Future Schools Trust Competitors

GEMS Education is one of the world’s leading private K-12 education providers, educating over 200,000 students from 176+ nationalities across its global network of owned and managed schools. With nearly half a million alumni, GEMS has built a legacy of impact that spans generations and continents. Established in Dubai in 1959, GEMS remains a family-founded and family-led organisation, guided by its visionary founder and chairman Sunny Varkey, and his sons Dino Varkey (Group CEO) and Jay Varkey (Deputy Group CEO). With a focus on delivering high-quality education to students from all walks of life, GEMS offers a wide range of curricula and learning pathways. Each year, GEMS students graduate into the world’s top universities, including all eight Ivy League institutions and every UK Russell Group university, and go on to become leaders, innovators, and changemakers in every sector. Through its expanding school network and philanthropic initiatives, GEMS is committed to its mission: to put a quality education within reach of every learner, everywhere.

Co-op Academies Trust is a successful organisation of Academy schools in the North of England, which is sponsored by The Co-operative Group. Through a great education we are changing the lives of young people across the North of England. Built on the same principles as all co-operatives across the world, we work with academies to empower teachers and young people to work together for a better education and a better community. We have primary, secondary, sixth-form and special academies in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Staffordshire and The Wirral.

We are one of the country's largest multi-academy trusts. By focusing on teaching and learning, developing inspiring curricula and embedding a culture based on our values of thinking big, doing the right thing and showing team spirit, we exist to improve academies and schools. E-ACT academies educate over 25,000 pupils across the length and breadth of England. Our team includes over 3,500 employees based across 38 academies and our regional and national teams. For more information please visit www.e-act.org.uk.