Essex Education Services
Essex County Council, County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QHDear Colleague
Professional Development ‘Pay as you Go’
In today’s education world, schools and academies are increasingly the drivers of their own improvement and effectiveness.
At Essex Education Services we recognise that specialist support and dedicated tools can help you realise your ambitions.
You will know that we are committed to supporting you on your school effectiveness journey: improving learning, developing staff and leadership, making best use of resources, creating and using data and engaging in effective continuous professional development.
We have previously sent you details of our subscription offer. We now include a summary of our additional range of ‘pay as you go’ Professional Development and Education Consultancy services for 2014-15. You will receive further information regarding individual products and services on an ongoing basis. In the meantime we would ask you to complete and return the enclosed Service Level Agreement form via email to [email protected], by fax on 0872 113 7221 or by post to the above address by 22 April 2014. If you wish to book any of the services please contact us on the number below or for courses go to
www.mycourses.e-gfl.org.
This will enable us to process payment for any booking promptly and efficiently.
If you have any queries, questions or feedback please contact our dedicated customer services team on
0845 200 8600 option 2 or email [email protected].
We look forward to working with you to achieve the very best for children and staff in Essex. Yours sincerely
Tracy Goodway Keren Prior
Essex Education Services
Professional Development | Education Consultancy
Service Level Agreement
Please complete this form, retain a copy for your records and return via
Post: Essex Education Services, County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH Fax: 0872 113 7221 / E mail: [email protected]
Name of School: Address:
Charges for April 2014 - March 2015:
Continuing Professional Development courses
full day - £180 per delegate half day - £90 per delegate
Education Consultancy if booked by 31 August 14
Education Consultancy if booked by 1 December 14
Education Consultancy if booked after 1 December 14
10+ days £540 per day 10+ days £545 per day 10+ days £550 per day
4 to 9 days £560 per day 4 to 9 days £565 per day 4 to 9 days £570 per day 1 to 3 days £580 per day 1 to 3 days £585 per day 1 to 3 days £590 per day
Half day £300 Half day £310 Half day £320
Essex Education Services require the authorisation of the school budget holder before raising journals for payment of services.
This agreement covers all transactions made within 2014/15.
*By signing this agreement, you are agreeing to a payments journal being processed for pay as you go courses, conferences, consultancy and educational projects booked through Essex Education Services.
Journals will be raised on a monthly basis for courses and activities that have taken place in the previous month.
A statement of accounts is available on request.
Please complete ALL the following sections so that the school can be debited for services received.
If you are a cheque book holding school and require an invoice please tick box:
If you require charging via journal transfer, please enter your budget code to be debited:
I hereby agree to the Service Level Agreement and confirm payment via the selected method:
Budget holder’s name: Signature:
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Our extensive CPD course and conference programme is designed to support school staff at all stages of their career, to enhance and broaden their professional knowledge, skills and expertise, to improve pupils’ learning experiences and achievements.
Service provision Length of Course Cost
CPD courses Half day £90 per delegate
Full Day £180 per delegate
Conferences £150 - £300 per delegate
For further information please email [email protected].
China Education Programme (Essex-Jiangsu Partnership)
The Essex -Jiangsu Education Team are dedicated to:• Developing and expanding the teaching and learning of Mandarin and Chinese culture in Essex schools, businesses and the local community in general;
• Deepening educational links and school partnership between Essex and Jiangsu We provide:
• A support package for Teaching Mandarin and Chinese Culture in School and Developing Partnerships with China
• Mandarin & Chinese Culture Enrichment Lessons for Children & Young People • Consultancy on Chinese Teaching and Learning
• Beginners Mandarin and Chinese Culture Training for Teachers and TAs
If you have any questions about this service please contact Zhong Wang via email at
Excellence Practitioner Portal (www.essexep-portal.co.uk)
The excellence practitioner portal has been designed and developed to enable schools to: • Identify excellent practice in other schools and access that support simply and efficiently
• Provide details to other schools about expertise available in your school and broker that support For further information please visit www.essexep-portal.co.uk or email [email protected].
