Digital Education and Strategy Services

Why you can trust Capita Entrust?

Our Digital Education and Strategy Services team are experienced, qualified teachers with expertise in how to leverage technology in education effectively and safely.

• Each team member is a certified 360 Safe Online Safety Mark Assessor
• We’ve actively contributed to the development of national online safety guidance and frameworks
• We’ve designed a tried and tested computing curriculum for primary schools, that utilises the award winning Just2Easy tool suite
• We work closely with the DfE and have delivered training webinars on their behalf 

Our deep understanding of technology, the computing curriculum and safeguarding requirements will help you bridge the gap between learning requirements and technical solutions.

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Enhance your school use of technology with a robust digital strategy

Our experienced team can help you develop an effective digital strategy, aligned with Department for Education (DfE) digital standards. We’ll help you understand where your school needs to be and how you’re going to get there. Our integrated approach will empower your school to effectively integrate educational technology into your teaching and learning practices to improve educational outcomes.

We can help with:

• Moving to the cloud
• Strategic implementation for safe and effective use of AI in school
• Microsoft’s Education Solutions – we’re a Global Training Partner for Microsoft
• Support for Google Workspace for Education
• Creating inclusive classrooms using technology

Unlock the full benefits of Microsoft’s Education Solutions 

• As a Global Training Partner for Microsoft, our experts at Capita Entrust provide professional development on all Microsoft Education Solutions.
• We’re skilled at using Microsoft tools to enhance teaching and learning and can provide valuable insights and best practices for integrating Microsoft 365 and its toolsets into the educational environment. We can also support your successful transition to the cloud for effective communication and collaboration across your organisation.

Support when you need it

By taking a partnership approach, we’ll help you effectively integrate educational technology into your whole school workflow from effective day to day management of communication and collaboration, inclusive use of technology to teaching and learning practices.  Providing ongoing training and support for your staff to ensure your school remains at the forefront of education technology.

“The exceptional support we have received from Entrust has enabled us to make rapid, transformational changes to our computing and wider curriculum, our remote learning offer and IT structures. The outstanding training, support and guidance has empowered and enthused every teacher in our school, resulting in consistently high-quality teaching of computing and very engaged learners, now gaining skills and knowledge at pace”. Allison Owens, Headteacher, Worlds End Junior School

Bespoke consultancy and training (new subpage under DESS)

We deliver expert, bespoke training and consultancy aligned to your school’s needs

The Digital Education and Strategy Services (DESS) team consists of experienced teachers specialising in leveraging technology in education and transforming learning. They offer bespoke consultancy support, focusing on personalised training and improving ICT capabilities. 

They provide high-quality, subject-specific CPD to ensuring your teachers are well-equipped to teach computing and use technology effectively for management, teaching and learning and safeguarding Our offer is bespoke to your school and aligned to current guidance and statutory requirements. We don’t expect your teachers to spend hours watching pre-recorded content. Instead, we’ll work with your senior leaders to identify the skills and knowledge gaps you want to address, so you can be sure your staff receive the highest benefit from their training. 

How we can help

Our comprehensive programme of training can either be delivered in one of our well-equipped and easy-to-access training venues, or as a remote online offer.  Alternatively, you may prefer it is delivered in your school as an inset or twilight programme. Browse our training courses here.

Alongside the courses available here, our expert education consultants can design CPD based on your specific requirements and deliver it through coaching and mentoring to your staff during the school day.  Comprehensive support can be provided in, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Primary and EYFS Computing Curriculum
• Computing subject leadership coaching and mentoring
• Addressing individual staff needs to teach computing and embed technology
• Implementing the Entrust computing curriculum alongside Just2Easy (J2E) software
• Just2Easy software training
• Support for Purple Mash software
• Microsoft 365 training
• Google Workspace for Education training
• Effective and safe use of AI for staff

Digital enrichment workshops

Our team of experienced expert teachers can also deliver student workshops alongside school staff.  We offer hands-on digital enrichment workshops to enhance the computing curriculum, such as:

• Mission to Mars: Engineering and Coding a Rover - using Lego Mindstorms 
• Mission to Mars: Engineering and Coding a Rover - using Lego WeDo2 
• Digital Animated Storytelling 
• Artificial Intelligence 
• Micro:bits
• Coding in Scratch
• Digital PopArt using iPads

“I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for conducting such an inspiring and engaging eco workshop for our KS2 children. The students absolutely loved it and had a fantastic time learning about sustainability and Micro:Bits.  Your passion for the subject really shone through, and it sparked a lot of exciting discussions and ideas among the children.

We truly appreciate the time and effort you put into creating such an educational and fun experience for the children. It was an invaluable opportunity, and we are grateful for your support in nurturing their understanding of coding.”

Starbank School, Birmingham

“The children were thrilled with the workshop.  One child in year 5 went back to his teacher and said it was the best day ever!” Grove School, Birmingham