Education Team Support
The Education Team supports schools through its Statutory Services, Core Services and Partnership Agreements, which include the training and consultancy offer.
Statutory Services
Entitlement for all Church Schools & Academies
The Hereford Diocesan Board of Education provides the following statutory services at no charge to church schools and academies irrespective of membership of the Education Partnership Agreement. To access the list of services, please click the button below.
Core Services and Training, and Support Partnership Agreement
Our Core Christian Distinctiveness, Governance, Property, Leadership and Management Service is subsidised by the Board of Finance, and this enables all our Church of England schools and academies to access quality support. Our Core Services are listed on pages 2-4 of our Training and Support Partnership Agreement. In addition to the Statutory and Core services provided to all our church schools, each school or trust is invited to join our Training and Support Partnership Agreement, which increases the amount of support available to schools cost-effectively. All church schools directly receive the detailed Partnership Agreement offers and pricing structure at the start of the academic year.
The Partnership Agreement for the academic year 2025-26 is available below. If you have specific training needs for next year and would like to discuss your options, please contact the Education Team.
Download Training and Support Partnership Agreement
To sign up for the 2025-26 Training and Support Partnership Agreement, please complete the relevant online form below:
Single School Education Partnership Agreement Form
Federations and Multi Academy Trusts Education Partnership Agreement Form
Those who choose not to join the partnership may buy additional support and pay-as-you-go for training courses.
School Effectiveness Partnership Agreement 2025-26
We are pleased to be able to launch a brand-new offer from the Diocese of Hereford Education Team. As our team is evolving, we are now able to offer our School Effectiveness Partnership Agreement. This is in addition to and separate from our Training and Support Partnership Agreement.
The purpose of the School Effectiveness Partnership Agreement is to offer a cost-effective option to support work relating to ongoing whole school development priorities, including those that have been identified through your most recent Ofsted inspection. The offer can be implemented similarly to that of a traditional school improvement partner model, allowing for a bespoke and tailored approach to meet individual needs.
Further information, including details of available packages and services, along with models of delivery for these, is outlined in the document below.
Download School Effectiveness Partnership Agreement