education

Education At a Glance

Education

About VT Group VT is a support services company with the experience and expertise in working with local authorities, central government departments and commercial organisations to develop new ways of improving the delivery of essential services.

Primarily operating in the UK and US, VT works hard to develop relationships and partner with its customers and suppliers. This embodies the essence of the company, ensuring projects and services are delivered to a high standard, on time and to budget.

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Training and Education

VT Group in the education sector VT is the largest integrated school improvement service provider in the UK, employing over 1,200 skilled personnel to support over 500 schools in more than 50 local authorities.

We are trusted by local authorities to improve essential public services that enable learners, teachers, and communities to fulfil their potential through world class education. Our success in raising standards is critical to improving economic prosperity and social well-being.

Building Schools for the Future (BSF) We are supporting the government to deliver its programme to replace, rebuild, refurbish or renew every secondary school in England.

Increasing employability VT offers a range of careers information, advice and guidance services that are designed to prepare young people and adults to enter or re-enter the workforce.

Educational consultancy We work in partnership with schools and local authorities to increase performance, sharing the responsibility for improving outcomes for learners.

Professional development and training VT provides innovative and motivational training, conferences and courses for personnel involved in children’s services.

Transformational Information and Communications Technology (ICT) We are recognised for harnessing the latest technology to improve learning, teaching and leadership through ICT. VT won the “Best use of ICT to create a learning community� award at the 2009 British Council for Schools Environments (BCSE) Industry Awards.

What VT Group offers Value through partnering VT works in partnership with customers to manage their current needs and plan together for the future. We add value by developing shared objectives and incentives that provide value for money and improve outcomes for learners.

Educational expertise We approach consultancy, support and technology from an educationalists’ perspective. This understanding helps to create solutions that harness technology, improve learning environments and enhance curriculum activities.

World class advice and support Our comprehensive and unique range of consultancy and management services enables, sustains and enhances local authority provision of core educational services. As the largest private-sector provider of vocational learning in the UK, we are well placed to provide the training that our customers’ staff need to fulfil their own potential.

Breadth, depth and quality By integrating consultancy, training and complex project management, VT is able to quickly identify improvement opportunities, break down barriers to raising educational standards and build professional skills to sustain long-term improvements.

Case studies VT Four S Ltd, a joint venture with Surrey County Council The only joint venture of its kind, VT Four S delivers essential support services to 400 schools in Surrey and beyond, helping Surrey’s GCSE ranking rise around 30 places and delivering £7 million in savings over four years.

Transformational learning through ICT in Lewisham schools We are providing innovative ICT solutions and managed services to the London Borough of Lewisham’s secondary schools. This involves the delivery of ICT managed services, including provision of hardware, ongoing support and continuing professional development for staff BSF in the London Borough of Greenwich VT is delivering project management, ICT and educational expertise to ensure that the Greenwich programme is kept on time and to budget, including rebuilding or refurbishing 13 secondary schools in three stages.

VT Group plc Bay Tree Avenue, Kingston Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7UE Tel 0800 073 4444 Email education@vtplc.com www.vtplc.com/education

AAG - E - Feb 2010