What does not need doing?
EDUCATION & MULTI-ACADEMY TRUSTS
Give time back
to education.
Simpler administration, better processes and intelligently applied automation — so staff can spend more time on work that improves outcomes for colleagues and students.
THE 5Rs
A practical way to challenge administrative work.
Our work with education organisations applies continuous-improvement thinking to the everyday processes that consume time across schools and trusts. The 5Rs create a simple sequence for challenging that work before adding more systems or resource.
What can take less effort?
What can technology do better?
Could the sequence work better?
Where should human effort really sit?
FROM A TRUST LEADER
“Working with Newgate is not like working with traditional consultants, they have become an extended part of our leadership function.”
Amanda Bailey · Deputy Chief Executive Officer · Dixons Academy Trust
More client feedback →EXPLORE THE FRAMEWORK
Put the 5Rs into practice.
See how the five questions can be applied to an administrative workflow before adding systems or resource.
Read the practical 5Rs guide →DIXONS ACADEMY TRUST · CASE STUDY
From mapping processes to building capability.
Read how Newgate helped identify improvement opportunities, develop governance and coach shared services teams.
Explore the Dixons case study →CLIENT TESTIMONIAL · DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Improvement through the eyes of a trust leader.
Mark Rothery reflects on Newgate's work with Multi-Academy Trusts and the value of bringing structured improvement thinking into education.
WHERE WE CAN HELP
Administrative processes
Reduce duplicated effort, waiting, unnecessary approvals and local workarounds.
Trust-wide standardisation
Find the right balance between consistent ways of working and useful local flexibility.
AI & automation
Use technology where it genuinely removes low-value work rather than adding another system.
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