At JMC Education we offer a bespoke Independent School consultancy services to support setting up an independent school, independent special school or alternative provision in the UK. The increasing demand for high-quality AP and SEND provision, coupled with the limited opportunities to open new academy class schools, means establishing an independent school may be the best way to meet local educational need.
Independent School Consultancy Services
The areas we offer expertise, training and support are as follows:
Independent School Consultancy: Set up
JMC Education are here to guide you through the set up process and every step to becoming an Alternative Provision or Specialist Independent School. Our expert service includes:
- Free professional consultation
- DfE registration support
- Project plans to map out key milestones of the application process and help you manage capacity
- Policy guidance
- Compliance & Health and Safety checks
- Safeguarding audits
- Premises & Regulations checking
- Curriculum and Assessment Planning
- Pre-registration review visit to make sure everything is in place
- Ofsted Mock Inspections for Non- Association Independent schools
- Ongoing Support and Advice.
Individuals or groups proposing to set up a new school will be assigned a named JMC: Schools Advisor who will answer any questions, review draft applications, ensure partnerships are aligned, and ensure key milestones are reached. They will work with proposers to build these partnerships, develop and refine their applications, and ultimately secure an interview with the DfE and be approved to open their Alternative Provision or independent school.
Project Management
We can support Senior Managers and Proprietors / Governors /Trustees with project management from start up through to fruition. This could include:
- Budget Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Procurement
- Health & Safety
- Change Management
- Digital Strategy
- Operations Management
- Client Relations
Pre Inspection Reviews & Mock Inspections for Newly set up Independent Schools & Alternative Provision
All non-association independent schools & APs will have a ‘standard inspection’ every 3 years. Standard inspections are carried out using the current Ofsted education inspection framework (EIF) and the Independent School Standards. We have a unique understanding of both of these frameworks and their application to schools.
All our inspection teams are led by an experienced lead Inspector (LI). The collective depth and breadth of experience of our inspection team is unrivalled.
Amongst our inspection team are:
- Former Senior Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI)*
- Former Ofsted National Subject leads
- Current Ofsted Inspectors
- Former Senior Local Authority School Improvement Advisors
- Former Education Directors of Multi Academy Trusts
- Former DfE National Leaders of Education (NLE)
- Former Headteachers & Executive Headteachers
*NB Current HMIs are prohibited by Ofsted from carrying out any school improvement work
The LI will be your first point of contact once you have decided to take advantage of our ‘mock inspection’ service. Although they are referred to as ‘mocks’ they are designed with school improvement in mind, your lead inspector will act as an informed guide to help your school prepare effectively. Our inspection teams offer a mixture of training, coaching and mentoring throughout the process.
The inspection will encourage both reactive and proactive improvement in the quality of education & pastoral care provided by school.
📧 Email us at enquiries@jmcinset.com
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