Empower trust-wide continuous improvement, streamline Ofsted inspection readiness, and nurture staff development across all your academies (primary and secondary).
Why Flourish for Multi-Academy Trusts?
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Centralised Oversight & ConsistencyOne platform covering every academy in your trust, giving leaders a unified view of quality across primary and secondary schools. Implement trust-wide frameworks and common policies to ensure consistent standards, while still respecting each school’s unique context and autonomy.
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Streamlined QA & Inspection ReadinessFlourish simplifies preparation for inspections. Instantly generate trust-wide and school-level reports aligned to Ofsted criteria – the ideal MAT inspection readiness tool. All QA evidence (lesson observations, learning walk notes, structured book reviews) is stored in one secure repository, so you’re always ready to demonstrate excellence to inspectors or governors.
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Empowerment & Staff DevelopmentEngage your entire trust in a collaborative improvement cycle. From trust executives and school leaders to teachers and support staff, everyone contributes to a shared vision of excellence. Leverage cross-trust analytics to identify strengths and areas for growth and support targeted staff development. Flourish helps you with strategic deployment of staff and talent development by spotlighting best practices and guiding where to focus coaching or training.
Key Features
Customisable Templates
Use ready-made templates (e.g. lesson observation forms, book scrutiny checklists, learning walk logs, deep dive reviews) or plug in your own. Flourish provides flexible tools that match both primary and secondary school contexts, so every review across the trust is efficient and thorough.
Unified Evidence Capture
Upload and store photos, documents, videos, and notes from quality assurance activities in one place. Whether it’s a classroom observation in a primary academy or a department review in a secondary school, all evidence is securely saved on the platform – no more scattered paperwork or lost files.
Aggregated Benchmarking
Generate data-rich dashboards and reports with one click. Trust leaders get a bird’s-eye view of performance trends across all schools, while school leaders can drill down into their own data. Identify high-performing academies, pinpoint areas needing support, and benchmark schools against trust-wide averages to share best practices.
How It Works
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Configure Your Frameworks
Set up your trust’s quality assurance framework in Flourish. Choose or customise criteria aligned with Ofsted or your own trust priorities. Establish consistent observation forms and evaluation templates that will be used across all your academies.
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Capture Reviews + Evidence
School and trust leaders conduct lesson observations, learning walks, deep dives, etc using Flourish on any internet-connected device. Every note, rating, and piece of evidence is captured in real time, building a rich picture of each school’s performance.
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Generate Reports Instantly
Compile all collected data into comprehensive reports. Need an overview for the trust board? A detailed report for a specific academy’s leadership team? Flourish produces both trust-wide summaries and individual school reports in seconds.
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Drive Targeted Development
Analyse insights from your quality assurance activities to inform strategic action. Spot common development needs across the trust and plan targeted interventions or CPD. Turn evidence into action and fuel a culture of continuous improvement.
Start Your Trust-Wide QA and Development Journey Today
Put quality assurance and professional growth at the heart of your trust’s improvement strategy.
Free Demo
See how Flourish software for MATs can be tailored to meet your trust’s needs – from unified quality audits to empowering staff development. Experience the platform’s features firsthand with a guided walkthrough.
Flexible Licences
Licensing options to suit trusts of any size, whether you oversee 3 academies or 30. Flourish grows with you, offering a UK academy trust improvement tool that scales effortlessly as you add more schools.
Onboarding and Support
Our team provides expert guidance every step of the way. From initial setup to training sessions for each academy, we’ll help launch and sustain your quality assurance programme across the trust. Ongoing support ensures you get the most out of Flourish as your trust evolves.
Pricing
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10% group discount
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1 and 3 year contracts available
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Updates as and when they’re released
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Free online training sessions
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