Education Consultancy

From your sector, for your sector

When selecting an external advisor it's important to work with someone that knows and understands your sector. At Tamar Safety, we don't just talk the talk, we've walked it too, with first-hand experience of Ofsted inspections, Governance, senior leadership, teaching and being recognised at Government level for best practice.

We offer a range of ad hoc and retained support consultancy services to the sector that can support individuals, departments, establishments and multi-site organisations.

Typical services include:

Our retained support membership packages to provide you with competent external advice are outlined in our main Consultancy section. In discussion with a member of our team, your individual package will be created based on 2 components: the number of annual site visit audits required per year at your reduced rate, plus your chosen benefits level from our Bronze, Silver and Gold options. For multi-site organisations, such as MATs, we advise an additional desktop review of central services and how these are embedded across each site. We will then establish an annual fee with a range of payment options available to suit your needs. All packages offered are a minimum of 12 months.

Associate member of CLEAPSS

Tamar Safety is proud to be recognised as a supplier that is an Associate member of CLEAPSS, included in their GL253 information document. If your school or college is registered with CLEAPSS this means that we can discuss their guidance and documents during our work together. 

Unfortunately, we cannot share CLEAPSS materials with establsihments that are not registered with them, but more information on their services can be found at https://www.cleapss.org.uk/

Further information on competent advice and retained support

Why choose Tamar Safety?

Dave, our company founder, lead consultant and trainer has been working in the education sector in management and governance roles for nearly a decade. During this time he has worked within all age ranges and types of settings from EYFS to HE in Academies, MATs, Independent, Vocational Colleges, Universities, SEND and Studio Schools. Dave also qualified as a School Business Manager (with additional qualifications in Leadership & Management) and an Educational Visits Coordinator, providing an intrinsic knowledge of education finance and resourcing, systems, human resources and managing some of the highest risks an establishment can face.

Tamar Safety maintain an active view on the sector through Government legislation and White Papers, as well as recognised groups including:

and many others.

We recognise that Education, like other public services, continues to have to adapt to considerable change whilst meeting existing challenges. All educational establishments have a primary duty to safeguard staff and young people in their care, whilst creating 'risk aware, but not risk averse' citizens of tomorrow. Effective health and safety management requires a whole community approach, from individual schools to an entire Trust; from staff to students; and from the classrooms, playgrounds and beyond.

Why might educational establishments need H&S and fire safety support?

Although not common, unfortunately, incidents do occur that involve students, staff and members of the public linked to education activities. These incidents can range from slips and trips on poorly maintained floor surfaces and minor injuries in DT workshops; to serious incidents on field trips and even fatalities involving working at height or tree collapse. In all cases, it is clear that a strong culture and management of health and safety is a critical element in the effective organisation and running of all educational establishments.

The HSE understand that in many cases, establishments can manage health and safety themselves or with the help of in-house advisors. However, there are times when establishments will need to get external help, particularly on more detailed or technical issues, when impartial advice is required, or to assist in accreditation and procurement schemes through an audit. This is often referred to by the HSE as specialist help. The HSE guidance document INDG420 Getting specialist help with health and safety offers an excellent introduction.