Practical experience. Strategic insight. Operational capability that strengthens schools.
True North School Business was founded by Lucy North, a strategic executive leader in school business and operations, dedicated to strengthening sustainable operational capability across schools and trusts.
I built True North School Business from first-hand experience of the pressures, complexity and responsibility carried by school business and operational leaders, True North provides the tools, frameworks, strategic support and professional community needed to manage with confidence.
"I have started to feel like myself again, and I’ve got drive and passion to change things, whilst joining the dots and seeing things a lot clearer. "
Business Manager, August 2026
'True North School Business has been created to support you'
Experience grounded in the reality of schools
Lucy's experience is grounded in the reality of school business and operational leadership leading across finance, estates, HR, compliance, risk, governance and operations. True North School Business brings that depth directly to the leaders who need it most.
COPING WITH A HIGH PRESSURE school ENVIRONMENT?
- You are constantly being pulled into urgent issues.
- Your systems exist, but people do not always use them consistently.
- Your team is busy, but not always aligned.
- You are expected to be strategic, but your day keeps pulling you back into delivery.
- You know things could be better, but you are not always sure where to start.
- And perhaps the hardest part? From the outside, it looks like everything is working, but behind the scenes, you know you are carrying more than you should.
'True North School Business has been created for exactly this reality'
Want to explore how True North School Business could support your school or trust?
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