IGNITING TALENT
Our purpose is to provide our customers with a trusted professional partnership that will empower their school community to realise the fullest opportunities for growth and success for all.
Igniting talent.
Supporting achievement
We are a not-for-profit social enterprise that provides school improvement and related services to schools and other education providers across London and beyond.
Our services span school improvement and curriculum support, attendance, inclusion and SEND, careers and work experience, governor services, ECT support, ICT, and continuing professional development.
How we can help your school
What makes us unique?
We are:
- School-owned and school-led: we are owned by 56 local schools, who drive our organisation – from how we are run to the services we provide.
- Purpose before profit: we are a not-for-profit organisation where pupil outcomes, not profit, are our bottom line.
- Locally grounded: we know and understand our local community, our schools, our people, our history, our shared aspirations
Our impact on school improvement
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BDSIP client schools with "good" or "outstanding" Ofsted reports
Number of courses delivered in the academic year 2023/24
delegates reached via our courses in the academic year 2023/24
Average delegate evaluation score received for our courses
Our experts
Our team are here to help!
Our people are key to delivering great services, so we have great people!
Featured expert
Kate Gooding
Position: Senior School Improvement Adviser, Primary, and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Kate is a Senior School Improvement Adviser with over 30 years’ experience of teaching and senior leadership in inner London schools. Kate is also the appropriate body lead and moderation manager at BDSIP. Read more
Featured training & CPD
SEND and Inclusion Conference: Removing Barriers to Learning – Inclusive Practice for All
Event date - January 16, 2025
Event time - 9:00 am
More information coming soon! Read more
NCCE: Programming with the Micro:bit
Event date - November 15, 2024
Event time - 9:30 am
Explore how programming at Key Stage 2 can be enhanced with physical computing and the micro:bit. This course is for computing subject ... Read more
Featured resources
A Level Results Day and Clearing Document
Results day is the time of knowing your actual A level or BTEC results and if you have applied to university for an undergraduate course, you will know if you have satisfied the conditional offer based on your final exam results. The ... Read more
SEMH handbook
The SEMH Handbook has been commissioned by Barking and Dagenham Local Authority to support schools in developing their graduated response for students who have identified SEMH needs or are at risk of developing SEMH needs.
It has been produced through the collaborative efforts of colleagues across Education, Health, Social Care and third-sector organisations, ably led by Roger Mitchell, Head of Ripple Primary School. The SEMH Handbook has been written and curated by Lee Boyce, Principal Adviser for Education and Inclusion at BDSIP.
Thought leadership
Adela Kay Research: Pressing Issues Affecting Young People in our Community: Literacy Attainment Gaps, Youth Violence, and Unique Challenges
Adela Kay, Assistant Headteacher at Aspire Virtual School, has conducted in-depth research on a variety of pressing issues affecting children and young people within our community. For September's research, you’ll find summaries and ... Read article
Adela Kay Research: Pressing Issues Affecting Young People in our Community – Safeguarding, Mental Health, and Unique Challenges
Adela Kay, Assistant Headteacher: Children with a Social Worker, Aspire Virtual School, has conducted in-depth research on a variety of pressing issues affecting our children and young people within our community, with a particular ... Read article
GET IN TOUCH
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss our services and how we can help you, please get in touch by completing the enquiry form below.
Alternatively, feel free to give us a call on 020 8227 2636.