Amazing course with excellent trainers. Gained knowledge and skills which I will now be able to put into action and reflect on in practice. The trainers were really engaging and gave examples which were really interesting and resulted in me understanding it better.

Maryam Hussain – Springfield Primary Academy

Services For Education recently carried out a safeguarding audit at Christ’s College Finchley and the experience was excellent from start to finish. The team were friendly, positive and compassionate, while also being diligent, thorough and highly professional.

They approached the process with great sensitivity, ensuring staff felt supported throughout. Importantly, they took the time to understand our school context, highlighted our strengths, and provided fair and honest findings.

The feedback was detailed and constructive, with excellent advice on how we can continue to strengthen safeguarding and improve the experiences of both students and staff. We are very grateful for their guidance and would not hesitate to recommend them.

 Ruth Hill – Headteacher – Christ’s College, Finchley

SFE’s visit balanced rigour, professionalism and superb knowledge with kindness, understanding and clarity.

They interacted well with both pupils and staff, ensuring they got the best out of all their groups. Their willingness to create a bespoke plan for the audit was welcomed.

It was particularly good to work with people from elsewhere in the country who could provide a fresh perspective on our working practice.

 Julian Waterfield – Headteacher – St Anne’s Catholic School and Sixth Form, Southampton

After training in DSL across three local authorities and different providers, this is by far the best training I’ve been to!

It is excellent. The trainers are not regurgitating the legal documents. It’s hands on and practical with real on the ground “walk-through” advice of processes and forms.

Excellent. Absolutely excellent.

Beverley Walker-Gordon – Headteacher – The Orchards Primary Academy, Greenheart Learning Partnership

One of the best updates I have attended, the training will support the critical reflection of the DSLs in my school

Sukhbinder Gosal – World’s End Junior School

Great opportunities for an honest discussion across schools and to see successes from other schools and to see and compare and share good practise tips.

Assistant head teacher

Course leader was absolutely fabulous. So nice to have someone relatable, not being out of the classroom long, delivering courses. Message of the course was received well due to the level of empathy and understanding of our role. Thank you very much!

Sophie O’Neill Class TEacher – St Bernards Catholic Primary School

A very thorough and informative day. It was really useful to gain a solid understanding of the assessment statements before applying this to other people’s writing. Thank you!

Matthew Green, Classroom Teacher, St Mary’s CE Primary School

Great course. Very informative with things that can be implemented when I go back to school. So very useful!

Georgina Holland, Assistant Head Teacher, St Barnaba

Very informative with extremely helpful points made to take back into school. I would 100% recommend.

Classroom Teacher

The SFE Adviser was lovely and incredibly personable. Her delivery was clear, calm and concise and it was very reassuring how she went through all the stages of the training leaving plenty of room for reflection and discussion. I really enjoyed the session with SFE and have taken back lots of pointers to include in my wider teaching practise.

Huma Khan, class teacher

Absolutely fantastic! I have a much clearer understanding of where my children need to be in their writing. Thank you so much.

St Margaret Mary Primary Catholic Primary, Assistant Head Teacher

As always, the session was excellent – so useful! Lots of vital reminders and full of golden tips and strategies.

Nishkam Primary School, Class Teacher

I just wanted to email you to thank you personally for today’s KS2 course – it was great! You jam packed it full, with excellent content and a perfect balance of going through content and then looking at the writing pieces at the end to moderate.

Sarah Richards, Head of Department – BEST Academies

Our adviser was very thorough and informative as always and gave time for delegates to ask questions. She was able to provide all the necessary information needed to ensure the PSC is administered correctly within schools.

Jessica Sparkes, Assistant Headteacher – Yarnfield Primary School

Our adviser was a fantastic presenter and was extremely knowledgeable in all areas of the screening check. All our questions were answered with ease.

Helen Griffin, Classroom Teacher – Arden Primary School

A great day – lots of opportunities to share ideas and learn from others.

NPQLTD delegate

SFE are an excellent facilitator. They are supportive and informative.

NPQLTD delegate

The presentations we did in small groups were really effective”, “A good and engaging session

NPQLBC delegate

Our maths lead found it so valuable and really appreciates all the support you gave her. She said she feels more confident as a subject lead now. So, thank you.

Becky Stanley – Head Teacher – Bentley West Primary School

Useful session, lots to think about that relate to more than just a Maths setting when considering TAs roles.