Professional Development
Essex Education Services
Email: [email protected] Tel: 0845 200 8600 option 2Education Consultancy
Essex Education Services
Bespoke, high quality and flexible adviser /
consultant support for your school or network
Our team of highly skilled advisers and consultants are available to provide quality guidance and support across a wide range of school improvement themes, tailored to your school or network’s needs, including:
• Leadership
• Learning and teaching • English
• Mathematics • Science
• Whole school or subject review • Assessment of and for learning
• Curriculum development, in line with National Curriculum 2014 • Support staff training
• Support for Governors • Bespoke support
The overall cost will depend on the number of visits (in whole or half day units), based on the following consultancy rates per day.
Education Consultancy if booked by 31 August 14
Education Consultancy if booked by 1 December 14
Education Consultancy if booked after 1 December 14
10+ days £540 per day 10+ days £545 per day 10+ days £550 per day
4 to 9 days £560 per day 4 to 9 days £565 per day 4 to 9 days £570 per day 1 to 3 days £580 per day 1 to 3 days £585 per day 1 to 3 days £590 per day
Half day £300 Half day £310 Half day £320
For further information about Education Consultancy services, to discuss your requirements or to make a booking please call 0845 200 8600 option 2, email [email protected] or complete the Education Consultancy School Booking Pro Forma (enclosed).
Education Consultancy
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Email: [email protected] Tel: 0845 200 8600 option 2The Essex Schools’ Partnership Programme (ESPP);
providing you with an external performance partner
The programme draws on the best of the former School Improvement Partner (SIP) programme. It is a coherent programme of support for school improvement and school self-evaluation. It enables schools to benefit from regular visits from an experienced school performance partner. There is clear evidence that the programme has made a considerable difference in many schools.
Whatever stage your school is at on its journey of school improvement this programme will support your school in becoming the best it can be. We will provide you with an objective view of your school and a balance between support and realistic challenge.
Each visit is flexibly tailored to the school’s individual needs and could focus on a number of themes including:
• Headteacher performance management (one day including report writing) • Evaluating learning and teaching
• Developing leadership and middle management • Ofsted ready? Supporting school effectiveness review • Using data effectively
• School development planning • Support for Governors
The overall cost of the programme will depend on the number of visits (in whole or half day units), based on the following consultancy rates per day.
Education Consultancy if booked by 31 August 14
Education Consultancy if booked by 1 December 14
Education Consultancy if booked after 1 December 14
10+ days £540 per day 10+ days £545 per day 10+ days £550 per day
4 to 9 days £560 per day 4 to 9 days £565 per day 4 to 9 days £570 per day 1 to 3 days £580 per day 1 to 3 days £585 per day 1 to 3 days £590 per day
Half day £300 Half day £310 Half day £320
For further information about Education Consultancy services or to make a booking please email
Education Consultancy
Essex Education Services
Education Consultancy - School Booking Pro Forma
April 2014 - March 2015
Please complete and return this form to Essex Education Services, Education Consultancy, County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH Fax: 0872 113 7221 / E mail: [email protected]
School / Consortium Tel no. and extension Contact name and role Contact email address
Focus of consultancy / programme title
Adviser / Consultant preference (if known)
No. of days / any other details (e.g.: timescale / names of schools in consortium)
For bookings made before 31 August 2014
10+ days 4 – 9 days 1 – 3 days 0.5 days
£540 per day £560 per day £580 per day £300
Any other relevant information
Headteacher signature
For EES use only
Date booking received / processed by
Cancellation policy: Please note that any cancellation or change of date should be in writing and if not received by Essex Education Services 10 working days before the activity we reserve the right to charge the full booking fee.
You may be contacted from time to time by Essex Education Services with their latest updates. Please tick the box if you do not wish to receive these emails
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Email: [email protected] Tel: 0845 200 8600 option 2Essex Mathematics / English
annual subscription for subject leaders
Our annual subscription programmes will provide your school with access to high quality, ongoing support for English/Mathematics across the year. Intended for subject leaders, the subscriptions will ensure that your school has the most up to date information on all aspects of learning and teaching, assessment, curriculum provision and leadership. There are also opportunities to share practice with other schools and learn from their practice.
The subscription includes:
• Access to termly exciting and innovative CPD sessions (participation limited only to subscriber schools).
