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Cairneagle in Conversation with Sylvain Forestier, President of La Maison Bleue
Sylvain Forestier is the founder and CEO of La Maison Bleue (LMB), an international group of nurseries that operates across four countries (France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the UK) with over 300 settings. LMB has ambitious plans to expand further, including through acquisitions and in particular in the UK.
Podcast – How organisations are changing after COVID-19
Are businesses and the government prepared to respond to changes arising from the COVID-19 crisis by reimagining what they can do and redefining their contract with staff and citizens to reflect new working practices and expectations?
Cairneagle in Conversation with Rob Paddock, Founder and CEO of Valenture Institute
Robert Paddock is one of the leading lights of digital education. He previously co-founded Getsmarter, an online platform providing short courses accredited by world-leading universities, which was acquired by 2U. He has now established the Valenture Institute, a global private online high school. They have recently raised $7m from the EdTech-focused VC fund GSV and are expanding rapidly, offering both fully online provision and blended learning provision with the development of boutique campuses.
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Cairneagle in Conversation with Sylvain Forestier, President of La Maison Bleue
Sylvain Forestier is the founder and CEO of La Maison Bleue (LMB), an international group of nurseries that operates across four countries (France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the UK) with over 300 settings. LMB has ambitious plans to expand further, including through acquisitions and in particular in the UK. read more
Podcast – How organisations are changing after COVID-19
Are businesses and the government prepared to respond to changes arising from the COVID-19 crisis by reimagining what they can do and redefining their contract with staff and citizens to reflect new working practices and expectations? read more
Cairneagle in Conversation with Rob Paddock, Founder and CEO of Valenture Institute
Robert Paddock is one of the leading lights of digital education. He previously co-founded Getsmarter, an online platform providing short courses accredited by world-leading universities, which was acquired by 2U. He has now established the Valenture Institute, a global private online high school. They have recently raised $7m from the EdTech-focused VC fund GSV and are expanding rapidly, offering both fully online provision and blended learning provision with the development of boutique campuses. read more
BUFDG Conference 2021 –
Cairneagle are delighted to be attending this years’ conference
This week sees the British Universities Finance Directors Conference 2021 go online with an exciting programme of speakers, discussions and events. read more
Cairneagle supports Tes Global as it expands its school software services portfolio with the acquisition of SchoolCloud
Tes Global, an international provider of software services to make life easier for schools and teachers, announced the purchase of Glasgow-based SchoolCloud, the company behind the most popular online parents’ evening software in the UK. read more
Cairneagle co-authors EdTechX 2020 Global Report on Educational and Training Technology
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting containment measures on Education and Training has been enormous. However, EdTech is offering a lifeline for learners across institutions and at work to keep going. Some highlights of the report include: read more
Key considerations for education institutions through uncertain times
The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged all of our assumptions in the last few weeks. As business leaders this is probably the most challenging experience most of us will have dealt with in our lifetime. read more
Dedication, Hard Work, Consistency and Quality
Cairneagle approaches the close of 2019 on a high after winning the coveted EducationInvestor Award for The Best Consultants to Education institutions. Winners of the 10th EducationInvestor Awards were recognised in a ceremony at The Royal Lancaster Hotel on Wednesday December 4th. Here are the reflections of Cairneagle’s four partners on the event and the award: read more
Julie Mercer joins Cairneagle
Cairneagle Associates are delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Mercer as Partner. She will lead the development of Cairneagle’ higher education and operational consulting practices. read more
Arun Kanwar at the NMT Nursery Estate, Acquisition & Expansion Forum 2019
Arun discussed the overcoming challenges and opportunities for growth in the nursery space at today's NMT Nursery Estate, Acquisition & Expansion Forum. read more
Cairneagle Associates sponsor The Assignment Report’s seminar
Making a difference: Maximising learning outcomes and improving workflow in schools. A half-day seminar for educational suppliers and providers of support services to UK schools read more
Fergal Roche joins Cairneagle Associates as senior advisor
Cairneagle Associates, the strategy consultancy, has appointed former Founder and CEO of The Key, Fergal Roche, as senior advisor. read more
Cairneagle Associates sponsor the FutureBook Live event
Rupert Barclay, Managing Partner, to assess state of EdTech for FutureBook Live read more
New location
Cairneagle has moved offices. You can now find us on: Bewlay House, 2 Swallow Place, W1B 2AE, London read more
Cairneagle Associates shortlisted as finalists for the EducationInvestor Awards 2018
The Awards are presented to organisations and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to education in 2017-18, with a view to promoting excellence and recognising innovation in the private education sector. read more
New data privacy policy
We have a new data privacy policy that explains how we store and process personal data. read more
Arun Kanwar to join nursery panel at the PE in Education
Arun Kanwar will join a panel on “Building blocks at nursery – opportunities in the UK’s childcare market” at the PE in Education event organized by the EducationInvestor. read more
Cairneagle Associates appoint Mary Curnock Cook as senior advisor
Cairneagle Associates, the strategy consultancy, has appointed former chief executive of the University Admissions Service (UCAS), Mary Curnock Cook, as senior advisor. read more
Cairneagle Associates wins EducationInvestor Awards 2016
The Awards are presented to organisations and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to education in 2015-16, with a view to promoting excellence and recognising innovation in the private education sector. read more
Cairneagle Associates wins EducationInvestor Awards 2015
The Awards are presented to organisations and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to education in 2014-15, with a view to promoting excellence and recognising innovation in the private education sector. read more