BlueSky has a long-standing relationship with OTSA as an official Partner. 

BlueSky Education is the multi award-winning comprehensive solution that supports school leaders and staff with appraisal, professional development, quality assurance, school evaluation and improvement. BlueSky helps schools and trusts to elevate outcomes by putting people at the centre of a professional dialogue.

The comprehensive, customisable BlueSky Education platform engages staff in agile appraisal and professional development processes that drive school improvement, while allowing school leaders to evaluate ongoing progress through intuitive, holistic reporting. BlueSky Education is used by thousands of schools across the UK to streamline these processes, saving approximately 20 hours of admin time per week!

Our new 360° performance review feedback tool, Opal Review, BlueSky is the complete solution for your school or trust people strategy.

10% discount for OTSA members

As a partner benefit, BlueSky offers a 10% discount on BlueSky subscriptions for OTSA members in the first year, and your renewal subscription each year!

The most effective way to evaluate BlueSky is to arrange a free, no-obligation online demonstration, tailored to your desired practice and priorities.

Learn more and book a demo here

OTSA is has been working in partnership with Education Mutual since it was established in 2018 and have agreed a 5% discount for OTSA partner schools.

Since 2018, Education Mutual has been transforming how staff absence protection is managed, providing a non-profit making approach that prioritises schools, their budgets, and their people. As the UK’s largest member-owned provider of staff absence protection, recommended by the Department for Education through the CPC framework, they provide an ethical alternative to traditional insurance.

All memberships are tailored to meet the unique needs of each school or trust, combining the extensive coverage of the commercial insurance market with a community-driven ethos akin to that of a local authority. Every membership contribution actively supports member schools, with all surpluses reinvested directly back to the education sector where it’s needed most.

Enhancing recruitment and retention for Oxfordshire Schools:

Education Mutual's multi-award-winning service ensures budget certainty whilst providing access to a wide range of health and wellbeing services which are all included at no additional cost, all designed to reduce and prevent absences. This includes face-to-face counselling, physiotherapy, 24/7 GP access, flu vaccinations, and occupational health support. Pupil wellbeing support is also part of the package, allowing you to take a comprehensive, whole-school approach to health and wellbeing.

New Services for 2025:

Education Mutual’s member-owned structure enables schools and trusts to actively influence the direction of the Mutual. In response to feedback, the following services have been introduced for 2025.

• Sleep Therapy
• Voice Care
• Staff Reputation Legal Protection
• Risk Management Protection

Why choose Education Mutual:

• The only staff absence protection provider with a public review forum - Feefo.
• 5% discount for OTSA partner schools.
• Every membership can be enhanced to include pre-existing conditions and pre-planned operations.
• Multi-award winners of the Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award 2023 and 2024.
• Platinum award winners of the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2025.
• A proud member of the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) and operate under their close guidance.

Please contact

Jack Haigh | 01623 287840 | jack@educationmutual.co.uk

Explore the collection of 1,000+ reviews submitted by member schools of Education Mutual here

Education Mutual

OTSA partner schools are eligible to receive a discount of 20% when purchasing books from the John Catt bookshop.

John Catt Educational are leading publishers of books and magazines for educators and school leaders. Their recent titles include bestsellers such as: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Teacher, by staff at the Michaela Community School in London; Leadership Matters, by Andy Buck; Managing Teacher Workload; High Challenge, Low Threat, by Mary Myatt; and What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Psychology, by David Didau and Nick Rose.

To take advantage of an exclusive discount of 20%, enter discount code 'CATT20' where prompted on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discount on all books and magazine subscriptions. 

John Catt Bookshop

Leadership Matters has one simple aim: to give all school leaders access to high quality leadership development that helps improve the outcomes for the pupils in their care.

By offering an unrivalled breadth of content and diagnostic tools, Leadership Matters is designed to allow both schools and individual leaders to access our resources in the way that works for them. Our unique approach allows leaders at all levels, from those aspiring to middle leadership right through to those in executive roles, to take our evidence-based content and personalised diagnostics and apply them to suit their context.

Leadership Matters was founded by Andy Buck, author of the best-selling book, ‘Leadership Matters’. Working alongside a cutting-edge team of web developers, our aim has been to create a suite of high quality videos and development tools, supported by articles and other content from our team of national and international Leadership Matters ambassadors.

Membership Summary

• Full use of 4 Diagnostic Tools designed to gain valuable insight into your teams performance and predispositions
• Delve into 40 key leadership learning topics through our books, videos, presentations and further insights
• 4 Complimentary virtual Leadership Matters CPD Days each year hosted by Andy Buck
• 50% off a number of School Leadership Books
• Unlimited user accounts so all of your teams can gain access. Most schools have over 20 learners signed on
• Leadership Matters is a community accessed by 10% of UK Schools with partner schools on every Continent

Subscriptions

OTSA partner schools can obtain a 20% discount on their annual subscription when they use the code OTSA+LM24

Leadership Matters