Babcock School Improvement Service

School Admissions Service
The School Admissions Service manages applications for school places for Waltham Forest residents. We also offer a Choice Advice service to parents and administer applications for travel grants.

Change for Children
The Change for Children Team leads on coordination and support for the local Healthy Schools Programme (including PSHE and Food in Schools Programme) and the Learning Mentor/Learning Support Unit programmes.

Communication Services 
Communication Services manages all aspects of internal and external communications relating to Babcock 4S contract with Waltham Forest council.

Education Business Partnership (EBP) 
Waltham Forest Education Business Partnership (EBP) works closely with a number of partners to provide support and activities for young people aged 5-19 around work related learning and enterprise

Primary Improvement Team 
The Primary Strategy team provides consultancy support, school based and central training to schools through the delivery of the National Primary Strategy.

Secondary Improvement Team 
The work of the Secondary team supports both local and national priorities and includes central and school based training for school staff and the promotion of leading practice schools.

Research Services 
The Research team provides research and statistical support, helping schools improve their services through the collection and strategic use of performance data and fulfil their statutory reporting obligations.

SACRE 
Babcock Waltham Forest works in partnership with SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education)

Traveller Education Service 
The Waltham Forest Traveller Education Service (TES) consists of one advisory teacher, and one Romani speaking community outreach and development worker. They work to assist schools to fulfil their responsibilities for the education of Traveller pupils.

Workforce Team 
The Workforce Team is responsible for leading the strategy for the development of the whole school workforce and providing services to schools in relation to teacher recruitment, teacher retention, leadership and data analysis.