Education

Working with local authorities and directly with individual schools to raise educational achievement and drive down costs, Babcock 4S is the largest school-improvement and support-service provider in the UK.

Through our unique joint venture with Surrey County Council, we work with over 50 local authorities to find new ways to improve educational attainment, whilst simultaneously driving down costs. Operating within the Children's Services market, Babcock 4S delivers a broad range of education support services to local authorities and individual schools and we also manage large national government programmes for teacher assessment and accreditation.

Our clients can draw upon the expertise of our 600-strong team of highly skilled education consultants, whose knowledge spans all areas of learning, teaching, school leadership and management. 

What do we offer?

Babcock 4S works in partnership with local authorities and schools to deliver an integrated school-improvement and education support service, tailored to the needs of each client.

Babcock consultants provide quality assurance and expertise to help raise education outcomes and deliver business support services that improve efficiencies. Our flexible and adaptable solutions combine focused education consultancy and training with business improvement expertise. Whether the client's priority is to focus on developing highly effective leadership and management or they are looking for more efficient ways to manage their facilities, finance or ICT provision, Babcock can help improve the quality of teaching and success of their school.

Partnering with Local Authorities

We are commissioned by local authorities to work with their schools to pursue excellence, challenge under-performance and improve outcomes for learners. We employ experts in all aspects of learning and teaching, leadership and school management.

Supporting Schools and Colleges

Babcock 4S work in partnership with schools, academies and other providers to improve outcomes for children and young people. We provide innovative business support services that help school leaders in managing their schools more effectively, plus consultancy and training packages to improve staff capability and performance.

Business Support Services include:

  • Finance
  • HR
  • Legal & Insurance
  • Governance
  • Facilities Management
  • ICT Managed Service
  • Life Skills

Education Consultancy and Training include:

  • Leadership and Management
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Curriculum
  • Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Inclusion
  • ICT

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