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Adept Education Associates is a loose federation of independent consultants offering a wide range of services to the education sector. Between us we cover a broad spectrum of needs for individual schools, federations, clusters or Local Authorities. We work from Nursery to Post-16 and beyond, with state schools, Academies, Colleges, Universities and the independent sector.

You can consult our Associates direct, as individual experts, or consult Adept to tell us your needs and let us offer you the individual or team that best meets your precise requirements. Our expertise includes:

Communications

Writing, editing and proofreading
Website design
Press and publicity advice
School prospectuses

Management of schools

Management systems analysis
Data systems and management
Emergency planning and disaster recovery
Quality assurance monitoring systems

Publications

Ronni Lamont is author, both in her own right
and jointly with husband Gordon, of several books
published by SPCK. Best known are probably
Understanding Children Understanding God and
The God who leads us on.

John Viner is author of Leading a Faith School -
understanding and developing your role as senior leader,
(Optimus 2009) He also writes Primary Headship eBulletin.

A free sign-up from Optimus Education.

Leadership and inspection

Preparation for Ofsted and S48 inspection
School leadership (early years, Key Stages 1-4)
Specialised knowledge of church school leadership
Emotional intelligence in school systems and leadership
Raising the quality of teaching and learning

Staff and governor development

Performance management training and preparation
Support staff training
School-based teacher training
Support for teachers in their early careers
Leuven training for early years practitioners
Governor training

Whole-school issues

Behaviour management
Autism support
Religious education
Training in 'Godly Play'