Edward Tierney  – Teaching Assistant – Archway School 

1stClass@Number has made a remarkable difference, not only to our pupils but also for our TAs. The high-quality training helped our TAs to become much more confident with mathematics – not just in delivering the intervention but also in supporting class mathematics teaching.

JO BLAND – HEADTEACHER – BOSTON PIONEERS FREE SCHOOL ACADEMY

Health for Life has raised awareness across the school community about making healthy choices. All of our pupils have been involved in growing fruit and vegetables and the programme has totally transformed our DT curriculum with children cooking more in school and engaging parents with take home pots.

We are offering a broader range of physical activities, particularly at lunchtimes with the support of our young leaders. Brain and movement breaks in class have also greatly improved children’s mental health and emotional regulation.

ANDY HOLMES – HEADTEACHER, HOLLYFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

What a fantastic programme HFL has been- we, as a school, have embraced everything about it and our children, staff and families are all come on board joyfully and with gusto.

All four areas of HFL are embedded positively within school life and it’s exciting to know that more can be added to enhance our curriculum further. Thank you for your support! We are invested!

SHARMIN ROBINSON – STARBANK SCHOOL

Health for Life has been brilliant in that it has enabled us to new cooking equipment. The cooking lessons have been fabulous and to see the joy on the children’s faces has been wonderful. Our garden has also been a huge success and the enthusiasm of the children is infectious! They have loved growing and cooking food!

DONNA PAWLEY – ASSISTANT HEAD, SAINTS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

Services For Education has worked with us since the inception of our Health for Life® programme, helping to develop and deliver a successful healthy lifestyle programme for Birmingham schools, focusing on healthy eating and cookery, growing food and physical activity. We are proud of the partnership, particularly valuing Services For Education’s experience and understanding of the school environment with its multiple priorities and demands. The team’s flexibility, commitment and enthusiasm to support and guide schools in adopting the Health for Life programme has led to long-lasting impact on participating schools’ curriculum and culture, encouraging and enabling pupils, families and school staff to lead healthier lifestyles. We are delighted to see the positive changes which have been achieved in primary, nursery and secondary schools over the last 12 years and are pleased to have now reached half the primary schools in the city. We look forward to continuing our partnership to involve more schools in Health for Life.

Kelly Farrell, Community Affairs and Sustainability Manager – Mondelez International

I’ve been able to improve my playing immensely thanks to orchestra peers and tutors pushing me, I have made a number of friends and have had amazing opportunities throughout the year to play some great music in some of the UK’s most renowned concert halls.

lucas houldcroft – trumpet student

Our students do not easily collaborate so to work together, editing and improving to make music, has been a positive challenge and they are visibly learning and enjoying the experience. It’s the layering of their combined efforts which is lovely to witness.

debbie poole, class teacher – baskerville school

Through Services For Education, I was able to have free instrumental tuition, free instrument loans and access to free coached ensembles ranging from their Big Band through to their Symphony Orchestra. They equipped me with all the tuition and tools that I needed throughout my 10 years with them completely free of charge. Music education can be a life changer and a lifesaver; it can level the playing field and provide people with the skills they will need to tackle an increasing challenging and demanding work place.

Xhosa Cole – Former Ensembles Member and Winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2018

I wanted to quickly drop an email and share some lovely news. One of our year 11 students who takes lessons is a looked after child so there was a meeting last week with social workers etc.

The feedback from the meeting is that the student is only engaging in music and he has said music is what is keeping him going at the minute, in particular his instrumental lessons.

I just want to thank SFE for all your hard work with this student and congratulate you on being such a positive influence to what can be a difficult child. Thanks for all your hard work

Anonymous talking about our Music cares project

Our involvement has been so beneficial for E. We joined during lockdown and we looked forward to the sessions hugely, they were so cheering and uplifting. E found it wonderful to be part of a group where she felt accepted and celebrated. Her confidence in her ability to sing and perform has increased and she has since started having singing lessons and joined another choir as well!

Parent of Inclusive choir Member

I just wanted to send you a message to say how amazing M and my dad found Tiger Tiger – when I called my dad after work he was absolutely buzzing about it and it sounded incredible!! Both M and the other service user who went got so much from it. I had a tear in my eye when my dad was talking to me about it all and how much M communicated non verbally. I really hope it is successful for you all because it is such a wonderful opportunity you are giving to adults like M. I really hope there is one session in a half term so that I can go with M!!! Congratulations on this amazing project. Best wishes, E x

Emily, Tiger Tiger family member