Education

Position your brand at the heart of education transformation

Cut Through in a Complex Education Landscape

Breaking into and scaling within the education sector isn’t straightforward. Long sales cycles, fragmented buying structures, and limited access to senior decision-makers can make it difficult to build momentum and convert interest into real opportunities.

GovNet’s education portfolio is designed to remove those barriers.

Through our flagship events and bespoke engagements across schools, colleges, and higher education, you gain direct access to the people driving change and holding budgets. You’re not just generating visibility, you’re entering high-value conversations at the point where priorities are being shaped and solutions are being evaluated.

This means more qualified engagement, stronger relationships, and a clearer path from initial interaction to closed business. Whether you’re looking to build pipeline, accelerate deal cycles, or strengthen your position in a competitive market, we give you the platform to do it with confidence.

Suppliers We Work With

Our Education Event Brands


  • Schools & Academies Show

    The Schools & Academies Show connects suppliers with the education leaders responsible for improving outcomes, managing resources and shaping the future of schools and academy trusts.

    The event brings together senior decision-makers from across the education sector, including school leaders, trust executives, business managers, finance leads, estates teams, SEND professionals, safeguarding leads and those responsible for digital strategy, procurement and operational improvement.

    For suppliers, it provides a focused opportunity to showcase solutions, build visibility and start valuable conversations with the people actively looking for ways to support staff, improve learning outcomes, strengthen operations and deliver better services.

    Exhibitors include education technology providers, finance and MIS platforms, estates and facilities partners, safeguarding solutions, SEND support providers, HR and workforce specialists, wellbeing providers and procurement partners.

  • HE Transformation Conference

    The HE Transformation Conference connects suppliers with the university leaders responsible for shaping the future of higher education operations, services and institutional strategy.

    The event brings together senior decision-makers from across UK universities, including leaders in digital, estates, finance, operations, transformation, student experience, procurement and professional services. For suppliers, it provides a focused opportunity to engage the teams looking for new ways to improve efficiency, strengthen resilience and support long-term institutional change.

    Exhibitors include technology providers, estates and facilities partners, finance and planning platforms, student experience solutions, transformation consultancies, data and analytics providers, sustainability specialists and other organisations helping universities adapt to changing expectations across the sector.

  • Higher Education Marketing Conference

    The HE Marketing Conference connects suppliers with the higher education marketing, recruitment and communications teams responsible for attracting students, strengthening reputation and improving campaign performance.

    The event brings together senior university professionals across marketing, admissions, student recruitment, brand, communications, digital and international recruitment.

    For suppliers, it provides a focused opportunity to build visibility with the teams looking for new ways to engage prospective students, improve conversion and support recruitment goals.

  • National Schools Awards

    The National Schools Awards celebrates excellence across schools, trusts and the wider education sector, bringing together senior leaders and teams making a measurable impact on education.

    For suppliers, the awards provide an opportunity to align your brand with achievement, innovation and sector-wide recognition, while building visibility with the school and trust leaders shaping the future of education.

    Sponsorship opportunities help suppliers demonstrate support for the sector, strengthen brand credibility and connect with an engaged audience of education professionals in a high-profile setting.