Hands-on consultancy from people who've led FE providers to Outstanding.
Over 30 years across Further Education and the wider skills sector - PLCs and SMEs, colleges and HE. Practical, lived experience from leaders who've sat in your seat, led the inspection, and rebuilt the team afterwards.
From 1 day a month to 10 - senior FE leadership, on tap.
Embed an experienced FE leader in your senior team for as little as one day a month, scaling up to two days a week. Quality, curriculum, governance or nominee leadership - drop in, drive outcomes, hand back stronger.
A senior FE leader on call for your CEO, principal or quality lead. Monthly check-ins, plus advice between meetings on whatever's on your desk.
3-5 days / month
Embedded quality leadership
Hands-on with your quality, curriculum or governance team. Driving SAR, QIP, OTLA and deep dive cycles alongside your staff.
6-10 days / month
Interim SLT or nominee cover
Cover a vacancy, lead a turnaround or act as nominee for inspection. Embedded for up to two days a week, hand back stronger.
Our services
Everything we offer FE & Skills providers
From a single CPD session to a full quality assurance review. If you need something that isn't listed, get in touch - we'll shape it around you.
Curriculum development, review & implementation
Build high-impact, evidence-informed curriculums aligned to learner needs, employer expectations and the inspection toolkit.
Curriculum audits and deep dives
Intent, implementation and impact alignment
Scheme of work and mapping support
Coaching with team leads
Coaching & mentoring
Tailored 1:1 and small group coaching for staff in quality, leadership, compliance, curriculum and governance roles.
1:1 or small group packages
Focus areas tailored to role and confidence
Decision-making and accountability support
Standalone or part of a retainer
CPD courses
Sessions on teaching and learning, curriculum, safeguarding, mental health, digital delivery and leadership.
Half-day, full-day and bespoke sessions
Online or in person
Optional follow-up and reflective tools
CPD logs and attendance certificates
Governance, scrutiny & challenge
Support in the boardroom and across the whole organisation - structure, scrutiny, training and escalation routes.
Attendance at up to 6 meetings per year
Strategic coaching with quality leads / nominee
Review of governance structure and documentation
Two CPD courses for your team included
Interim leadership
Fill a gap in your senior team with someone who has led training providers to Outstanding overall effectiveness.
From 1 day per week up to full time
Expert mentoring for your teams
Quality leadership and governance experience
Toolkits shareable with you and your teams
Monthly QA retainer
A fixed monthly fee for priority access to expert consultancy - strategy, compliance, staff development and troubleshooting.
Set number of consultancy hours each month
Priority email and phone support
Regular check-ins to stay aligned
Templates, resources and sector insights
Post-inspection support
Just come out of a monitoring visit or full inspection? We help you plan next steps and get on the road to Expected, Secure or Strong.
MV and full inspection follow-up
Inspection report and evidence breakdown
Practical recommendations to improve
Coaching for teaching, quality and leadership teams
Quality assurance review
A comprehensive 5-day review giving you a clear, evidence-based picture of strengths and areas for improvement.
Staff and learner deep dives
Curriculum and intent review
Quality processes and policy audit
Custom survey, analysis and written summary
Safeguarding effectiveness review
A focused two-day evaluation of how effectively safeguarding is embedded - statutory compliance, culture and practical implementation.
Policy and process review
Staff and learner interviews
Safer recruitment and referral pathway checks
PREVENT duty and training audit
Self-assessment & QIP
Clear, evidence-informed SARs and QIPs that go beyond compliance - capturing what's working, what needs to improve, and how impact will be measured.
SAR and QIP review or co-development
Impact-focused coaching for leaders
Alignment to EIF and funding body expectations
Practical templates and examples
Nominee training
Taking up the nominee role for the first time, or leading an inspection and want extra encouragement? Coaching to lead with confidence.
1:1 nominee coaching
Confidence, skills and knowledge for inspection
Real-world FE and Skills experience
Practical tools and templates
Why work with us
Calm, grounded, sector-led.
We understand pressure
Built on experience. We've led organisations through full inspections, rapid improvement journeys and restructures. Calm, focused support that gets results.
Strengthen people & process
We focus on long-term capability, not dependency. Our consultancy and CPD help your staff lead with more confidence, and build systems that work in day-to-day delivery.
High standards
Grounded in professionalism, honesty and trust. We don't overpromise and we never underdeliver.
Consultancy plus the platform you'll keep using.
Every consultancy engagement pairs with the QualityHero platform. We work alongside your team while evidence, SAR, QIP and safeguarding logs are captured in the tool - so when we step back, your team keeps the lift.
Tell us a bit about your provision and we'll suggest where to start - whether that's one CPD session, a 5-day QA review, or a fractional leader joining your SLT.