Improving with the Institute of Education
We believe that education is our greatest liberator. This core value places pupils at the heart of all we do. At the Institute of Education, we work collaboratively to empower colleagues to enrich pupils’ educational experiences so that they may thrive in an ever-changing world.
The Institute of Education exists to serve the needs of our colleague practitioners, parents and pupils. We recognise that our key values of; educate, empower, engage, enrich are not mutually exclusive. By interweaving these into our school improvement strategies we create a rich tapestry and offer an environment where practitioners and pupils can thrive and succeed.
If you want to discuss how the Institute of Education can benefit your school, please contact us.
Efficiencies with Effective Financial Management
We understand that headteachers wish to concentrate on their passion for educating the children in their care but the continual pressure on budgets takes up valuable time. Our expert in finance has worked across our schools to implement the most robust financial structures best suited to their needs and desired outcomes.
Being responsible for the financial security of a school can be daunting as the pressure on budgets continues to know no bounds. The Wonder Learning Partnership’s financial modelling has allowed us to ease some of the pressure on our family of schools as we have worked together to build in financial performance indicators as well as gaining an oversight of the key financial pressures.
Working together we have created resource efficiencies which help maximise some of our budget areas. By planning and budgeting effectively across the trust, we can ease the pressure on our schools, allowing them to become more financially resilient.
As pupil numbers peak and trough, the impact on individual school budgets can be immense. Our team can help review your revenue projections and advise where changes can be implemented to support your school’s financial plan.
If you would like to know more about our financial management support package. Please get in touch.
Creating the Best Environments for Children to Play and Learn
Our Trust is incredibly fortunate to have experts in the fields of health and safety, facilities management, site compliance among other things who are dedicated to helping our schools create the most efficient and safe environments for our children to learn, play and develop in. The work of our estates and compliance team has resulted in several funding bids being secured including that for the Woldgate School and Sixth Form rebuild.
In conducting a thorough health and safety audit of our family of schools we have been able prioritise projects effectively preventing maintenance risk and planning to avoid those short-term fixes which can be a drain on budgets.
As part of the long-term maintenance budget planning, our team undertake cost benefit analysis to help avoid the reactive repair spend. They can also advise on applying for Capital Funding from the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF).
Our Our Estates and Compliance Team is also working very closely with our People and Culture Team to improve school environments for pupils and colleagues.
If you need advice or would like us to consult on a project, then please do get in touch.
The Wonder Effect of People and Culture
Our team has a breadth of experience and knowledge with a clear understanding of the impact of educational context on personnel issues within schools. Our priority is to provide practical and proactive support to leaders and colleagues leading to the best outcomes for the education of our children.
Recruiting and retaining colleagues requires investment in time and understanding of the impact of poor practice. Using their expertise, our team has focused on creating a robust recruitment process, investing in employee welfare, and promoting health and wellbeing through policy and practice. We understand low morale can impact a school community, and leaders do not always feel equipped with the knowledge to make a difference.
If you need support starting the recovery of staff wellbeing, creating rigorous recruitment procedures or have any other personnel or wellbeing matters, then please contact us to see how we can help.
Effective systems and Communication
As our family grows, we are investing time in building systems to not only improve data management but to create efficiencies in operational needs and effective communication. With key information and resources accessible from a central core system, our colleagues have access to a breadth of data and knowledge allowing for effective decision making, building strategies, engaging with colleagues, sharing resources and more. Developing such systems provides the opportunity for improved internal communication and strengthens relationships and wellbeing across our wider family.
Equally as important is engaging effectively with the wider school community – parents, pupils, governors, residents, and local businesses. We believe defining a school’s vision and values is the first step to effective communication. Vision and values along with a school’s brand identity provide the tone and core message for all communication. Having a consistent approach to presentation across all communication mediums whether internal or external underpins our identity and makes communication more effective.
If you need support with creating effective systems for your setting or are thinking of rebranding or revising your communication tools, then please contact us.
