Our Services

Digital Strategy

At Steed Education we believe that Educational Priorities must drive IT Decisions.

Steed Education supports schools so that they can maximize the impact of their IT spend on learning outcomes - both in school and when working remotely.

What we do:

Steed Education provides a range of services from a providing one-off digital audit all the way through to the development of a comprehensive digital strategy and overseeing and monitoring its implementation.

Digital Strategy Services include

  • Information Technology Audit - of the network infrastructure

  • Information Systems Audit - of the digital systems, databases and information management;

  • Education Continuity Planning - how you will cope if onsite teaching is limited or not possible

  • New School IT Infrastructure Planning

  • Mobile Device Strategy and Implementation

  • Acceptable Use Policy Drafting

  • Digital Governance Documentation Drafting

  • Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy

IT Training Services include

  • Training in key educational applications

  • Integrating Virtual and Augmented Reality to enhance learning

  • Training for School Leaders: How to do Digital Strategy. What is Digital Governance and why do we need it?

We provide onsite and remote training for school leaders, teachers and technical teams.

 

Why Steed Education?

Mark Steed has been involved in Digital Strategy in Schools for over 30 years. He was Chair of the Independent Schools Digitial Strategy Group, advising independent schools in the UK and around the world.

  • During his time at JESS Dubai, Mark Steed oversaw the shift from 2D learning, incorporating digital technology across the prep curriculum, including the rollout of one-to-one iPads at Key Stage 2. The JESS senior school was one of the first schools in the world to move to capturing learning using OneNote Classroom creating a paperless working environment.

  • Mark and the team at Kellett School were in the vanguard of the move to home-learning during the Covid-19 restrictions, sharing their best practice and documentation with colleagues around the world. Once again, Mark oversaw the roll out of technology in the Prep School, a major Cloud Migration project, and the shift from a Google to Microsoft administrative environment. At the same time, he ensure that Kellett becoming one of the foremost schools in terms of cybersecurity, achieving ISO27001 accreditation, the gold standard in Data Management.

Samantha Steed has run schools at the forefront of the innovative use EdTech in the classroom. She played an integral role in putting together the Digital Strategy for Ranches Primary School in Dubai; and for the Harrow Innovative Leadership Academies in China.

Steed Education also works with an extensive network of IT experts in a range of fields which means that we are able to put together bespoke teams to meet the needs of individual schools or school groups.