Central Services

The following Central Services are offered to schools:

• Annual financial audit, filing accounts, and reporting to the DFE
• Advice and support on budget planning, monitoring, purchasing, capital projects.
• Condition improvement bids and funding, including project planning and management
• Premises compliance support.
• HR advice and support.
• Recruitment advice and support.
• Access to Windsor Teaching Alliance professional development (e.g., ITP and OTP)
• Access to Leadership Development training (e.g., New NPQ programme)
• Recruitment of new teachers through Windsor Teaching Alliance
• Support for Newly Qualified Teachers and Early Career Teachers
• WLP coordinated professional development opportunities.
• Mentoring for new headteachers
• Performance management of headteachers on behalf of the trust and in support of Governing Bodies.
• Monitoring school performance and reporting to governors and the board of trustees.
• School improvement advice and guidance
• WLP Headteacher forum,
• WLP SEND meetings,
• WLP inclusion meetings.
• Windsor Curriculum Development
• Coordination of assessment and moderation
• Promoting and facilitating collaboration and joint working between schools
• School to school support and peer reviews.
• Safeguarding biannual audit and support
• Health and safety audit and support, including compliance management
• Support with marketing, website, communications, and media.
• Governance support and training
• Policies and procedures support and development.
• Access to legal services for small and larger matters