Business Continuity and Resilience Services
Voyage Education Partnership provides specialist Business Continuity and Resilience support to help organisations prepare for, respond to and recover from disruption. Our services include a full Business Continuity Management (BCM) service and expert support for incident and crisis management, ensuring that critical functions can continue and leadership teams are equipped to make confident, informed decisions during challenging situations. Drawing on sector experience and recognised good practice, we work with organisations to strengthen resilience, protect people and maintain continuity when it matters most.
Business Continuity Management
What is business continuity management?
Business continuity management (BCM) is the process of identifying, analysing, and managing the risks and impacts of potential disruptions to your school/MAT's operations. BCM helps you to prepare for, respond to, and recover from any incident that may affect your organisation, such as loss of property, natural disasters, cyberattacks, pandemics, or supply chain disruptions.
Why do you need business continuity management?
Business continuity management is essential for any organisation that wants to protect its reputation, assets, staff, learners, and stakeholders from the consequences of unexpected events. By implementing BCM, you can:
- Reduce the likelihood and severity of learning interruptions
- Minimise the financial, operational, and reputational losses
- Comply with regulatory obligations
What do we offer?
We offer a comprehensive and customised BCM service that covers the entire lifecycle of business continuity planning, implementation, testing, and improvement. Our service includes:
- A thorough assessment of your business continuity needs, risks, and objectives
- A tailored business continuity strategy and plan that aligns with your goals and priorities
- A dedicated certified and experienced BCM professional who will guide you through the process and provide ongoing support
- A suite of tools and templates that will help you document, communicate, and execute your business continuity plan
- A regular review and testing of your business continuity plan to ensure its effectiveness and relevance
- A continuous improvement process that incorporates feedback, lessons learned, and best practices
Incident and Crisis Management
Incident and crisis management (ICM) is the process used to manage events that can, or could, lead to a disruption, loss, emergency or crisis requiring urgent attention or action. No matter what kind of incident your school faces, you need to be able to respond quickly and effectively. That's why we offer a service that helps you manage any incident, from minor emergencies to major crises.
What do we offer?
Our team of experts will help you prepare, respond, and recover from any situation, whether it's a fire, a flood, a lockdown, educational visit incident or a breach. We'll also help you maintain your compliance and resume your normal operations as soon as possible. With our service, you can trust that your school/MAT will be safe, secure, and resilient in any incident.
We offer access to our 24/7 Emergency Operations Centre and incident management software as well as a named incident manager to support at strategic, tactical and operational levels, based on the severity of the incident or crisis.
Our services include:
- Incident and crisis management training for leaders
- Access to our 24/7 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
- Qualified incident manager allocated to your incident (on-site or remote) through the response and recovery phase
- Access to our incident and crisis management software to enable full oversight of your incident
- Conduct reviews and investigations to drive learning from incidents
For more information, email enquiries@voyage-education.org or call 01205 331900.