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Practical insights on the GCA framework: How trusts can turn supply spend into strategic advantage
Explore GCA policy changes, common challenges facing trusts, and the practical steps leaders can take now.
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Building a sustainable workforce with the National Teaching Assistant Programme
Shadwell Primary School partnered with Edwin’s National Teaching Assistant Programme (NTAP) to bring new, motivated individuals into the classroom.
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Take control of supply: Why education providers are rethinking supply management
In our recent webinar, we explored how MATs can regain control over their supply and procurement strategies through a managed service partnership (MSP).
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Improving trust outcomes with a proven supply framework
Discover how the GCA Lot 2 framework helps organisations improve trust outcomes through proven supply chain strategies, compliant procurement processes, and reliable delivery partnerships.
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MSP or transactional supply: Which model is best for your school or trust?
Explore the differences between managed service provider and transactional supply models. Learn how managed service partnerships enhance compliance and cost efficiency for trusts.
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Managed service partnerships in approved frameworks
Explore what Department for Education (DfE) approved frameworks are, the benefits they provide to trusts, and how we support trusts and schools.
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Future of teaching
Lord Jim Knight, Edwin Ambassador and former Government Minister, asks whether we are at a tipping point for the future of teaching. With a declining workforce, constrained budgets and transformative AI technology converging, he sets out a vision where adaptive learning platforms supplement specialist teaching, remote flexibility helps retain teachers, and the core human experience of school remains at the centre.
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Operational excellence in education: How ISBL’s framework strengthens teaching environments
Stephen Morales, Chief Executive of ISBL, introduces the Operational Excellence framework for education, making the case that strong school operations are not peripheral but foundational to pupil outcomes.
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Time to stop talking and start delivering
Dr Carl Ward introduces the National Education Assembly, a stakeholder-led initiative from the Foundation for Education Development designed to place educators, learners and leaders at the centre of shaping education policy.
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Two hopes for the future
Neil Blundell, CEO of Cathedrals School Trust, shares two hopes for the future of education: that the multi-academy trust system is given space to mature and embed genuine collaboration, and that trusts develop a clear identity rooted in shared excellence rather than trying to do everything.
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Shaping the future of education
Baroness Mary Bousted examines the teacher supply crisis, arguing it is a social justice issue demanding urgent action from government and school leaders. Drawing on findings from the Teaching Commission at UCL, she sets out the scale of attrition and what MATs and schools can do to retain and develop their workforce.
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Leadership that listens: Strengthening schools through stakeholder voice
Trust leaders who prioritise listening outperform those who do not. Drawing on Edurio's research across thousands of stakeholders in England, Iona Jackson sets out seven practical ways to embed stakeholder feedback into trust strategy, from turning data into collective action to reaching underrepresented voices.
Let's start the conversation.
Edwin is already a trusted education partner for many schools and multi-academy trusts, so whether you're looking for practical support, fresh thinking or simply somewhere to share ideas with peers, we'd love to hear from you.