Schools Professionals Partners

Professional advice on the ground...

Would your project benefit from have an experienced local professional visit your site, listen to your plans and concerns and help you develop your outdoor space into a more inspiring resource?

This service is currently only available to members but if you are not a member and would like a visit you can join here today.
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Our site visit service can offer you:
 - advice on how you can develop your site into an inspirational learning, play and teaching environment
 - guidance on overcoming common obstacles and maximising the potential of your outdoor space
 - ideas on how to include the community in the development process.

Standard Visit
Once we’re both happy that a visit will meet your needs a local, accredited professional will spend up to half a day with you. After a tour of your grounds with staff and pupils they will talk through the issues identified and suggest ideas and ways forward. This discussion could include senior staff members and non-teaching staff.

Extended Visit
In addition to the above an extended visit provides the opportunity for additional training or workshop sessions. These could be for teachers or pupils. The scope of this session would be agreed in advance.

Advisory Report
Our professionals can follow up their visit with a report summarising their recommendations and advice. This can be useful to share the outcomes with other stakeholders such as Governors or Parent Associations.

What's not included
An advisory visit will not leave you with a detailed technical design, survey or plan. It does however, give you the vision and knowledge to engage with professionals and give them a comprehensive brief. We can provide details of local service providers.

Prices
   Standard visit £225
   Extended visit £425
   Advisory report £175
Prices exclude VAT and include round trip travel of up to 100 miles


To request a visit complete and submit the form below:
Contact name
Position
School/Setting
Memb no
Full address
    
 
 
  Postcode
Telephone
Email
       

About your grounds

Please describe your site at present, including details of any physical changes you have made to date. 
 
       
About your project (tick all that apply)
What are your main reasons for starting your grounds project (what is its focus)?
Citizenship / pupil participation     
Develop sports and / or physical activities
Pupil behaviour / social interaction
Improve the physical appearance of the site
Improving opportunities for play      Wildlife / environmental issues
Community / parental involvement Funding has become available 
Curriculum needs (please specify)
Other (please specify)
 

Is the main aim of your project to:
Change the use of your space                          Change the design of your space                   Both


If you are planning to make a physical change to your space please indicate your approximate budget:

Overall budget:
Total raised so far: 
 
Timing of your visit
(please supply an idea of how soon you’d like your visit and we’ll do our best to deliver it) 
Within 4 weeks          Within 8 weeks          Within 12 weeks


"The process has been very valuable and motivational.    

Our visit has provided a committed and enthusiastic group with direction. We are very grateful for your input"




“It was confidence building for the school to know an expert would be at the first meeting and prevent us from going down the wrong track. You have helped us to kick-start our grounds project.”




"An independent perspective was very valuable. The report helped us to widen our horizons to what is possible"