Consultancy

Why use an education consultant?

At Quinn Education Development we recognise that schools may ask themselves why they need support from an external body. There are two main reasons.

The first is to provide an external view of the school. Sometimes leaders in schools can be too close to what is happening and need to be supported in ‘stepping back’ to gain perspective and a realistic view of what is happening. It can be useful to gain an external view when things are not going to plan or, indeed, when things are going well. External validation is always useful to confirm that you are on the right track.

The second reason is that consultants and advisers come into school with a wealth of knowledge and ideas from a range of different settings. The job of a consultant is to do the reading and research and to summarise key information for leaders in school. Consultants should keep their schools up to date with current thinking and should enable schools to improve by helping staff to develop their own thinking. Improvement should happen from within, with the support of an external professional.

Meet our Quinn Education Development team of consultants below by clicking on their lovely picture!