2019 Award Winners Excellence In Training and Education
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2019 Award Winners Excellence In Training and Education
Interventions
1stClass@Number 1 – Spring 2026 (Online)
Tuesday 20th Jan 2026 & Tuesday 24th Feb 2026 & Tuesday 24th Mar 2026Interventions
1stClass@Number 2 – Spring 2026 (Online)
Tuesday 20th Jan 2026 & Tuesday 24th Feb 2026 & Friday 13th Mar 2026 & Tuesday 24th Mar 2026Interventions
Becoming 1stClass@Number – Spring 2026 (Online)
Tuesday 27th Jan 2026 & Friday 27th Feb 2026 & Thursday 26th Mar 2026Mental Health and Wellbeing
Music
Birmingham Music Education Conference – Creative Pathways: Partnerships for Musical Progression
Tuesday 3rd Mar 2026PSHE and RSE
Briefing Session: What the New Statutory R(S)HE Guidance Means for Your School (Online)
Thursday 29th Jan 2026Music
Building an Inclusive Performance – What Music Looks and Sounds Like in a SEND Setting
Tuesday 9th Jun 2026Subject Area Training
Early Reading and the New Education Inspection Framework (EIF) – Checklist
Assessment
End of Year Peer Writing Moderation at KS1 – For Year 2 Teachers (Centre-Based)
Thursday 4th Jun 2026Music
Every Voice Counts: Leading Impactful Singing Assemblies in Primary Schools
Thursday 4th Jun 2026Music
Leadership and Development
Specialist Advisory Services
Assessment
Interim Writing Moderation at KS1 – For New to and Experienced Year 2 Teachers (Centre-Based)
Tuesday 10th Mar 2026Assessment
Interim Writing Moderation at KS2 – For New to and Experienced Year 6 Teachers (Centre-Based)
Wednesday 11th Mar 2026Music
More Than a Noise: Unlocking the Power of Instruments in the Primary Music Curriculum
Wednesday 11th Feb 2026Subject Area Training
Primary Writing Leadership – Increasing Whole School Greater Depth Attainment (Online)
Wednesday 28th Jan 2026Safeguarding
Safeguarding and Child Protection for Designated Safeguarding Leads – Two Day Course (Centre-Based)
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Safeguarding and Child Protection for Designated Safeguarding Leads – Two Day Course (Online)
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Safeguarding
Leadership and Development
Safeguarding Webinar for Governors, Heads and Proprietors [Pre-Recorded Webinar]
Specialist Advisory Services
Interventions
Success@Arithmetic: Calculation – Spring 2026 (Online)
Tuesday 13th Jan 2026 & Thursday 22nd Jan 2026 & Thursday 5th Mar 2026Interventions
Success@Arithmetic: Number Sense – Spring 2026 (Online)
Monday 12th Jan 2026 & Wednesday 21st Jan 2026 & Thursday 12th Mar 2026Assessment
Thursday 12th Feb 2026Assessment
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Safeguarding
Update for Existing DSLs on Safeguarding and Child Protection (Centre-Based)
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Update for Existing DSLs on Safeguarding and Child Protection (Online)
Multiple Dates“Services For Education delivered our Safeguarding training in September 2019 to all our staff and governors. I asked the course leader to cover a wide variety of safeguarding areas and she did this with great clarity. As a school leader it is reassuring to know that all your staff are getting very good quality safeguarding training. All staff feel much more confident having had a full day to listen, reflect and discuss a wide range of safeguarding topics.” Liam Fadden
Trusted Training Provider:
We are the go-to school support service in the West Midlands having worked with over 5,000 professionals across over 520 schools in the area.
Flexible, Knowledgeable Team:
We are flexible in our approach and due to the depth of knowledge across our team, can deliver a very wide range of courses and bespoke sessions on all topics. Please feel free to get in touch to find out more.
Award Winning Team:
Services For Education have won numerous awards including the Birmingham Awards Contribution to Education 2018 and the Chambers Excellence in Training and Education.
At Services For Education we provide a wide range of face to face services and professional development opportunities to enhance teaching and champion school improvement across Birmingham.
We have won awards for our Contribution to Education across the City and continuously receive positive feedback from our course attendees. If you’d like to find out more about our courses and bespoke offer, please browse our website here.
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Lucie Welch – Adviser, Services For Education

Lucie Welch has worked in the field of Primary Education for the last 15 years, holding the positions of Assistant Head of School, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance Lead and Designated Teacher for Looked After Children. Through working across several local authorities and within multi-academy trusts, Lucie has garnered a passion for safeguarding and supporting children and young people to enable them to thrive.