• Attendance at all three (one per term) Mathematics or English subject leader updates included in the Professional Development CPD course programme.
• A free copy of any new Essex support materials for English or Mathematics produced during the subscription period.
• Consultant contact (where possible the consultant will be named) – guaranteeing you a response within four working days to any query made by email.
• Membership of the e-communication group for updates, local resources, links to and news about national resources and policy developments.
• A termly newsletter. Subscription charges:
• English subscription: £540 for a full academic year. • Mathematics subscription: £540 for a full academic year
Each subscription starts in September with the total cost charged in two parts: the first during the 2014/15 financial year and the remainder early in the 2015-16 financial year.
For further information please email [email protected] or return the Education Consultancy Primary Subject Subscription Booking Pro Forma (enclosed).
Education Consultancy
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Education Consultancy - Primary Subject Subscription
Booking Pro Forma April 2014 - July 2015
Please complete and return this form to Essex Education Services, Education Consultancy, County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH Fax: 0872 113 7221 / E mail: [email protected]
School / Consortium Tel no. and extension Contact name and role Contact email address
Focus of consultancy / programme title Primary subject leader subscription:English / Mathematics (delete as applicable) No. of days / any other details (e.g.:
timescale / names of schools in
consortium) Annual subscription September 2014 - July 2015
Cost
(£360 chargeable in 2014/15 financial year with remaining £180 chargeable in 2015/16)
Any other relevant information
Headteacher signature Date
Budget code Subjective
For EES use only
Date booking received / processed by
Cancellation policy: Please note that any cancellation or change of date should be in writing and if not received by Essex Education Services 10 working days before the activity we reserve the right to charge the full booking fee.
You may be contacted from time to time by Essex Education Services with their latest updates. Please tick the box if you do not wish to receive these emails
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Email: [email protected] Tel: 0845 200 8600 option 2Recruitment
Schools across Essex use our website to post their vacancies and to search for candidates, as well as giving access to advertising in Jobscene. They recognise that this the website works for them, posting over 3800 jobs last year and over 1000 jobs this academic year already.
Remember that using the website also enables you to search the database of profiles submitted by NQTs, experienced teachers and support staff looking for posts in Essex schools and academies.
Please see below for the list of charges for accessing the website and advertising in Jobscene: please note access to the website is at no cost to maintained schools.
Service provision Audience Cost
www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk Primary Academies £200 per year
Secondary Academies £250 per year
Jobscene All Cost dependant on size of advert
Headteacher Recruitment
We provide support for Headteacher recruitment, providing advice and guidance to governing body’s on the process, advertising and ensuring that you are confident that the right appointment has been made. This service is delivered at a cost of £975 per campaign.
For further information about the above services either visit www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk or e-mail
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Essex Education Services
Review of Governance
Governing bodies play a critical role in school improvement, which is assessed rigorously during the Ofsted inspection process. The purpose of a review of governance is to support schools in their improvement journey by helping the governing body identify priorities for improvement through an external review. Tailored to the needs of the governing body, a review of governance identifies what the governing body does well, what needs improving and recommends specific actions for improvement. What does a review of governance entail?
The review is led by an experienced, trained expert in school governance, who will contact the school to make introductions and agree a schedule for the day. Reviews are based on trust and mutual respect. They are tailored to the needs of the governing body, but typically:
• as a starting point for review and discussions, the reviewer will draw up review trails using
information such as the school’s Ofsted report, data dashboard, annual training record and school website;
• the reviewer will visit the school to meet with the headteacher, chair and vice chair, and other governors. During the school visit, the reviewer will also scrutinise evidence such as governing body minutes and agendas, governor visit reports and the school development plan. At the end of the review verbal feedback, including outcomes and suggested actions for improvement, will be shared with the chair and headteacher;
• the reviewer will write a short written report including priorities for improving governance and actions agreed to achieve these;
• once the review is concluded, the governing body will be able to implement the identified actions for improvement with additional support from Governor Services if required.
Evidence of Impact:
“The recent external review of the governing body has helped governors understand their role more clearly. Members understand the need to make better use of the skills they bring to the school, and are fully committed to improving pupils’ education”. Ofsted School Inspection Report, July 2013
The charge for a review of governance is £795.
