A Story for Your Governors - Without the TLAs (TLA = Three Letter Acronyms)
Governors need to know the school is 'on track' with DfE digital standards—but they don't need a 60-page technical audit. ekte gives you a one-page, colour-coded progress snapshot against the six standards, so you can say 'we're green on this, amber on that, and here's our plan.' Confidence in five minutes, not fifty.
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Your Digital Lead Doesn't Need to Be a Techie
The DfE wants someone from SLT to own digital strategy—but they don't expect a GCSE in Python. ekte gives that person a translator: clear reports, plain-English action plans, and a phone number that actually gets answered when governors start asking questions.
Registers That Don't Gather Dust
Asset registers, contract logs, and data maps sound tedious until an Ofsted inspector asks "where's your MIS hosted?" or your insurance renewal depends on proving you know what tech you own. ekte keeps these registers current and useful, not filed and forgotten.
Your Digital Strategy in Two Pages, Not Twenty
The DfE requires a digital technology strategy reviewed annually. ekte helps you write one that fits on two sides of A4, aligns with your School Development Plan, and tells governors exactly where the budget's going and why—without needing a degree in network engineering to decode it.
Why Digital Leadership Matters (And Why It Doesn't Have to Be Hard)
Good digital governance isn't about having the fanciest kit or the longest strategy document. It's about knowing who's responsible, what you own, what it costs, and what happens if something breaks. The DfE's made it one of six core standards for a reason: schools that wing it end up with surprise costs, security gaps, and governors asking uncomfortable questions.
ekte translates the DfE's digital leadership standard into something that works for real schools: a named person on SLT who owns it (even if they're not technical), up-to-date registers that make budget planning simple, disaster plans that aren't filed away until disaster strikes, and a two-year strategy that aligns tech spend with teaching priorities—not the other way round.
From Compliance Tick-Box to Strategic Clarity
Trust & Knowledge: Your Governance Partner
We assess where you are against the DfE's four digital leadership standards and give you a plain-English roadmap—no jargon, no judging.
Supported: Briefings That Make Sense
From 15-minute governor updates to SLT strategy sessions, we make sure the people who need to know actually understand what's happening and why.
Peace of Mind: Documentation That Works
Template policies, living registers, and strategy documents written for humans—so when Ofsted, auditors, or insurers come knocking, you've got answers ready.
Dedicated to Your School’s Success
We understand education budgets, timelines, and the reality that your SLT's time is precious—so we make digital governance efficient, not exhausting.
A Digital Strategy That Fits Your School, Not Someone Else's Template
Most schools inherit a digital strategy written for a different size, phase, or budget. ekte helps you build one from scratch that matches your development plan, reflects what your staff and pupils actually need, and gives governors a clear view of costs, risks, and timelines over the next two years—reviewed annually so it stays relevant, not filed away and forgotten.
FAQs
Discover answers to your pressing questions about Digital Leadership and Governance
Because digital isn't an IT issue anymore—it's a strategic one. Budgets, safeguarding, data protection, curriculum delivery, and DfE compliance all depend on digital systems working properly. Without SLT ownership, tech decisions get made reactively (the server's dying, buy another one!) rather than strategically (what does our three-year plan need?). ekte supports your SLT digital lead with plain-English reporting, termly reviews, and DfE standard tracking—so they're informed without needing a computer science degree.
Oversight, not technical work. Your SLT digital lead reviews IT budgets, signs off major projects, ensures disaster recovery plans exist, and reports progress to governors. They don't fix printers—they make sure the IT strategy aligns with the School Development Plan. ekte provides the "digital translator" layer: we explain technical choices in plain language, present options with pros/cons, and handle implementation while your SLT lead makes informed decisions.
Only if you want to avoid surprise renewal bills, software audits, and "we bought what?" conversations. Asset registers, contract logs, and information asset registers (IARs) seem tedious until they save you thousands on forgotten subscriptions or prove GDPR compliance to auditors. ekte maintains these registers for you—updated automatically, not as annual admin marathons—so governance and audit requirements are met without burdening office staff.
An IT plan says "we need faster WiFi and new laptops." A digital technology strategy says "our SDP goal is improving reading outcomes; here's how iPads, reading apps, and staff training achieve that, with costs, timelines, and success metrics." Strategy ties spending to educational outcomes, not just replacing aging kit. ekte helps SLT and governors build strategies that make sense, not tick DfE boxes with generic templates copied from other schools.
With the one-page, colour-coded DfE progress dashboard ekte provides. Green, amber, red against the six core standards, with plain-English summaries of where you are, what's next, and any risks. Governors don't need to understand VLANs or firewalls—they need to know "are we compliant, is spend sensible, and what happens if something breaks?" ekte translates technical detail into governance-ready summaries that answer those questions in five minutes, not fifty-slide presentations.