Services For Education, the Birmingham education charity, has been judged ‘Best Training Provider or Educational Establishment of the Year’ in the Midlands Service Excellence Awards 2024.
The charity, which is now in its twelfth year, brings music and learning to life and supports and works with most Birmingham schools delivering music tuition to children, and expert training and development to teaching and school support staff. It employs more than 200 staff and has an annual turnover of nearly £7m. Part funded by the Arts Council, England it also has its own fund-raising and subsidised commercial operations.
The Midlands Service Excellence Awards, established in 2018, celebrate and honour individuals and organisations that demonstrate exemplary commitment to service excellence and leadership across various industries in the Midlands. Setting itself apart from other awards, the Midlands Service Excellence Awards has a unique focus on recognising leaders who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional service and drive positive change within their organisations.
Sharon Bell, Services For Education’s charity’s chief executive – who received the award with Sarah Caldwell, the charity’s Fundraising Manager – said they were honoured to receive the accolade.
“We have a dedicated team who go above and beyond to support schools, teachers, students and the community and this award is for them,” she said after the award presentation.
“As finalists, we were amongst distinguished company representing the very best in education and learning. We are very proud to be the overall winner but all of us carry the torch for improving standards in our schools, colleges, universities and workplaces.”
Services For Education’s School Support Service provides expert training and development to teaching and support staff in nearly 600 schools in the West Midlands and increasingly across England, to improve practice and ensure teachers are best equipped to respond to developments in curriculum and policy. It is a leading provider of safeguarding education.
Meanwhile, Services For Education’s Music Service works with 93% of Birmingham schools and each year teaches music to nearly 32,000 children – as well as running 97 free ensembles. It also provides 27,000 musical instruments free-of-charge so all children have access to playing and enjoying music together and its Youth Proms at Symphony Hall give 4,000 young musicians the opportunity to perform to an audience of more than 10,000.
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Pictured: Sharon Bell, Services for Education Chief Executive (left) and Sarah Caldwell, the charity’s Fundraising Manager
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About Services For Education:
An education and training charity based in Birmingham, Services For Education brings music and learning to life. Services For Education employs more than 200 staff delivering music tuition to children, and expert training and development to teaching and school support staff. It has annual income of £6.9m (Y/E August 2022). Part-funded by the Arts Council, England it also has its own fundraising and subsidised commercial operations.
- Services For Education’s School Support Service provides expert training and development to teaching and support staff in nearly 600 schools in the West Midlands and increasingly across England, to improve practice and ensure teachers are best equipped to respond to developments in curriculum and policy. As a leading provider of safeguarding education, Services For Education works with 400 schools delivering training in-person and on-line. It also delivers innovative programmes to support the physical and emotional health of children and young people through Health for Life and other community-based activity.
- Services For Education’s Music Service, one of the largest in the country, works with 93% of Birmingham schools and each year teaches music to nearly 32,000 children – as well as running 97 free ensembles. It provides 27,000 musical instruments free-of-charge so all children have access to playing and enjoying music together and its Youth Proms at Symphony Hall give 4,000 young musicians the opportunity to perform to an audience of more than 10,000. It also runs music schools, has a world music department, provides private music tuition to all ages as well as working with partners to deliver music and choral opportunities to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. Its award-winning Online Music Educational Resource was completed and launched free to schools in 2021 to appeal to a young IT-connected audience attracted to learning online and to complement traditional tuition.
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