THE FRANCHISE
Open a Digital School centre in your market.
Build an education business around a progressive curriculum, prepared instructors and visible learner progress. Start with the shared resources, then plan the people, premises and enrolment your local team will lead.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Bring local knowledge and a plan to lead.
A franchise gives your team a shared programme and teaching resources to work from. You still lead the local business: people, premises, enrolment and families. Consider whether that balance fits how you want to operate.
Entrepreneur or owner-operator
You want to lead an education business with a curriculum and teaching system to build on. Plan who manages the school, recruits instructors, follows up enquiries and stays close to families.
Existing education operator
You run a language, tutoring or education centre and want to add digital skills. Assess the timetable, equipment, instructor preparation and programme fit alongside your existing offer.
Regional group
You are considering several schools. Identify the leadership team, resources for each opening and capacity to support consistent delivery across locations.
WAYS TO PARTNER
Start with a local school. Plan the right scope.
The physical school franchise brings the programmes, brand and operating tools into a local centre. Online delivery, additional programmes and expansion rights need their own scope.
| Model | Next step | What to plan |
|---|---|---|
| Physical school franchise | Ready to discuss | A local school for children and young people, with premises, instructors, enrolment and an agreed curriculum and technology package. |
| Online delivery | By enquiry | Explore online or combined delivery with live instruction, learner support and suitable equipment. Confirm programme suitability and delivery rights for your market. |
| Multi-site or territory development | By enquiry | Plan the local management team, support capacity and sequence of openings. Territory and expansion rights are agreed separately. |
| Adult, corporate or institutional programmes | Separate discussion | Examples include school coding clubs and programmes commissioned by employers or community organisations. Audience, teaching arrangements, rights and pricing need an agreed scope. |
- Model
- Physical school franchise
- Next step
- Ready to discuss
- What to plan
- A local school for children and young people, with premises, instructors, enrolment and an agreed curriculum and technology package.
- Model
- Online delivery
- Next step
- By enquiry
- What to plan
- Explore online or combined delivery with live instruction, learner support and suitable equipment. Confirm programme suitability and delivery rights for your market.
- Model
- Multi-site or territory development
- Next step
- By enquiry
- What to plan
- Plan the local management team, support capacity and sequence of openings. Territory and expansion rights are agreed separately.
- Model
- Adult, corporate or institutional programmes
- Next step
- Separate discussion
- What to plan
- Examples include school coding clubs and programmes commissioned by employers or community organisations. Audience, teaching arrangements, rights and pricing need an agreed scope.
WHAT A PARTNER RECEIVES
More than a curriculum. A partnership.
- Curriculum
- Hands-on projects
- Teaching materials
- Learning pathways
- Training
- Instructor preparation
- Your local team
- Enrolment
- School systems
- Digital School brand
- Brand guidance
- Marketing assets
- Technology
- Learning tools
- Families
- School operations
- Software access
- Continuing support
- Curriculum updates
- Support process
- Market planning
A teaching model and the tools to deliver it.
Start with a shared curriculum, lesson guides and school tools, then build the local team and customer relationships. Your written package identifies the programmes, services and licences for your location.
Curriculum
A cumulative path from programming logic to web, app and AI projects, with lesson guides, practical assignments and assessment materials.
Training
Instructor preparation built around the teaching guides, lesson delivery and challenges for different learning paces. School teams also prepare to use the operating systems.
Brand
The Digital School identity, brand guidance and shared marketing resources. Discuss the localisable website template and launch materials for your school.
Technology
DBlox for learning, Houses for participation, the parent app for communication and DSOS for school operations. Product access and licences are specified in your package.
Continuing support
Teaching manuals, curriculum updates and channels for instructional and technical questions. The support plan defines how your team accesses help and reviews delivery.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities on both sides.
Local leadership and teaching need to work together. Use this division to plan your team; the package and agreement set out the detailed responsibilities.
Owner responsibilities
- Local recruitment and staffing
- Facility readiness and local compliance
- Enrolment and local marketing
- Day-to-day management and delivery
- Parent relationships and local communication
Franchisor responsibilities
- Curriculum, lesson guides and assessment materials
- Instructor preparation and programme updates
- Systems access as defined in the package
- Launch resources and agreed support channels
- Brand guidance and shared marketing materials
THE AGREEMENT
Know what you are agreeing to.
Your agreement defines the school you can operate, the resources you can use and the commitments on both sides. Review these points alongside your local business plan.
The school you can operate
- Who you contract with and how you can use the Digital School brand
- The territory covered and any limits on further locations
- The agreement term and renewal conditions
- Which programmes and delivery formats you can offer
- The curriculum, software and user access in your package
The commitments on both sides
- Training, launch preparation and ongoing support
- Initial fees, recurring charges and how they are calculated
- Your staffing, premises and local operating responsibilities
- Additional work or products charged separately
- Arrangements for data, systems access and the end of the agreement
HOW TO BECOME A PARTNER
From a first conversation to opening day.
Assess the fit, build your local business plan and prepare the people and premises. Each step gives you the information needed for the next decision.
- 01
Market discussion
Share your location, intended learners and operating role. Identify the programme and delivery format to explore, the questions about scope and the local information needed for the next decision.
- 02
Assessment
Review the learners you want to serve, local alternatives, possible premises and the team. Check the programme fit and existing market arrangements.
- 03
Business case
Bring local cost estimates, course pricing and enrolment assumptions into an opening and operating budget. Review the proposed franchise package alongside it.
- 04
Agreement
Review the contracting entity, territory, programmes, software, support, fees and terms. Confirm the responsibilities and rights you are taking on.
- 05
Launch preparation
Prepare the premises and instructors, localise launch materials and set up the school systems. Connect the opening date to team readiness, class scheduling and enrolment.
- 06
Opening and beyond
Run the school, stay close to families and review teaching and enrolment. Use the support process and programme updates included in your agreement.
Let's discuss Digital School in your market.
Bring your location, intended learners and operating plans. The first discussion identifies the programme and format to explore, the package questions to resolve and the local information needed for your next decision.