The Society of Education Consultants

Bill Brown :: The Education Partnership

Previously a Head Teacher of all-age boarding and day schools in both the maintained and independent sectors, Bill is Chairman of The Education Partnership, which has since 1996 supported schools, colleges and outdoor education/activity centres.

Special Notice

The Education Partnership, in association with ISBI education consultants (www.isbi.com/consultants) is currently undertaking a research project into the compliance and business management of Proprietary Schools in England. This research will be exceptionally helpful in improving our service to our clients. To this end we are looking for Proprietary Schools in England for whom we could undertake a free of charge one day compliance healthcheck in return for completing a questionnaire on this subject at the end of the day. If you would be interested in taking up this offer please contact billbrown@edpa.org.uk

Bill works with employers (Proprietors, Trustees and Governors), Head Teachers and Bursars towards:

• preparing applications by schools to the DCSF for material changes;
• completing the SIEF or SEF;
• preparing for inspections and the follow-up actions required by Ofsted (S162A) and ISI;
• managing their schools and outdoor education/activity centres in a more effective, efficient and economic way;
• developing the business and improving profitability by enhancing revenues and controlling costs;
• utilising existing resources, including premises, to the best financial advantage of the business;
• preparing and implementing day-to-day working practices (including policies, procedures and handbooks) that comply with all relevant legislation (including education, ECM criteria, curriculum requirements, the duty of care, safeguarding including safer recruitment, employment, and health and safety);
• advising on best practice for learning outside the classroom including education visits, the responsibilities of providers, employees & employers, and EVC & LOTCC training;
• merging and opening new schools, including faith schools, and avoiding the closure of others, saving to date in excess of one thousand jobs;
• drawing up personnel specifications;
• selecting and appraising head teachers, bursars and senior managers;
• carrying out special needs audits.
Bill’s personal interests include music, magic and mountains frequently interspersed with regular visits to tea shops. He is also a member of the Magic Circle and the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Testimonials

“Without Bill’s unique contribution, support and advice our goal of creating a new school for our community would certainly have been a much harder one to achieve. On behalf of all the Governors and trustees of Morasha Jewish Primary School, I would like to thank Bill and his team at The Education Partnership for their tireless and outstanding efforts on our behalf.”
Ian Kamiel
Chair of Governors, Morasha Jewish Primary School, London

“The Education Partnership team, under Bill’s expert guidance, has produced a first class service for our school. Bill’s help in assisting us with preparation for an Ofsted 162A inspection has been thorough, reassuring, professional and enormously caring. Nothing phases Bill, and he leaves nothing to chance, backing this up with his vast experience and knowledge as well as a calm and reassuring approach. We recommend The Education Partnership to any School Proprietors without reservation.”
Matthew and Jenny Adshead
Proprietors of the Old Vicarage School, Darley Abbey

“In his consultancy role Bill carried out an audit of the school’s SEN provision and gave us advice prior to an outstanding OFSTED inspection report.”
Susan Lawrence, BA
Head Teacher, Kings’ School, Winchester, Hampshire

“Bill Brown has a thirst for Education that few can match let alone quench! He brings to the table fine detail, unique quality, a wealth of experience which is all washed down by a wonderfully old-fashioned sense of humour. If he were a racing car he would be a classic e-type, a drink he would possess the depth and flavour of a vintage claret or if he were a race horse he would be called ‘Best Practice’. Always great value, hugely amusing and above all ‘above and beyond’.
Magoo Giles
Head, Knightsbridge School, London

“In his advisory role Bill worked with us to obtain a material change on our original site and also to open our new school. His excellent, caring, supportive, and highly skilled profissional approach enabled us to complete the project both on time and within budget. Bill, who continues to advise us, has an exceptional understanding of the proprietorial school as an educational business along with both mandatory and best practice compliance.”
Emma Gowers
Principal and Proprietor, The Gower School, Islington

“We engaged Bill Brown as our consultant and we are delighted we did. Bill worked tirelessly with us to obtain a material change from the DCSF first to admit pupils up to the age of 13. In the following months, he helped us develop the policies and documentation to satisfy the DCSF we could be registered as a school taking children to GCSE, thus enabling us to open Moon Hall College. Without Bill’s expertise we would not have been able to accomplish what we did in anything like that time frame and we are very grateful to him. We are also delighted that since then he has joined our Board of Governors and Trustees and so we are able to continue to benefit from his experience and wisdom.”
David Baker
Chairman, Moon Hall Schools Educational Trust, Leigh, Surrey

“Bill’s wide ranging expertise and knowledge of both the independent and maintained sector have been invaluable in ensuring compliance with inspection requirements, off-site activities procedures, employment best-practice and Health and Safety legislation.”
Carol de Labat BEd (Hons.)
Head Teacher, St. Piran’s School, Hayle

“He contributed enormously to a whole school and departmental review and provided consultancy support in determining our future senior management composition. Bill’s help was invaluable.”
Professor Michael Lewis, MBA
Principal and Managing Director, Riverston School Ltd., London

“Bill worked tirelessly to help us prepare for our 162A Ofsted inspection. His advice and guidance on writing a detailed and analytical SIEF and Development Plan along with his supportive mock-inspection all ensured that we were fully prepared. The ‘Outstanding’ judgement from Ofsted was in no small part a tribute to Bill’s sharp intellect, determined effort and gently supportive approach. He is a mine of information regarding education, personnel, safeguarding children, health and safety compliance, best practice and up-to-date procedures”
Neil Shaw MA (Hons.)
Former Headmaster, Kingswood School

“We were required to gain consent from the DCSF in respect to a ‘material change’. Nobody is more skilled or better resourced to navigate the choppy waters of regulation than Bill Brown. He knew exactly what needed to be done undertook a health screening of the school in terms of documentation and guided us on a path to successful registration; and all in two months.”
David Hopkin
Former Headmaster, Dair House School, Farnham Royal, Berkshire

“Bill was instrumental in helping us to establish Holborn Independent School, advised us on the appointment of the school’s first Head Teacher and gave us invaluable assistance in ensuring compliance with regulatory matters leading to final registration and inspection by the CSCI.”
Professor Cedric D.Bell, LLB, LLM, Barrister, PhD
Former Chief Executive, Holborn College, London

“Bill has brought to the reorganisation of the Order’s educational commitments an invaluable combination of business and educational expertise along with ensuring that we were thoroughly prepared for our excellent ISI inspection.”
Sister Maria Goretti,
Former Superior, Sisters of Mercy, Midhurst, West Sussex

“We would never have achieved our wonderful OFSTED S162A report without Bill’s expert advice and support.”
Alexandra Eversole,
Former Head Teacher, Gatehouse School, London