Services for Schools

Public Relations

Patricia Lotery, PR Consultant, has 25 years’ experience working for some of the UK’s top public relations agencies. Her clients have included:

Mander Portman Woodward
Davies, Laing & Dick
Portland Place School
Westbury House School
Worth School
Queen’s Business & Secretarial College
The Frances King School of English
Barnet College of Further Education
The Birkbeck Literacy Assessment Centre
The Kids Cookery School
The Science Photo Library

PR programmes include:

News releases
Case studies
Feature articles
Face-to-face interviews
Newsletters
Crisis management
Event management
Direct mail

PR activities are co-ordinated with all other marketing plans e.g. advertising, exhibitions, events, direct mail and website. Patricia Lotery’s success is based on its ability to tell a good story, backed up by an impressive track record, good media contacts and excellent follow-up. Success for clients is the result of comprehensive research into relevant publications and editors’ requirements – providing busy journalists with what they need. The consultancy offers a tailor-made approach to public relations. After a comprehensive briefing, Patricia Lotery will recommend a programme of activities to meet the client’s objectives. This will include news releases, cases studies, arranging face-to-face interviews and feature articles and a continuous press information service – both proactive and reactive. This acts as a single point of contact for journalists requiring additional information or photographs or wishing to follow-up news releases or interviews.

Staff Recruitment
We offer schools a full staff recruitment service which includes visiting schools to discuss requirements, advertising, short listing through to appointment.

We work in various education sectors: independent U.K. secondary schools, tutorial colleges, language schools, international schools.

Please contact Elizabeth Rickards for further information, click here to email, or telephone +44 (0) 208 222 8519

Post Inspection Review
We work with schools where recommendations for improvement have been made in a recent inspection report to advise how recommendations could be realised.

Pre Inspection Checks
We work with schools who are preparing for an inspection to check that all aspects of the school are functioning well. We analyse progress in relation to the last inspection report. We are able to review all documentation and make recommendations where necessary. We can provide experienced Inspectors to carry out classroom observation.

We are able to advise on any or all of the following:

The Quality of Education:
The Educational Experience Provided
Pupils Learning and Achievements
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development of Pupils
The Quality of Teaching including assessment

The Quality of Care and Relationships
Pastoral Care, Welfare, Health and Safety of Pupils
Links with Parents and the Community
The Quality of Boarding Education (where applicable)

The Effectiveness of Governance and Management
Quality of Governance
Quality of Leadership and Management

In Service Training
The Consultancy is able to provide a range of speakers, mentors, examiners and outstanding teachers or managers to stimulate, encourage and assist teaching staff. We will discuss with you what topics or issues are of interest and then report back to you with a range of proposals for your inset event.

Management Consultancy
We are able to advise schools on any aspects of management such as:

Strategic planning
U.K. and international marketing
School development
Staffing and structures within colleges and schools
Raising standards: curriculum, pastoral and extra curricular
Budgets and Finance
Managing Change

2 Lillian Road, London SW13 9JG Tel: +44 (0) 208 222 8519 Mobile: +44 (0) 7974 779323 Email: info@elizabethrickards.co.uk