At Services For Education, Lucie is an integral part of the Safeguarding team, sharing her expertise with schools, colleges, trusts, and other educational settings across the city of Birmingham and beyond. Dedicated to improving safeguarding practices in an actionable and impactful way, Lucie works closely with settings to provide bespoke training, supports with reflection on their own practices during Safeguarding audits and always strives to contribute to a better learning environment for all children. Through delivery of statutory training for DSLs and Safer Recruitment, Lucie works with colleagues in all age ranges and is a source of expertise within these areas.
Lucie also wears other important hats within the School Support Team. Not only is she dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of students through her role in safeguarding, but she also plays a key part in the PSHE/RSE and Health for Life teams. Additionally, Lucie partners with the Best Practice Network to deliver the Early Career Framework, supporting new teachers in their professional development.
Jo Perrin - Interim School Support Lead, Adviser, Services For Education

Jo Perrin is a seasoned Education Adviser with a strong background in safeguarding. She has held key roles as a Designated Safeguarding Lead and pastoral lead in the education sector. Facilitating training to enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals working directly with children and young people is her passion.
With a wealth of experience in teaching PSHE and expertise in childhood trauma from her time as a foster carer, Jo is dedicated to supporting organisations that work with children and vulnerable adults on safeguarding issues. She is actively involved in professional safeguarding groups in the West Midlands and is currently collaborating on a research project with colleagues from the University of Birmingham and the NHS focusing on FGM awareness within communities. Jo’s has worked as a West Midlands' Adviser for national PSHE resources, presented at the Sex Education Forum National Members' Event and authored an advertorial for PSM magazine and an article for SEND magazine.
Jo's expertise extends to training on topics such as Safer Recruitment and Mental Health at Work. She is also a facilitator for the nationally recognised NPQSL qualification, supporting senior leaders in education. Her contributions to publications and development of resources for RSE provision have been well-received by schools nationally and internationally.
With her extensive experience and dedication to professional development, Jo Perrin is a highly respected figure in the field of education. Her guidance on safeguarding, mental health awareness, personal development, and relationships education is highly valued within the industry.
Liz Bates – Independent Consultant
After teaching for 25 years, Liz worked as an advisor with Services For Education for over 10 years leading on Mental Health, Emotional Health and Wellbeing before becoming an independent consultant. As well as working with schools Liz has presented key note talks, workshops and research findings at national conferences.
Liz has written 4 books and teaching resources that are used across the country by schools and other professionals working with children. Liz also works as a schools’ engagement trainer for the Anna Freud Centre, a Wellbeing Award advisor for Optimus Education and is a Protective Behaviours practitioner and trainer.
Charlie Laffan – Independent Integrative Counsellor
Charlie is an Integrative Counsellor who works with adults and children, delivering family support, mentoring and counselling.
She has extensive experience of providing specialist support with families and individuals in schools, and across a wide range of sectors.
Charlie’s counselling has a holistic approach and is tailored to the client’s needs. She brings this philosophy to mentoring and family support, providing therapeutic and practical interventions for young people and families.
Julia Davey – Director, Supervision in Schools
Julia brings over 20 years experience in Education and Social Care. Her roles have included school advisor, national safeguarding programme developer, strategic lead in SEND and Safeguarding and qualified systemic supervisor in multiple contexts. With understanding of the daily challenges of a DSL in a school setting and wider safeguarding considerations, Julia brings knowledgeable and sensitive insights alongside practical tools, to generate solution focused actions for individual cases and the whole school system.
Edwina Langley – Lead Attendance Officer, Birmingham City Council
Edwina Langley is the Lead Attendance Officer for Birmingham City Council. A qualified social worker with a Masters’ degree in Social Science, and experience in family support, Edwina has worked in the city for 26 years, working directly with schools. Currently, Edwina leads the Education Legal Intervention Team providing statutory support and advise to schools relating to school absence, legal processes and related early help.
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Emma Mudge – Adviser, Services For Education
Emma Mudge has over 20 years of experience working in primary education. Throughout this time, she has become a leader in a wide variety of areas throughout the school including Assessment, Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Management and Lead DSL, to name but a few. As Deputy Head Teacher and Acting Head Teacher, she has been at the forefront of school leadership and improvement.
During her role as English leader, she successfully introduced new approaches which significantly raised attainment. This led her to be approached to support other English coordinators across Birmingham, make presentations to school leaders and become a member of a small group of specialist teachers and leaders, tasked with improving the reading attainment in a number of schools across the city.
Emma now works as the Educational Adviser for English at Services for Education, sharing her experience and knowledge of working in primary schools to continually promote and improve the standard of teaching and learning in English, and in school improvement.