Sector specialism
Education
Cyber Essentials for schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, and further education colleges across London and the South East.
Why education needs Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials is increasingly required across the education sector — for DfE compliance, ESFA grant conditions, and demonstrating due diligence to governors and trustees. It is also one of the most effective baseline controls against the attacks that target schools.
Ransomware, phishing, and business email compromise are the three most common threats to education settings. Cyber Essentials directly addresses all three.
What we understand about your environment
Mixed device estates
Managed laptops, personal devices, Chromebooks, shared workstations — we scope and handle them correctly.
Limited IT resource
Most schools have one or two IT staff, or a shared service. We minimise the burden and work with what you have.
Multiple stakeholders
We help you communicate certification to governors, trust leadership, DfE, and ESFA in terms that work for each audience.
Legacy infrastructure
Older systems that cannot be patched need careful scoping. We handle this without creating unnecessary failures.
Who we work with
- Primary and secondary schools
- Multi-academy trusts (MATs)
- Further education colleges
- Independent schools
- Special educational needs settings
Where we operate
We work with education settings across London, Kent, East and West Sussex, Surrey, and Essex. In-person visits are available — often the most effective way to assess a real school environment and work alongside your team directly.
Talk to us about your school or trust
Free initial conversation. We will tell you what certification requires and what it takes to get there.
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