Turnaround for independent schools.

Paideia in four statements

Paideia is the development layer for a school, not the school itself.

• Quality mark: a standard, language and quality signal behind an independent school
• Turnaround: required operations, roles, parent trust, team rhythm, admissions and funding are stabilised first
• Software: forms, mentor dashboard, learning plans, progress, portfolios and the quality log grow into one platform
• Reference case: Freie Schule Salzburg is the first real application; Paideia remains a general offer for schools

The offer to schools

Paideia enters where good independent schools often fail: not at the ideal, but at roles, operations, explainability, quality assurance, admissions, funding and team rhythm.

• Turnaround diagnosis: identify whether leadership, people, space, finances, trust, admissions, communication or quality creates the real risk
• Operating model and waterfall: people, space, administration, insurance, IT, materials and the minimum reserve come before development and the Paideia fee
• Mentor and team development: build teachers as Paideia mentors for one-to-one conversations, project guidance, feedback, conflict, documentation and parent communication
• Educational core: translate growth relationships, meaningful creation, Mastery Learning, Flipped Classroom, projects and future capabilities into daily practice

Six operating steps

Required operations come first, then quality, then growth.

• 01 · Diagnose what is actually unstable: leadership, finance, parent trust, admissions, team, space, offer or communication
• 02 · Secure required operations: people, space, administration, insurance, official obligations and minimum reserve
• 03 · Clarify roles and team: leadership, board, mentors, deputies, admissions and parent communication receive explicit ownership
• 04 · Introduce the Paideia core: mentor roles, learning architecture, opening and closing rituals, Mastery Checks and project guidance
• 05 · Connect software: forms, progress, learning plans, preparation, portfolios and process manuals are digitised in stages
• 06 · Grow responsibly: only increase information evenings, admissions, visibility and scale when operations and quality can carry them

Offer logic v4.1

The current first-reference draft is not a fixed price for every school. It shows the governing principle: the school must not be hollowed out while Paideia is being built.

• Required operations first: local staff, space, insurance, materials, administration, legal obligations, IT, website, minimum reserve and urgent investments
• Paideia fee: approximately ten per cent of current net income per child; at school fees of €410-450, the reference is €41-45 net per child
• Six-month delivery guarantee: documented processes, software and platform in use, mentor training started and visibility through Paideia
• Term and licence: two-year minimum term; after the partnership, the school’s own data and core processes remain exportable, while software and the quality mark can continue at a reference of approximately €15 per child
• Later reduced licence: platform and Paideia quality may be agreed separately; the first draft uses one quarter of the original fee as a reference

Paideia software

The platform makes school quality visible and manageable. It does not replace relationships; it prevents essential information from disappearing into chats, intuition and individual heads.

• Admission, information-evening and parent forms with review status
• Student profiles, age levels, mentor assignment, learning plans and daily commitments
• Mentor dashboard for one-to-one appointments, observations, conflicts and next steps
• Flipped Classroom logic for videos, preparation, evidence and Mastery Checks
• Portfolio and project trails for real work, exhibitions, reflection and feedback
• Process manual for admissions, parent questions, team rhythm, offboarding and quality
• Quality log for decisions, risks, measures, guarantee points and reviews

When Paideia fits

Paideia is for schools that want truth and growth at the same time.

• Parent questions dominate daily work: build an answer architecture for rules, ownership, timing and documented objections
• Education is strong but operations are fragile: separate required operations, development, quality and growth
• A new leadership team is approaching: define roles, search profile, mentor logic, onboarding, team rhythm and decisions
• Future capabilities should become real: connect reading, writing, mathematics, projects, AI, reflection and responsibility in repeatable practice

First reference · Freie Schule Salzburg

Freie Schule Salzburg remains Freie Schule Salzburg. Verein Kreativwerkstatt remains its owner. Paideia is the quality, development and platform layer being tested, documented and improved there first.

Inside the ZukunftBilden system

Paideia is connected to the other offers without being mixed with them.

Begin with an honest diagnosis

For school owners, boards and independent schools: if your school should carry Paideia quality, the first step is a direct assessment of the operating reality.