguarding evidence and costed roadmaps into one clear technology plan for MATs and school leaders.

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School technical overview with findings, review tasks, setup reminders and equipment links; demonstration data
Strategic planning
Costed multi-year school roadmaps
Asset lifecycle
Forecast MAT-wide replacement priorities
Governor reporting
Clear, board-ready summaries
School assessment domain register and current review focus; demonstration data

audit

Understand the present

Bring school assessments, technology evidence, asset information and identified risks into one consistent view.

  • Consolidate assessment evidence
  • Identify standards gaps (DfE / Cyber Essentials)
  • Establish the current MAT baseline
Read the complete guide to School IT Audits

strategise

Decide what happens next

Convert findings into priorities, dependencies, lifecycle decisions and costed multi-year school plans.

  • Prioritise recommendations
  • Plan dependencies and costs
  • Build a phased roadmap
School roadmap with year selection, three complete project cards and planning costs; demonstration data
Report comparison and finding filters with assessment coverage shown as not comparable; demonstration data

achieve

Turn plans into evidenced progress

Structure improvement actions, record progress and evidence, and maintain clear oversight of the roadmap for Governors.

  • Assign and monitor actions
  • Retain completion evidence
  • Report progress clearly to the Board

Built for Education

Choose how you use asitplan within your trust or school.

School & Trust Leadership

Understand risk and defend investment

See current technology risks, financial implications and a clear roadmap for governors or trustees.

IT Managers

Replace fragmented evidence

Bring audit findings, asset information and planning data into one structured baseline mapped to the DfE standards.

School Business Leaders

Connect decisions to cost

Identify commercial risk, forecast hardware replacement, and build an achievable improvement plan.

A clearer decision starts with evidence

Illustrative situations showing how an assessment can support a practical decision.

Prepare the next school or MAT technology review

A school needs an annual review; a MAT needs to compare priorities across academies before allocating investment.

Evidence to bring together
The assessment scope, DfE standards evidence, site inventories, unresolved findings and the assumptions behind replacement costs.
Output for the discussion
A school-level evidence summary and prioritised projects for discussion with leaders, governors or trustees. Review frequency should reflect the guidance and local risks.

Example product view · demonstration data

Make the investment discussion concrete

Bring assessment findings and asset priorities into a phased roadmap. School leaders, the IT team and business managers can discuss the work, its estimated cost and what must happen first.

Dates and costs need local review. An example roadmap is not an approved school budget or proof that a standard has been met.

School roadmap with year selection, three complete project cards and planning costs; demonstration data
Roadmap and phased projects · demonstration data. Example figures are not measured customer outcomes.

Questions before you get started

Understand scope, responsibilities and the next step before you enquire.

Who should contribute to a school assessment?

School or trust leadership, the IT team or provider, the business manager and safeguarding leads contribute different evidence. Agree who reviews findings and who approves the improvement plan.

How does this support a MAT investment review?

Use a consistent assessment scope and evidence expectations across academies. Review differences and dependencies before prioritising projects; aggregate views are only useful when the underlying evidence is comparable.

How do we arrange a demo or get access?

Request a demo with your organisation and priorities. The asitplan team reviews the enquiry and passes relevant details to our distributor for the appropriate partner or direct route. Scope, pricing and onboarding are discussed before access is arranged.

Can we work with our existing IT provider?

Tell us who you already work with when you enquire. Our distributor can coordinate the next step. The website does not automatically assign a provider or change your existing arrangements.

What should we prepare for onboarding?

Identify the organisations and sites in scope, the people who own decisions, your available asset information and the frameworks you want to assess. Discuss any integrations or Windows-agent requirements before enabling them.

Does asitplan certify compliance?

asitplan helps organise assessments, evidence and improvement plans. Framework coverage, a RAG status or a generated report is not certification, legal advice or an endorsement by the framework owner.

Useful material for your next discussion

Material for Education. Download, share and discuss. No form or account needed.

Education downloads
EducationPDF · 2 pages

Education product brief

School and MAT technology reviews, DfE evidence, asset priorities and the investment discussion with leaders, governors and trustees.

For Schools, Multi-Academy Trusts

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EducationPDF · 4 pages

Education example report and roadmap

A fictional school review with evidence gaps, school and trust responsibilities, a three-year hardware plan and explicit cost exclusions.

For Schools, Multi-Academy Trusts

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EducationPDF · 2 pages

Education planning and evaluation checklist

Questions for school and MAT buyers, plus a reusable school evidence, action and investment worksheet.

For Schools, Multi-Academy Trusts

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Leadership briefing

Who do we ask when school IT needs a decision?

A teacher needs a new app. The office needs a replacement laptop. A parent asks about online safety. These requests may all involve IT, but they need different people to help.

Published

Practical guide

Where are the school laptops, and are they ready to use?

You find the laptop, but its charger is missing. Another one has gone to a different classroom. A simple equipment list can make it easier to prepare lessons and decide what the school needs to buy.

Published

Article

DfE digital standards: where should a school start?

The Department for Education's digital standards cover many parts of school IT. You do not need to understand every technical detail before using them. Start with a school need and involve the colleagues who can check it.

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See how this would work for your organisation

Tell us about your organisation, priorities and any existing IT partner. We review your enquiry and pass relevant details to our distributor, who can coordinate a suitable partner or handle larger customers directly.

We will discuss scope and onboarding before access is arranged. This request does not book a demo or activate an account.

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