Barnet Education And Learning Service

Barnet Education and Learning Service (BELS) is a limited company wholly owned by Barnet council. We are in a strategic partnership with the council to provide its education services. ​ Educational progress and achievement have improved consistently in recent years in Barnet. 97% of Barnet schools are good or outstanding and Barnet is now in the top 10% for almost all measures of achievement in schools and the top 5% for many of the measures. ​ Barnet Education and Learning Service delivers the council’s statutory education services, including school improvement, special educational needs, admissions, school place planning, post-16 education and skills. BELS also provides traded services to schools and settings in Barnet, equipping them with the latest tools, training, and programmes to improve school standards and pupil outcomes.