Our businesses
Our businesses support over 20,000 schools across the UK (and around 80% of schools in England) by providing transformative tools and practical guidance. Every day, across everything they do, our teams help schools to work smarter, save time, and make a difference.
The Key
Market-leading guidance, resources and CPD, trusted by over half of all England’s schools.
The Key equips over 14,000 schools with the knowledge to act, giving them only the support that matters, for the decisions that count. Led by a strong social purpose, our deep sector expertise and relentless desire to stay ahead of the fast-changing world of education, are what sets us apart. Always driven by the needs of our members - over 125,000 school and trust leaders - we know that real change happens when leaders feel empowered to take meaningful action.
GovernorHub
The UK’s most popular cloud-based management platform - for school and trust governing boards
For board members who want to feel confident in their role and the work of their board(s), GovernorHub helps governors, trustees, governance professionals and clerks from more than two thirds of schools in England to securely manage their work. Tools include a shared calendar, interactive noticeboard, document storage and membership tracking plus unlimited access to expert advice, guidance and training, all in one place. GovernorHub supports school and trust governing boards to work better, develop their skills and evidence their efforts.
Arbor
The UK's most popular cloud-MIS
We believe that schools work best when all staff have access to a single MIS. Arbor includes all the tools all your staff need - whatever their role and whatever your phase. Over 6,000 schools and 400 trusts of all shapes and sizes use Arbor to improve collaboration, reduce busywork, and make a measurable difference to the way they work.
ScholarPack
The simple school office MIS
ScholarPack is the school office MIS that primary schools love to use. It lightens the load for office staff and makes every day easier. ScholarPack gives your team streamlined essentials like attendance, reporting, and meals in one simple, visual system. It’s easy to master and helps you filter out complexity from day one.
Integris
A streamlined MIS for maintained schools
Integris is a lightweight MIS focusing on reporting, comms and assessments. It gives you the core functionality you need to run your school office and is perfect for busy school administrators. Nearly 1,900 schools use Integris MIS to make everyday simpler.
AI-powered audits of school websites and policies
We are using AI to diligently do those time-consuming tasks in schools and MATs that you'd rather not.
Use Robin to save hours trawling through websites and documents, compare practice across a trust, and get ahead of website compliance — all year round. All without you having to lift a finger.
Robin
TimeTabler
TimeTabler is a leading timetabling, options and cover management tool used by 2,300 schools.
Thoughtfully designed by experts with years of experience in schools, TimeTabler takes the busywork and hassle out of creating your school timetable. Our ethos is that school time is best spent making strategic decisions which will lead to a quality timetable, and not having to manually create your own scheduling solutions. Our software is built to help you be as hands-on or hands-off as you would like to be when creating your timetable.
TimeTabler guides staff through the timetabling process, can fix issues automatically, and makes scheduling recommendations for schools to consider. We’re proud to support schools in more than 90 countries with our straightforward, easy-to-use tools.
SAMpeople
SAMpeople are education HR specialists used by over 1,700 schools.
With over 20 years supporting schools, we know that education HR is unique, complex, and critically important to get right. Our HR software, payroll and HR consultancy services help over 1,700 schools and trusts stay ahead of critical HR tasks, confidently navigate challenges, and create outstanding places to work and learn.