Centralised IT Support for Multi-Academy Trusts.
Holker IT provides managed IT support for multi-academy trusts across the UK. One contract, one helpdesk and consistent standards across every school in your trust, so your central team can focus on education, not IT.
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- Single Contract, All Schools
- Centralised IT Management
- Proactive 24/7 Monitoring
- DfE Guidance Aligned
- Nationwide Coverage
Managing IT Across Multiple Schools Is Complex. We Make It Simple.
Multi-academy trusts face IT challenges that individual schools do not. Every school may have different legacy infrastructure, different contracts and different standards. Without a centralised approach, the trust carries unnecessary cost and risk.
Holker IT works with trust leadership and central teams to standardise infrastructure, consolidate contracts and deliver consistent IT support across every school, all from a single point of contact.
- One contract covering IT support across all schools in your trust, replacing fragmented per-school arrangements.
- Standardised infrastructure so every school operates to the same technical standard, reducing risk and complexity.
- Trust-wide visibility with central reporting so you can see the status of every school's IT estate at a glance.
- DfE compliance at scale — we help your trust meet digital and technology standards across every school by the 2030 deadline.
Everything Your Trust Needs, Under One Contract.
Our managed IT support for multi-academy trusts is built around the way trusts operate, with central oversight and consistent delivery at every school.
Centralised Helpdesk
One helpdesk number for every school in your trust. Staff get consistent, expert support without each school managing its own IT relationship.
Trust-Wide Monitoring
Proactive monitoring across every school's infrastructure. We catch problems before they affect staff or pupils, across your entire estate.
On-Site Engineers
When a school needs someone in person, we come to them. Our engineers provide nationwide coverage across all of your trust's sites.
DfE Compliance
We help your trust work towards the DfE Digital and Technology Standards across all schools, including cyber security requirements and the 2030 deadline.
Central Reporting
Regular reporting at trust level so your leadership team has full visibility of IT performance, incidents and compliance status across every school.
Microsoft 365 for Education
Full trust-wide Microsoft 365 management including tenant configuration, Teams, SharePoint, Intune and licensing across all schools.
Getting Your Trust Onboarded Is Straightforward.
We take time to understand your trust's structure before we take anything over, so the transition is smooth across every school.
Trust Discovery
We meet with your central team to understand your trust's structure, current IT setup and the challenges you're facing across your schools.
Site Assessments
Our engineers visit each school to audit infrastructure, devices, network and connectivity, building a clear picture of the estate.
Trust-Wide Proposal
We put together a clear, fixed-price proposal covering the whole trust with a phased plan for standardisation where needed.
Managed Transition
We handle the handover across all schools, getting monitoring, helpdesk and security live with minimal disruption to staff and pupils.
Trusted by Multi-Academy Trusts Across the UK.
"Before Holker IT, every school in our trust had a different IT setup and we had no real visibility centrally. Now we have consistent standards and a single team we can call for everything."
Chief Operating Officer Multi-Academy Trust, North of England
"The transition across our six schools was managed really well. Holker IT understood the complexity and the staff at each school barely noticed the change. The service has been excellent since day one."
IT Director Academy Trust, Yorkshire
Frequently Asked Questions.
Can you manage IT centrally across all schools in our trust?
Yes. Centralised management is at the core of what we offer MATs. We set up trust-wide monitoring, a single helpdesk and standardised tooling so your central team has full visibility and every school receives consistent support.
How do you handle schools that have different existing IT setups?
We begin with a site assessment at each school to understand what is in place. Where schools have different legacy systems, we work through a managed transition plan, standardising infrastructure at a pace that suits the trust and minimises disruption.
Can you help us standardise infrastructure across the trust?
Yes. Standardisation is one of the most significant benefits of working with a trust-wide IT partner. We help you define and implement consistent standards across devices, networking, security and cloud services, reducing cost and complexity over time.
Do you support Microsoft 365 for Education across a trust?
Yes. We manage Microsoft 365 at the trust level, including tenant configuration, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune device management and licensing. We can also support migrations if schools are currently on different platforms.
How do you help trusts meet DfE Digital and Technology Standards?
We map your current position against the DfE standards across all schools and work with your central team to close the gaps, including cyber security requirements with the 2030 compliance deadline. We can also support Cyber Essentials certification at the trust or school level.
We Cover More Than Just IT Support.
Holker IT provides a full range of technology services built specifically for schools and trusts. Explore what else we can help with.
Ready to Bring Your Trust's IT Together?
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