A D Dynamics have been a provider of corporate training covering confidence, leadership development, presentation skills, NLP, and much more for many years and have recently brought these skills and specialist training to the education sector. Working with teachers and students, we deliver real life business skills, interview techniques and confidence tips which will give any individual the tools to fulfil their full aspirations. Either in one2one session or workshops, A D Dynamics even bring a Dragons Den style, end of course session where local business leaders come to your school and offer tip, advice and in some cases an employment or training offer!

Education institutions and organisations can gain major benefits from the latest IT - Syscap can help. Syscap is the UK’s largest provider of finance solutions for education. We work in partnership with schools, colleges, universities and LAs, and have done for over 10 years. In an increasingly competitive environment, we’ll help you acquire the technology you need to deliver the best possible learning experience and all your ICT goals in the most cost-effective way

The benefits The case for IT finance is simple and powerful. Syscap solutions let you acquire the technology you need now and spread the cost over your equipment’s useful life. You can free up working capital and start realising the benefits right away.

Sustainable investment At any point throughout its term, additional equipment can be added onto the lease with a “Systems Change Allowance”. This will allow you to acquire additional equipment with no increase to your rentals.

If your budget is fully allocated, Syscap can offer deferred payments The first rental can be deferred for up to 18 months .You have flexibility to structure an agreement to match your needs. Rentals can then be paid monthly, quarterly, termly or annually and can be spread over anything from 2 to 6 years.

Syscap can finance many other assets Syscap can finance the majority of assets a school could be looking to acquire. Syscap can also finance intangible costs such as installation, training, ongoing maintenance and software.

Syscap can release cash back into the budget We can simply lease back recent purchases freeing up capital to be spent in areas where there is a short fall.

For further details, please email education@computer-essentials.co.uk

TIMETABLING Timetabling Service - Helping you to plan the new school year.

Special agent recognises the monumental amount of work that goes into the planning, construction and delivery of each year’s timetable. It can seem eternal.

That’s why we have created a timetable planning and construction service that helps you to plan the new school year. Our specialist SIMS and CMIS consultants understand the crucial role of lesson planning and work with you to relieve the headache that such a task inevitably causes.

Outsourcing your timetable planning makes sense. Instead of taking up your valuable time or assigning the project to someone else, our consultants allow you and your staff to do what you do best - ‘raise attainment’. Areas of specialisation include:

• Freeing up the time of your key staff
• Placing your timetable in the hands of experts
• Providing flexible support
• Providing an editable and adaptable timetable throughout the year
• Helping with workforce remodelling

EDUCATION FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Schools need to create long term plans for their financial future. With larger budgets and more buying power, the need for astute financial control and management is paramount.

Special Agent’s finance team can recruit key qualified personnel to manage the finances and the operational functions of both state and independent schools. We recruit:

• Bursars/School Business Managers
• PA and Office Managers
• FMS/Cash Accounts/Agresso and Sage Specialists
• Qualified and Part-qualified Accountants
• School Administrators
• Extended School Consultants
• Estate Managers
• HR Managers

EXAMINATION OFFICERS Working in conjunction with the Examination Officers’ Association (EOA), Special Agent has created a recruitment process designed to ensure schools are equipped with the very best people to drive and manage examinations from an operational and administrative perspective.

All Examination Officers that Special Agent places into a school will have their first year’s membership to the EOA paid by Special Agent and will be entitled to register on any of the three BTEC courses that the EOA is offering.

New Examination Officers can come from a variety of backgrounds including:

• Schools
• Assessment Centres
• Examining Bodies
• Commercial Companies

SIMS AND ICT In excess of 20,000 schools are currently using SIMS or other management information software.

Special Agent provides schools and local authorities with a complete permanent and contract ICT staffing solution. Areas of specialism include:

• School Network Managers and Technicians
• ICT Directors/Consultants
• Learning Platform Consultants
• Data and MIS Managers (SIMS/CMIS/e1)
• Web Developers
• MIS/ICT Trainers
• Helpdesk Advisors
• Infrastructure Project Managers

EDUCATION SALES AND MARKETING Special Agent’s sales and marketing recruitment team provides education sector experienced professionals right across the education supply chain. Our clients range from leading software and hardware suppliers through to education consultancies and children’s services providers.

