Townsend Consultancy Ltd
Townsend Consultancy Ltd is a specialist provider of training and consultancy services. Our services are used by the public sector, the private sector and the third sector.
The Public Sector
We work with schools (primary and secondary), Academies, further education colleges, and local authorities in order to improve outcomes for all young people and adults. Here are some examples of the work we do to support schools:
Developing strong and effective parental partnerships in order to raise achievement in schools
We provide training and advisory services to schools and local authorities in order to improve outcomes for all young people and their families. We have extensive experience of helping schools (primary, secondary) to successfully engage with all groups of parents, sometimes in very innovative ways. Our work is often focussed in schools which are located in areas of high deprivation. Our work has helped parents to increase their levels of confidence, involvement and understanding of their own children’s development and education resulting in many improvements such as: improved standards of attendance and behaviour by pupils at school, increased numbers of parents who have become actively involved in their children’s learning and increased numbers of parents who have become involved in their own lifelong learning
Delivering high quality continuing professional development for schools
We provide training to help schools, both primary and secondary, to improve all aspects of their continuing professional development such as: the development of innovative approaches to leadership and management, pupil voice, quality assurance, overall school improvement strategies, delegation, coaching and mentoring skills, and CPD delivery and partnerships.
Improving levels of inclusion in schools
We can provide training and support to assist schools, both primary and secondary, in improving their levels of inclusion for pupils, staff and the wider school community. All areas of school life are explored to identify where inclusive practices could be improved, for example: equal opportunities, attitudes and values, staffing, community involvement, student participation, achievement and performance management.
Setting up high quality adult and family learning programmes in schools
We can help schools to reconnect with their communities by setting up adult and family learning programmes. We have specialist knowledge and experience to enable schools to reach out to their communities and build effective partnerships so that adults can take up new skills and gain new qualifications to find work or change their careers.
Researching and writing for educational publications
Townsend Consultancy has considerable experience in carrying out educational research projects for publication. These involve face to face interviews as well as research carried out electronically. Where applicable all research projects include recommendations for future development and success. Contact us to find out how we can meet your needs.
The Private Sector
We also deliver staff training to support small and medium sized businesses. We believe that people are the most important asset of any business. We can help the staff of your business to achieve their full potential. These can be run in house to save on travel time for your staff. Here are some examples of courses that we offer, please enquire about any additional courses you might require:
Managing Resistance and Conflict
Learn how to understand why resistance and conflict leads to conflict. Identify the elements of change. See what resistance looks like. Learn effective techniques for managing resistance.
Time Management
Discover how to prioritise your work and cope with interruptions. Learn how to identify where time is being wasted and how to take action to ensure this problem is resolved.
Effective Minute Taking
Understand the role of the Minute Taker and learn how to prepare effectively for meetings. Create useful agendas which will meet the aims of your company. Learn effective skills for note taking. Understand what needs recording and what does not. Develop effective templates which will assist in to keep future agendas and meetings on track.
Motivating staff through Coaching and Mentoring
Gain an understanding of individual learning styles of your staff and how this can help to become a more effective coach or mentor. Develop skills which will enable you to use constructive feedback to enhance staff performance. Discover the skills that will help you to engage and motivate your staff. Learn how to evaluate on-going performance programmes.
Train the trainer
Learn how to set specific training objectives and develop ways to plan your courses. Prepare creative and dynamic course materials.
Communicate with confidence and discover how to handle difficult situations and difficult delegates.
Recruitment and Selection of staff
Understand the legal requirements for the recruitment of staff and how to avoid claims for discrimination. Write effective and accurate job descriptions. Gain the skills to short list effectively. Learn how to prepare relevant and challenging interview questions. Give valued feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Appraisal Skills
How to set SMART objectives when setting up personal development plans. Develop effective ways of monitoring personal development plans. Run effective appraisal meetings. Give constructive feedback.
The Third Sector
We provide support for charities and voluntary groups. We write bids for charities and voluntary groups. In addition we can also manage the design and development of your bids by ensuring that all the tender documentation is completed to a very high standard, saving you time and money.
Introductory courses on bid writing
Secure new funding for your organisation by finding out how to get started with this bid writing course. Identify what information you will need to collect before you start writing your bid. Learn effective ways to get your message across. Ensure your bid is structured in a way to make it as compelling as possible and gain an understanding of how clients assess your bids.
Choose an appropriate style for your tender writing documents and how to avoid mistakes.
We can also help you with ways of presenting your bid. (Alternatively we can of course manage the design and development of your bids by completing all the tender documentation for you).
Punctuation and grammar courses
Create an impressive first impression with all your written material by using punctuation correctly. Gain an understanding of how to select the right writing style for the right document. Gain more confidence with the use of grammar and understand grammatical terms. Raise the profile of your organisation through writing styles that are confident and clear.
Facilitating customised workshop/training sessions for your organisation
We can facilitate customised workshops/training sessions specifically designed to meet the needs of your organisation. For example: such a workshop could include: reviewing the aims of your organisation and clarifying your terms of reference. Develop collaborative ways of working to ensure success with collaborative ventures. Further develop your skills to access funding opportunities. Helping organisations to plan ahead.