Designed for senior IT and operational leaders within Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) seeking to modernise, secure, and simplify their distributed school networks. By assessing organisational maturity across critical capability areas the framework enables Trusts to identify strengths, expose capability gaps, and prioritise investment in areas that deliver the greatest strategic and operational impact. Ultimately, it helps MATs build a resilient, scalable, and safeguarded network foundation that supports consistent learning experiences, efficient IT management.