GD Technology's founder currently leads the MIS & data function at a UK training provider — hands-on with ILR returns, funding data, stakeholder reporting and live GLA, Ofsted and Mazars audits. This practice is built on that day-to-day experience, not a textbook. More about that experience →
Your funding depends on your data.
Your data is a mess.
If any of these sound familiar, you're carrying financial and regulatory risk you can't see until it's too late.
ILR returns are a scramble
Every submission window becomes a fire drill — chasing errors, cross-checking spreadsheets, hoping nothing slipped through that costs you funding later.
Audits keep you awake
An ESFA or Ofsted visit means weeks of prep because the evidence isn't organised and the data can't be trusted at a glance.
Leadership flies blind
Directors ask "how are we doing?" and the honest answer is "give us a week to pull it together" — decisions get made on stale numbers.
One person holds it all
Your MIS knowledge lives in one head. If they're off, on leave, or leave entirely, the whole operation is exposed.
GDPR is "probably fine"
Learner and staff data is handled by habit, not by documented process — until someone asks to see the process.
Systems don't talk
ACE360, PICS, your CRM and your finance system each hold part of the truth, and nobody has the full picture without hours of manual joining.
Three ways to take data off your plate
Delivered as fixed monthly retainers so the cost is predictable and the support never stops — not one-off projects that leave you exposed again next quarter.
ILR, MIS & Compliance
Hands-on ownership of your funding data — so returns are clean and audits are calm.
- ILR validation & error resolution
- Funding & eligibility checks (FIS, PDSAT)
- ESFA & Ofsted audit-readiness reviews
- ACE360 / PICS data-quality assurance
- GDPR & governance documentation
Managed Data & Reporting
Your numbers, always live — plus a plain-English readout of what they mean.
- Power BI dashboards, built & maintained
- Learner, funding & performance KPIs
- Automated weekly / monthly reports
- Monthly insight summary for leadership
- Connects Excel, CRM & MIS sources
Fractional Head of Data
Senior data leadership on tap — the strategy without the six-figure salary.
- Data strategy & roadmap
- Governance & risk oversight
- Tool & systems decisions
- AI-readiness & automation planning
- Board-level reporting & advice
Predictable monthly cost.
Cancel with 30 days' notice.
Starting points below. Final scope and price are confirmed after a free assessment — and there's a two-months-free discount for paying annually.
Assurance
For providers who need their ILR and funding data kept clean and submission-ready.
- Monthly data-quality checks
- ILR error resolution
- Return-window support
- Email & call support
Audit-Ready
Everything in Assurance, plus you're always ready for an ESFA or Ofsted visit.
- Everything in Assurance
- Audit-readiness reviews
- Leadership Power BI dashboard
- Monthly insight readout
- Governance documentation
MIS Partner
A true data partner — assurance, reporting and senior strategic direction combined.
- Everything in Audit-Ready
- Fractional Head of Data days
- Systems & automation roadmap
- Priority response
- Board-level reporting
Prefer a one-off first? Start with a fixed-price AI & Data Readiness Audit from £750 — a short report on where you're exposed and where the quick wins are.
The cost of getting data wrong
is far higher than the retainer
A single clawed-back funding error or a poor audit outcome dwarfs a year of monthly support. This is risk insurance that also makes you faster.
Common questions
Stop dreading audit season.
Book a free 30-minute Data & Compliance assessment. We'll look at where you're exposed, what it's costing you, and whether a retainer makes sense — no obligation, no jargon.
Book Your Free Assessment