Services for Schools and Academies
Apsidea Ltd offers a bespoke support service for maintained schools and for Academies, focused on reviewing and developing schools policies and securing additional funding where possible. We work collaboratively with the school to deliver your priorities. Apsidea Ltd focuses on the following key areas:
v Understanding and complying with changing national and local requirements
v Review, development and implementation of policy and practice in:
o School admissions and appeals
o Governance structures
o Benchmarking
o Special Education Needs
o Securing support services
o Schools emergency planning
v Review of accommodation use and design briefs for building work
v Education visioning – including outcomes based accountability
v Academy reporting requirements
v Scanning for funding opportunities and bidding for additional funding
v Developing partnerships with other schools
Apsidea Ltd offers these services as part of an ongoing partnership with the school which focuses on the school’s priorities. We offer a core package with the following features:
v An initial meeting with school representatives to discuss priorities for the succeeding three years, to share ideas about areas for review and development and ensure that we have a clear understanding of the school’s objectives.
v A single point of contact with on-call support throughout the year
v Updates on changes to policy or requirements set nationally
v Identification of bidding opportunities where possible
v An annual report to the school of activities undertaken and proposals for further review
v Five full days support specific to the school – on activity agreed with the school
Our services will develop as we listen to and work with our clients. We have the flexibility to provide either the core service described above or more tailored support. For more details about what we can offer and for a no-obligation discussion, please contact Adrian Smith.
