Birmingham Education Partnership

BEP is both a charity and a company (not for profit) that is focussed on school improvement in its broadest sense. Our partnership works through a variety of discrete channels. These include contractual or commissioned work, membership services and traded activities. Our key activities include knowing the needs and strengths of all Birmingham schools, supporting those that are at risk, or those already judged to be less than good. BEP provides opportunities for the remainder of Birmingham schools to support their own school development journey. We do this by brokering support with expert consultants, offering specialised events and CPD opportunities and facilitating effective collaboratives and partnerships between schools. We have developed the BEP Peer Review Programme, a bespoke programme for Birmingham Schools, to rigorously challenge each other and identify priority areas for development. Our traded services are delivered by a team of high quality, independent education professionals as Priority Partners with years of experience, working successfully at all levels of challenge. Additional programmes are also delivered by experienced coordinators to address mental health in schools, development of the arts and sports curriculum, engagement of pupils with global issues and building connections between local businesses and schools to improve career opportunities for young people.