asitplan

asitplan helps schools, academies and trusts bring DfE digital standards, asset management and technology planning together. It connects a clear view of the technology estate with structured assessments, practical priorities, budgets and improvement roadmaps. The result is a shared basis for decisions about the systems that support teaching, learning and everyday school operations.

Start with the standards and the questions that matter to your school. Structured assessments help you review DfE digital standards across areas such as connectivity, cloud services, digital leadership, filtering and monitoring, and cyber security. Technical teams can explain the evidence and identify gaps, while leaders and governors can see why a finding matters and what needs attention.

Build a clearer picture of your assets. Supported connections and imports can populate device records, helping teams work from available information rather than repeatedly rebuilding inventories. Review what is in use, what remains suitable and where support, configuration or lifecycle concerns need investigation. Bring those findings into the wider discussion about the school's needs and resources.

Turn that understanding into a practical plan. Budget views make quantities, costs and assumptions visible, while roadmaps connect proposed improvements with timing. Business managers can examine expenditure with IT colleagues and leaders can compare priorities. Repair, configuration, continued use and replacement are options to evaluate, with the right response determined by the school's needs rather than a device's age alone. Distinguish immediate priorities from improvements that can be phased over time.

Keep people and responsibilities connected to the plan. Assigned audit contributions and evidence requests help clarify who provides information and who reviews it. Make the next action and its owner clear, then return to the evidence as decisions are considered and work progresses. The school retains control of approvals, commissioning and acceptance.

Cyber readiness forms part of that wider picture. Automated Cyber Essentials readiness checks use supported technology data to help populate selected answers and evidence for technical review. Schools can also use audit contributions and evidence requests to support preparation for Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) cyber requirements. These workflows support assessment and action; they do not themselves provide certification or confirm RPA cover.

For trusts, shared views bring school assessment and budget information together while keeping local circumstances visible. Discuss common priorities, compare needs across schools and identify where a different approach is appropriate. A shared conversation helps technical, financial and leadership colleagues work towards an agreed plan without requiring everyone to interpret every technical detail.

The aim is to move from scattered records and disconnected findings to a clearer understanding of the estate and a reasoned sequence of improvements. Link standards to evidence, assets to priorities and proposed work to available resources, so decisions are easier to explain and responsibilities remain visible.

At the Schools and Academies Show, visitors can meet asitplan to discuss a current technology decision their school or trust needs to make. Explore the relevant standards, asset information and planning workflow, then identify a practical next step that reflects local priorities and available resources.

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