Our Communications and Marketing team works with schools across the Trust to maintain strong, consistent branding and deliver effective communications to a wide range of stakeholders. Services include social media and website management, external communications, stakeholder engagement, graphic design and crisis communications.

Our data team supports school leaders with clear, actionable data analysis. We develop systems that drive school improvement, provide reporting for Local Academy Committees and the Trust Board, and manage data collections to ensure each school receives the funding it is entitled to.

Time is precious in schools, so our collaboration and sharing of best practice in MIS and data analytics helps leaders spend more time responding to data and less time preparing it.

We deliver responsive, professional and compliant estates and facilities services across all Laurus Trust schools, covering buildings, grounds, cleaning, installations, energy and environmental management, as well as Health and Safety.

Our experienced team ensures every school has a safe, well‑maintained environment for everyone to work and learn in. We carry out regular inspections, manage repairs and maintenance, and ensure all statutory and regulatory checks are completed on time.

With a centrally based Estates Management team, we can respond quickly, provide additional support when needed and minimise disruption. All Trust schools have access to guaranteed capital funding, enabling improvement projects that might not otherwise be possible.

Led by qualified accountants, the central finance team work with Heads to prepare annual budgets that are tailored for the needs of each individual school. Preparation of all financial information for various stakeholders, internal and external audits, statutory returns and purchase and sales ledger functions are all handled centrally.

Maximising funding is a priority as well as benefiting from purchasing power and economies of scale through centralised procurement. Our high standards in financial governance and management ensure finite resources are used in the best possible way to target educational improvement.

We are passionate about supporting our greatest asset – our people. Professionals in Recruitment, Onboarding & Retention, Employee Relations and Learning & Development, we support, guide, develop and advise all employees and line managers.

We have a fully integrated HR and Payroll system as well as in-house pensions specialists. We respond with agility to the ever-changing environment.

Our Education IT specialists deliver comprehensive 1st, 2nd and 3rd line support, ensuring schools receive fast, reliable assistance whenever they need it.

The team is committed to excellent customer service, taking a meticulous approach and communicating in a language that colleagues understand. We support major IT projects across our schools and prioritise strong cyber security, providing enhanced protection and robust backup solutions for every school.

Schools receive project management support when undertaking significant change projects such as opening new free schools, capital projects and change of school day proposals.