The Full Story
About Performance for Education
Empowering schools to build smarter, stronger IT teams.
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Performance for Education (PFE) was founded to solve a very real challenge faced by schools and trusts across the UK: how to confidently assess and develop IT professionals in an education setting.
Technology is now at the heart of how schools operate and how students learn, but IT recruitment, development, and decision-making often fall to school leaders without technical expertise. With over £5 billion invested in education technology each year, the risks of getting it wrong are high.
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That’s why we created Performance for Education: To offer clear, rigorous, education-specific IT assessments that take the guesswork out of hiring and managing IT teams.
Why we exist
Our mission is simple:
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To help schools make smarter IT decisions by providing independent, skills-based assessments tailored to education.
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We believe strong IT teams are the backbone of strong schools.
We believe that technical ability should be measured, not assumed.
And we believe that every pound spent on IT should deliver real educational value.
Whether you're recruiting a new technician, reviewing your current team, or planning long-term resourcing across a trust, we’re here to help you make informed, confident decisions.
What we do
We assess the knowledge, skills, and strategic insight of school IT professionals, quickly and objectively. Our services support:
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Recruitment: Assess IT candidates before you hire
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Team Development – Identify knowledge gaps and training needs
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Strategic Planning: Align IT staffing with your school’s long-term goals
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Cybersecurity & Compliance: Ensure your IT team can protect your digital infrastructure
All of our assessments are designed specifically for schools and developed in collaboration with IT and education leaders.
Our commitment
We are more than an assessment provider.
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We are a partner in education.
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Our work is grounded in:
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Integrity: Fair, transparent, and evidence-based assessments
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Expertise: Frameworks built with education IT specialists
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Impact: Helping schools run smarter, safer, and more effective IT systems
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At Performance for Education, we believe that with the right IT team in place, anything is possible, because when technology works for schools, learning thrives.