Education & Training

Orbit Education & Training provides a wide range of services to schools (both public sector and independent), to LEA’s and to individuals through training and mentoring programmes.

We are a group of independent education and industry consultants who have had a range of professional leadership roles in schools and local authorities. We have been Head teachers, Ofsted Inspectors or Project Management Consultants.

We work collaboratively to build and develop leadership and management capacity at all levels with individual or groups of schools and with local education authorities.

We customise our response to your requirements and pride ourselves on a positive and focussed approach to the needs of clients. We use contemporary leadership models and materials from education and business, and have a unique approach to the management and delivery of change projects.

Our extensive training programme is delivered by professionals from different fields of expertise, such as education, social care, counselling, and business & marketing professionals.

Please contact us directly to get an up to date copy of our 2009 training programme.

OUR EDUCATION SERVICES.

Many Local Education Authorities facing challenging circumstances have difficulty appointing and retaining advisers, inspectors and school improvement officers with recent and relevant experience in the leadership and management of secondary schools. We have that experience and expertise.

Our team can help schools, and local authorities to increase the capacity of schools to lead and manage their own development.

This work can include work on the following areas:-

•       • School development planning;
•       • Teaching and learning;
•       • Middle management development;
•       • Information analysis and target setting across schools
•       • Curriculum notation and analysis;
•       • Recruitment and selection of senior staff;
•       • Financial management and planning and
•       • Leadership group development as key areas for support.

We have particular expertise in providing support for schools in special measures or serious weaknesses, and working with schools in preparation for OFSTED inspections.

School Improvement Adviser

We are able to working through priorities alongside Headteachers to develop capacity and collaboration in a range of identified project areas, e.g.

•       • peer review;
•       • teaching and learning;
•       • continuing professional development and school organisation;
•       • workforce reform;
•       • reshaping the curriculum and
•       • information analysis and target setting across schools
•       • Information and ICT strategy
•       • Design and deliver of training, e.g. project management

Other Areas of Work

Team members also work with individual schools and LEAs to develop the skills outlined above and respond to specific requests which have included the following :-

•       • Governor training and support;
•       • Asset management planning;
•       • PFI project development;
•       • Preparation for inspection;
•       • Subject specific support and development and
•       • Specialist Status Bids

If your needs are not listed above, then please contact us and we will be happy to discuss your LEA’s or school’s needs.