We will identify the professionals to help you grow and develop your organisation whether you sell into primary, secondary, HE/FE or local authority. We recruit:

• Managing/Commercial Directors
• Sales and Marketing Directors/Managers
• Business Development Managers
• Account Managers
• Telesales Personal
• Marketeers
• Brand Champions
• Pre and Post Sales Personnel
• Product Managers Personnel

CONSULTANTS IN EDUCATION Special Agent can provide the very best consultants for schools, local authorities and private sector organisations to meet the challenges and changes of the current government agenda. Our database has over one thousand consultants available for both permanent work and interim projects across the educational spectrum.

The Building Schools for the Future and the Academies Programmes call for an immense range of specialist skills. Special Agent is adept at working alongside private and public sector clients with time-critical projects that require multi-skilled professionals across the following disciplines:

• Educationalists
• Project Directors and Managers
• BSF/PFI Bid Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Cost Advisors
• Business Development Consultants
• LEP Specialists
• Academy Consultants
• PFI/PPP Specialists
• ICT Consultants

“Edutimetabling provides an accessible solution for timetable construction and support. This is one of the crucial keys that unlocks new levels of creativity and engagement for learners everywhere.” Professor Stephen Heppell

“Special Agent have proved to be of real value when recruiting education experienced personnel.” D. Burgess, Head of Sales, Capita Education Services

“I have used Special Agent on a number of occasions to recruit for various positions which I have needed to fill. The service they provide has always been top notch. They respond quickly to interpreting the brief and providing suitable candidates for interview and eventual employment.” D. Farquharson, Interim Director: BSF, Capital Programme & Asset Management

“Within 24 hours of contacting Special Agent’s education finance division, they had arranged a very interesting and challenging contract. I found them to be both professional and caring. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone considering bursarial consultancy.” J. Glover, Former Chairman, National Bursars Association

For further details, please email education@computer-essentials.co.uk

Office Chairman Company Profile

BE PART OF THE SUCCESS!

• Office Chairman has a simple yet unique approach to selling office seating based on quality, fast delivery and undoubted value for money.
• During the past 15 years our success has forced other manufacturers to copy us, and yet we still provide a package that cannot be equalled which explains our continued growth and development.
• Office Chairman were first with 7 day delivery, same day every week. Order by close of business 7 days before your dedicated delivery day and get your product next week.
• Office Chairman were the first to empower sales office staff to make instant decisions to solve any problem the dealer may have. No more waiting for a ring back or having to speak to your rep before you can give your customer an answer!
• Office Chairman were the first to abolish factory closure. No more delayed orders at Easter and August.

Office Chairman have the financial strength to buy high quality components in quantity, meaning the savings achieved can be passed onto our customers via high quality product at some of the most competitive prices in the market place. Many of our products are FIRA tested to Level S or equivalent and all chairs carry a full 5-year guarantee. Our Physio and Sphere chairs carry a 5-year guarantee for 24/7 use and a 10-year guarantee for normal use. For larger contracts we are able to produce adapted or individually designed chairs to meet buyers criteria.

Our motto is simple, “never say no until all possibilities have been explored”.

With high quality pre and after sales support, you can be assured of an excellent product and service at all times.

Hayley Smith Managing Director

For further details, please contact education@computer-essentials.co.uk

The Personal Documentary Company produces high quality educational videos for delivery on multiple platforms – broadcast, DVD or broadband.

Recent productions include

“Tell Us Once”, commissioned by Southwark Council, to promote the council’s new bereavement service

“Diabetes”, a multi-lingual DVD commissioned by Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust. 12,000 DVDs will be sent to all registered diabetes patients in the borough

“The Putney Debates”, a film for exhibition-display commissioned by St Mary’s Church Putney and funded by the National Lottery.

The Personal Documentary Company can manage all stages of production, from initial consultation through proposal and script development, research, filming, post production and DVD replication.

For further information please call or e-mail Jonathan Crane, 0208 789 9425, jonathan@personaldocumentaries.co.uk

www.personaldocumentaries.co.uk