Our services

Do you need high quality educational support and expert project management? Why not place your plans and aspirations in our hands.
Our values and beliefs

High quality

Specialist expertise

Professional

Alignment

Confidentiality

Value, efficiency and probity

Responsiveness

Passion for education

Here are some examples of the services offered by Gail Khan Associates.

Academy Conversions

Converting to an academy is a big and exciting challenge and we can help you achieve academy status in a seamless way.

Our conversion support is a full service package, allowing leaders to lead whilst delivering the transition on time and to budget.

What can we do for you?

 Our full service includes:
  • Developing a full project plan including roles, responsibilities and deadlines as well as managing risk.
  • Project Plan & Risk Register
  • Stakeholder Consultation
  • Robust Governance Planning
  • Day to day management of legal requirements
  • Policy and Procedures including a Trust Scheme of Delegation
  • Procurement of legal, audit and financial management systems
  • Finance and HR advice

Multi-Academy Trusts

We have deep experience in the creation of new Multi-Academy Trusts and in the management of new projects.

What can we do for you?

  • Develop your Trust Vision and Ethos
  • Creation of a robust governance structure including compliant Scheme of Delegation
  • Recruitment of new Members and Trustees
  • Recruitment of your CEO and CFO (internal or external appointments)
  • Share best practice & lessons learnt
  • Partnership / stakeholder engagement
  • Policy development

Interim Management

Our expert team can undertake short term and long term interim leadership roles, for example Academy Trust Leadership, which includes Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Finance Director and interim Project Management.

This will help drive improvement and deliver measurable and sustainable outcomes.

What can we do for you?

  • Source Leadership roles (part time / full time interim) including
    • School senior leaders
    • Academy Trust CEO’s
    • Academy Trust CFO’s
  • Clerking services
  • Adult Social Care specialists
  • Procurement leaders
  • Project management

Stakeholder Consultation

Gail Khan Associates work closely with you to develop a consultation brief before preparing bespoke materials tailored to the respective markets.

Our high quality experts facilitate all consultations and share a final report with clear conclusions and recommendations to map the way forward.

What can we do for you?

  • Principal Surveys
  • Capital projects
  • Company mergers/transfers
  • Academy Trust set up / conversion

Bid Writing / Setting Up a New School

Using our detailed knowledge of the procurement process we prepare successful bids for Studio Schools, Free Schools and capital projects.

What can we do for you?

  • Free School applications
  • Selective School Expansion projects
  • Capital Improvement Fund applications
  • New School competitions
  • External funded projects

Academy Trust Internal Assurance & Governance Audits

We review the Academy Financial Handbook internal audit and quality assurance requirements, helping you to ensure a compliant and cost-effective solution to internal audit. We also offer full governance reviews.

What can we do for you?

Academy Trust Internal Assurance reviews include:
  • External review of governance including policies and procedures
  • Finance systems and processes
  • Education
  • HR, staffing and resources including payroll and structures
  • Health & Safety
  • Education – including MIS, curriculum planning and behaviour
  • Organisational – including compliance checks and policies

We review governance arrangements within Multi-Academy Trusts and make appropriate recommendations for future structures, helping to ensure that they are fit for purpose, effective and efficient.

Governance reviews include:
  • Risk management
  • Policy development
  • Drafting of Scheme of Delegation
  • Training
  • Complaints investigation

Feasibility Studies

If you are thinking of creating a new Multi-Academy Trust, a new school or some form of capital project, we can explore the feasibility and conduct an options appraisal to help inform your decision making.

Strategic Advisory Services

Our experienced colleagues advise Governing Bodies, Local Authorities and Academy Trust Boards on specific topics. Examples of these include delegation, compliance, governance, appraisal, policy and procedure.

What can we do for you?

  • Headteacher / CEO Performance Management
  • Internal Audit
  • Apprenticeship development
  • Post 16 / FE & HE Partnerships
  • Adult & Community Learning Planning

Procurement

We can procure services and prepare tenders for you to ensure full compliance with your financial policies, procedures and EU legislation. We have examples of overseeing procurement of services such as accountancy and audit services, legal advice, school cleaning and catering as well as capital projects.

What can we do for you?

  • Audit
  • Legal
  • ICT
  • Catering
  • Finance systems
  • Management Information Systems
  • Estates management
  • HR/Payroll
Whatever you need we work hard to take away the strain

We do this by working alongside your leadership and developing you and your team, whilst transferring knowledge and giving you all the tools you need for a successful future.

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