Consultant Opportunities
If you are an organisation or an individual looking for the services of an education professional, SEC offers two ways to reach our membership of over 140 accredited consultants and their businesses. Both services are provided free of charge.
- Use our searchable online Consultant Register to compare consultants and find the specialist who best matches your requirements. You can then approach your chosen consultant direct for an informal conversation about your needs.
- Alternatively, you can advertise your requirement through our dedicated Consultant Opportunities service.
To use our Consultant Opportunities service, simply send an email to administration@sec.org.uk setting out what you require, and giving your name and contact details. We will then review your request, and contact you should we need any clarification. Afterwards we will circulate your email to all our members and invite them to contact you direct.
We do not make your contact details available publicly: they are only circulated to our registered members.
All our members work to our published Code of Practice, offering you the reassurance of the highest professional standards.
To give you an idea of the kinds of requests we are able to meet, we list below some actual enquiries (summarised and anonymised) that we have received in recent months.
- EXPERT ON POLICIES AND COMPLIANCE SOUGHT
- A small, independent school with pupils aged between 5 and 16, sought a consultant with knowledge and experience of compliance matters. All the school’s policies, ranging from health & safety to safeguarding children have been revamped. The school would like external expertise to ensure outstanding results.
- CONSULTANT REQUIRED TO ASSIST FE COLLEGE TO UPGRADE
- An FE College asked to receive proposals from consultants with expertise of reviewing, action planning and implementing successful changes to reach grade 1 status from grade 4 status in one of the following curriculum areas: Maths; Science; Business; Key skills/functional skills.
- OVERSEAS SCHOOL SEEKS CONSULTANT WITH EXPERTISE IN BRITISH PRIMARY EDUCATION
- A recently appointed Director of the British section of an overseas school sought a consultant who can offer advice and support regarding the primary part of the British section.
- CONSORTIUM REQUIRES EXPERTISE ON FAITH SCHOOL APPLICATION
- A community organisation with 2,000 members which undertook a survey regarding the demand for a faith school in the area sought a consultant who can help it put in a successful bid for a VA school.
- DESIGNER/ARCHITECT REQUIRED FOR MAINLAND EUROPE PROJECT
- A European architectural practice sought a consultant who is able to assist with planning the design of a school. S/he will be included as one of the experts with whom they will work if they are successful in the tendering process for the school. The consultant must be someone who is up-to-date with contemporary design strategies for best-practice learning environments. The company is an experienced design firm but has not done schools in the past. They wish to ensure their design deploys the most up-to-date strategic thinking in planning and design, so as to ensure that the building is an ideal learning environment.
- DIRECTOR REQUIRED FOR POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES AT NEW COLLEGE
- A Director was required for a new College which will offer internationally accredited postgraduate programmes; including MA, MPhil, PhD in Law and Architecture.
- SIP OR BSF CONSULTANTS REQUIRED FOR ASSOCIATE STATUS
- A Children’s Services organisation wanted to hear from consultants with a strong education bias, in particular Service Improvement Programmes (SIP) or Building Schools for the Future (BSF), who would be interested in becoming Associates.
- PARENT SEEKS ASSISTANCE WITH COLLEGE APPLICATION
- A parent sought an education consultant to advise on the college application process for her son. She is concerned that her son, who will graduate next May with a Standard US High School Diploma, will have insufficient tariff points for the courses he has expressed an interest in.
- EXPERT ADVICE SOUGHT OVER PE ACCIDENT
- Lawyers acting for a student who broke her arm during a PE lesson are seeking a consultant to provide a report establishing that the accident occurred due to the teacher's negligence or to the lack of training provided to students in how to handle PE equipment.
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