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Code of Practice

Aims
The aim of Education London is to provide high quality education consultancy and training by establishing high standards of performance and conduct by its consultants, and promoting the knowledge and skills required for that purpose. All work will be negotiated and undertaken in a spirit of partnership with public service providers.

Principles
Each consultant contracted by Education London will endeavour to:

  • give balanced advice based on objective evidence;
  • maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct;
  • enhance the quality of her/his work through regular and appropriate professional activity.

Practice
When working for Education London, a consultant shall safeguard the position of the client by:

  • being mindful of the Education London Consultant’s agreement
  • ensuring that, as appropriate, all advice has been discussed with the client in good time before any written report is finalised;
  • exercising good management through careful planning, regular progress reviews, and effective controls;
  • taking responsibility for the quality of any work undertaken;
  • where s/he recommends further consultancy, declaring any company interest that may exist in such further work.

During the course of working for Education London the consultant shall maintain her/his own
professional independence by:

  • making honest pupil focused judgements based on objective evidence and endeavour to leave the client with good advice and feeling positive towards the process;
  • ensuring that all advice and support creates structures which ensure sustainability and good value for money;
  • avoiding any action which might be seen to compromise her/his integrity;
  • ensuring that advice and recommendations are based on impartial consideration of all pertinent facts, circumstances and opinions developed from reliable, relevant sources and within the appropriate framework;
  • declaring at the first possible opportunity any personal, financial or business relationship or interest which might be thought to influence her/his judgement of objectivity, and withdrawing from any assignment when her/his judgement of objectivity is or might be compromised;
  • being aware of the different elements of provision within Education London and advising clients accordingly;
  • having a proper regard for the professional/legal obligations of those with whom s/he is working;
  • acknowledging the source of any published or other research material used in her/his work.

During the course of an assignment a consultant shall guard against circumstances which might compromise her/his personal integrity and in particular:

  • shall not accept inducements to show favour;
  • shall only recommend the need for additional Education London consultancy following discussion with the client of the relative costs and quality of alternative options;
  • shall not use knowingly and without permission, copyright material or proprietary data or material, to which s/he is not entitled;
  • shall make clear, particularly to schools, those sources of support which are available to them at no additional cost through public sector provision.

Quality
Each consultant undertakes to take steps to maintain and enhance the quality of her/his work by
ensuring that s/he personally has:

  • the necessary professional experience for any assignment undertaken;
  • appropriate professional knowledge and the ability to make sound and independent judgements based on that knowledge;
  • appropriate strategies for ensuring her/his professional development and for keeping well informed of current issues in education;
  • the specific skills needed for any assignment undertaken, which might include those required in:
  • providing initial advice to clients;
  • estimating the scale of a proposed assignment;
  • planning and managing a project;
  • interviewing and other forms of data collection and analysis;
  • initial presentation of findings to clients;
  • designing and delivering training programmes;
  • counselling;
  • oral communication;
  • report writing and other forms of written communication.

Each consultant on the completion of an assignment and at agreed intervals shall provide a written report. Reports should:

  • follow the standard reporting formats issued by Education London Ltd to consultants and be
    submitted to the client in that format;
  • be presented to Education London initially in draft form;
  • be provided to the client on Education London stationery.

Acknowledgement
This Code of Practice is modelled on the Code of Practice adopted by The Society of Education Consultants.