School Member Association Testimonials

The SDS Group is the only IT & Information Management Company that provides systems and solutions for both the School Governing Bodies, Associations and Institutes and their member schools (SDS also works directly with over 600 UK independent schools).

HMC has been working with SDS since 1999. The project to digitise the association's extensive archive was ambitious and required both commitment and a willingness to adapt as the scope of the project and what was possible grew. HMC schools are known throughout the world for excellence and it was important for us to work with a partner who could deliver a quality service to our schools as well as to our association.

On behalf of HMC, I would have no hesitation in warmly recommending SDS to any organisation wanting a digitising service to deliver an end-product of the very highest quality. The team is focused and forward thinking, but more important takes pride and satisfaction from doing a great job.

Dr Simon Hyde,
General Secretary, The HMC (2024)

ISBA works closely with SDS and has found the company and its people to be innovative, utterly reliable and ahead of their rivals in delivery and knowledge of online systems. Reactive to new ideas, they use their technical skills imaginatively to the continuing benefit of ISBA itself and our member schools.

David Woodgate,
Chief Executive, ISBA (2022)

SDS are market leaders in the highly specialist field of document scanning and archiving and BSA Group is delighted to be working with them to harvest and digitise its materials. As well as unsurpassed technical expertise, Mark Coleman and his team are lovely people to work with and it's clear trust, honesty and integrity are at the core of everything SDS do.

Robin Fletcher,
CEO, BSA - The Boarding School Association Group (2023)

ISA is enjoying working with SDS on the essential work of archiving. From handwritten entries in fragile minute books from previous centuries to Tweets that have only ever existed digitally, SDS is helping us to preserve it all. It's work that is both securing the record of the Association and making it accessible and searchable. It is impressive work.

Rudolph Eliott Lockhart,
Chief Executive, ISA – The Independent School's Association (2023)

The GSA are delighted to be working with SDS to ensure this important heritage archive is digitised and preserved for future GSA Members and future generations to enjoy.

www.gsa-heritage.uk.com/

Donna Stevens,
Chief Executive, GSA (2022)

IAPS has been hugely impressed with the service SDS has provided. The work they have done for us has transformed our record keeping in an entirely positive way.

Christopher King,
CEO, IAPS (2022)

Here at ASCL we have an extraordinary story to tell of the people who over the past 150 years have led the nation's schools and colleges. We have been delighted to work with SDS to tell that story through words and images, bringing alive the personalities and leadership attributes of so many inspirational individuals. The team at SDS have made the project a constant joy – though their creativity, ingenuity and evident passion for using interactive technology to illuminate the past. We couldn't recommend them more highly and couldn't be prouder of the end-product.

www.ascl-heritage.org.uk/

Geoff Barton,
General Secretary of ASCL, Association of School and College Leaders (2024)

Working with SDS, IDPE has developed a bespoke resource library to support Schools' development professionals. SDS's accessible platform and incredibly supportive team, has enabled us to share resource, best practice and learning across the IDPE community. The SDS platform has empowered development teams to engage further, raise more and support their respective schools to provide the best educational opportunities for your people.

Louise Bennet,
CEO, IDPE (2024)

The SDS Group have been working the HMC since 1999 when they digitised and fully indexed the Minutes, Reports and Committee Archives of the HMC going back to 1869. They have continued to provide this corporate digitising service for HMC since 2004 and have been Sponsors of HMC since 2010. SDS Group support of the HMC continues with further heritage projects centred around the 150th Anniversary of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses' Conference in 2019.

William Richardson,
General Secretary, The HMC (2018)

SDS... recommended and approved by the HMC, whose archive of Reports of Committees and Annual Meetings were successfully archived on CD-ROM, and which have since been updated and made accessible by secure web portal.

Geoff Lucas,
General Secretary, The HMC (2004)

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