Strategic Partnering

New commissioning strategies and the drive for value in education is leading local authorities to seek the benefits of long-term partnerships.

Babcock has the expertise in strategic partnering with a number of local authorities. We combine the best of private and public sectors as we secure value for money and improve outcomes for learners.

Partnering Ethos, Building Trusted Relationships
We build a true risk sharing partnership, striking a balance between challenge and support, targeting intervention to maximise impact and challenging all under-performance. Our commitment to partnership extends to the entire community, developing and maintaining close and effective relationships with schools, teachers, learners, employers and their communities.

Delivering Large and Complex Change Programmes
We take responsibility for making major and complex changes work, drawing on a deep experience in large programme delivery within a people focused environment. Our smooth management of transition ensures service standards are maintained. Existing staff become part of the leading educational improvement organisation where they can gain and share expertise with a peer group of talented colleagues and benefit from staff development programmes.

Focus on Outcomes and Educational Impact
Our Strategic Partnering Services are designed to improve performance whilst providing school improvement services and careers information and guidance to address all five ECM outcomes. Local authorities benefit from a trusted partner who can be relied on to deliver a broad, cost-effective and dependable service that places the improvement of outcomes at the centre of all delivery. In partnership with the authority we share responsibility for results and minimise risk to our customers.

Breadth, Depth and Quality: Distinctive Service Model
Our distinctive service model provides breakthrough value for our partners. By integrating consulting, training and complex project management we are able quickly to identify significant opportunities for improvement, break down barriers to raising educational standards and build professional skills to sustain improvements in the long term.

“We are confident that Babcock, the Council and schools are forming an effective partnership that will result in better and better outcomes for our children and young people over the course of the contract.”

Chris Kiernan, Executive Director, Children and Young People Services