"Working together to reach your goals"

Professional Services for Local Authorities:

Local authorities have a central position in supporting school improvement and in securing services to improve education. Continuous improvement in services demands constant reassessment, focus and leadership. It demands real expertise and a thorough understanding of the issues that lie at the heart of all local authority support functions.

Buckinghamshire has an enviable reputation for leadership of service development, high quality management systems and support functions. We have worked with other local authorities in recent years to help with a range of tasks and challenges and through this engagement are uniquely placed to understand customer need. The Partnership has a wide range of consultants experienced in supporting, implementing and improving systems in the most effective way, thereby maximizing investment,

The Professional Services team includes dedicated staff, including many former and current local authority advisors, assistant directors and deputy directors who understand the needs of schools and local authorities. We offer a flexible range of services enabling you to select the service which meets your particular requirements.

Our services include:

• Interim management of local authority functions focused on all aspects of Children and Young People's Services
• Support for schools in crisis
• Authority-wide strategies for improving achievement
• Support for local authorities preparing for Joint Area Review (JAR) or Annual Performance Assessment (APA)