THE IT AUTHORITY FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

We help prestigious Independent Schools deliver consistently outstanding IT, by leveraging our proven expertise and passion for Education.

AAdam Brigham and Dean Turner founded MSP LAB with an unwavering vision: To enable today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders.

From technical engineering backgrounds and with vast experience working within schools themselves, Adam and Dean recognise the need for an IT Partner that understands the unique challenges of Independent Schools. Together, they have built a team and a framework by which Independents can deliver rapid, impactful and lasting change in the provision of their IT Services.

Schools benefit from MSP LAB’s foundational pillars of robust and secure IT infrastructure, from which they can execute a forward-thinking Digital Strategy, leading to better student outcomes.

For too long, IT providers within the education sector have focussed on products and services without properly getting to know the school they are working with.

Rejecting this old-fashioned approach, MSP LAB meet with all key stakeholders, work hard to understand what works best for each school, defines where improvements are required, and develops a strategic vision for the school’s IT – inside and outside of the classroom.

Unique in their approach, MSP LAB begins every engagement by taking the time to truly understand your school and its culture.

MSP LAB provides an independent review of existing IT Systems by performing a comprehensive Technical Assessment and gathering School-wide Stakeholder Feedback.

They advise on Digital Safeguarding solutions to meet your school’s compliance requirements and enhance Student Wellbeing. Throughout their engagements, they promote industry best practices that de-risk, stabilise and future-proof your IT.

MSP LAB understands that to build a resilient, safe and forward-thinking IT provision, a school requires:

• Robust IT Governance backed up with Processes and Documentation.

• A service desk built on ITIL principles, with frequent MI reporting, prioritising the needs of the classroom experience above all else.

• A robust Cyber Security posture providing Governors and stakeholders with absolute clarity on the school’s ability to protect itself and recover from potential cyber incidents.

• A clearly defined IT Budget supporting an IT Roadmap, driven by a mature Digital Strategy.

• An appetite to put IT ‘on the map’ and have your school known for delivering exceptional IT facilities to students and staff.

Bursars and School Leaders often ask MSP LAB for retained counsel to help ‘stay on track’ with IT and to deliver year-on-year enhancements.

In response, MSP LAB has built its Virtual IT Director and Bursar IT Counsel Services to deliver the IT oversight, insight and direction an Independent School needs.

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Independent Schools across the UK, MSP LAB consultants help you reduce your time to value by designing Technology Roadmaps, chairing your IT steering groups and deploying accomplished Infrastructure Solutions resulting in concrete IT foundations. From Cloud servers to fast and secure WiFi, MSP LAB can ensure maximum return on your IT investments.

MSP LAB has developed a free ‘Cyber Top 10’ Framework, which allows you to quickly understand your Cyber Security posture against the ten most common attack vectors threatening Independent Schools. The results are displayed in a stakeholder-friendly ‘Red, Amber, Green’ report, providing clarity to Governors with straightforward steps to remediate vulnerable areas.

MSP LAB offers ‘Managed Firewalls’ designed for specifically for Independent Schools and 24x7 Managed Security solutions alongside Cyber Incident Response packages. ●

“An obvious choice - their knowledge and expertise are second to none.”

- Godolphin and Latymer

“Flexible, honest and with integrity throughout. It’s a true partnership.”

- Rugby School Group

“They feel like part of our family, which is important to us.” - Gordonstoun

“Exceptionally impressed and would not hesitate to recommend them to other schools.” - St Albans School