Our Partners

Also provided to our member schools are a range of services from companies who have been included in the Catalogue of Services as preferred suppliers. These companies provide a range of necessary quality services at preferred rates.

Cityserve

Cityserve, in partnership with the Partnership, work to both manage and deliver school meals provision to the vast majority of our member schools. It is a fruitful, efficient and cost effective way of ensuring that high quality catering is delivered to the children in our schools.

drb Schools and Academies Services Ltd

drb specialise in supporting schools with their duty to locally manage school financial affairs.  drb are able to supply personnel on a short or long term basis, who can manage or enhance a schools ability to operate their financial system, providing detailed feedback, advice and reports to both headteacher and governing bodies.

Over many years drb has supported the Partnership’s in-serve provision.  This they have done through the provision of training in financial matters and in procedures for all members of the school workforce.

Entrust Education Technologies

The Partnership, as part of a strategic partnership with Entrust (formerly Link2ICT) have negotiated a Service Level Agreement (SLA). This agreement is available to all our member schools and means they gain benefits and support against what would be a cost to other schools.

SLA advantages to schools include:

  • A designated CPP contract for escalation of any difficulties.
  • Termly review meetings evaluating service offered to CPP.
  • Attendance at CPP Headteacher Briefing Meetings to share knowledge.
  • Access to free INSET for staff and governors.
  • Negotiated discounts for relevant targeted services.
  • Reduced costs of consultancy and in-school support.

See the Entrust website for more information, or email information@entrust-ed.co.uk

eTeach

eTeach has been working in partnership with the Catholic Primary Partnership for many years.  Our member schools subscribe to eteach on a three year contract, allowing them to advertise widely and without limit at a heavily discounted rate.

Schools subscribing to eteach also have access to an electronic NQT talent pool database, enabling them to search for candidates as soon as they register as ready for work.

Exhibition Equipment UK

Exhibition Equipment UK Ltd, manufacture and install a wide range of products to enhance everyday school life.

We have standard internal signage solutions like our ‘Tell Tale’ stand off acrylic panels, we produce exterior signs and monoliths, as well as undertaking various internal refurbishment projects. We also run our own fleet of large format digital printers to produce stunning graphics for windows, entrances and many other applications.

As a small family business we have over 40 years of manufacturing experience and can offer real value to any educational facility. Discounts are available for member schools.

Get Solutions

Get Solutions is an energy management company we have worked with for many years. The Partnership and Get Solutions successfully negotiate fixed-term gas and electricity contracts that help schools achieve value for money in a very competitive market. Schools wishing to be part of Catholic Primary Partnership collective energy contracts should contact the office for further information.

Peters Ltd

Peters is the UK’s leading supplier of books and furniture for nurseries, schools, academies and public libraries.  Peters believe that children and young people should have access to great books, as well as inspiring spaces to enjoy them in.  Peters have decades of experience and are passionate about inspiring children to read – whatever their age.

Peters offer member schools an enhanced discount of 30% off the vast majority of books held in stock or on their website.  Some terms and conditions apply.

React UK

If your school is looking to access POSITIVE HANDLING TRAINING, we are delighted to work alongside React UK, who offer a discount for Catholic Primary Partnership schools.

React UK Training/ School Positive Handling are a family-based company who are passionate in providing an outstanding level of client care, not just for the duration of training courses but whenever you need advice or support. They help all practitioners in a school setting to better understand challenging and distressed behaviour, enhancing key de-escalation skills through applying cutting edge neuroscience research and trauma informed practice.

They  are delighted to provide discounted training courses to the Catholic Primary Partnership in:

  • Understanding and Reducing Challenging Behaviour
  • L2 Positive Handling
  • Child Trauma and Mental Health

If you contact them, remember to let them know you are a member of the Catholic Primary Partnership.

School Signs

As a family business of nearly fifty years and having worked within the education sector since the introduction of LMS in 1991, Schoolsigns have acquired invaluable knowledge and experience in designing a package of signage that meets both your expectations and budget.

Schoolsigns offer schools and academies a unique design service where one of their design team can create your new logo or brand for you to use on stationary or with your new uniform.

Stone King – Employment Law Helpline

Stone King, in collaboration with the Catholic Primary Partnership, are pleased to offer members bespoke employment law advice support.

Stone King are a dedicated employment support law service, recognised as a top law firm by The Times and Chambers, with deep commitment to the education sector including 60 lawyers in the education team. They have a national presence, and provide support for 2,000+ schools.

Details of the offer include a free 15 minute initial employment law advice by email/phone and access to legal updates/newsletters. Read full details in the flyer below.

To obtain this offer, please email skd@stoneking.co.uk quoting BCPP15

TheSchoolBus

The Catholic Primary Partnership through its on-going relationship with TheSchoolBus is able to offer all member schools access to this up to date management service and information system at a subsidised rate.

TheSchoolBus offers knowledge, advice and pertinent answers to teachers, senior leaders, governors, bursars and business managers as they seek information, clarity compliance or good practice in a variety of fields.

Their website if updated regularly, pressing issues are often condensed into three minute documents and schools have the ability to ask TheSchoolBus questions, or request a policy check. They will also develop documents bespoke to any issue a member school presents to them.

TheSchoolBus contract is renewed annually.

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