Paley and Paley Education provides practical consultancy and project support for schools, charities, voluntary organisations and community groups.
Our work includes grant-related support where this forms part of a wider project development package. We do not provide grant writing as a standalone service only. (Sorry but you can't pay us to write your grants as this needs to be done from within. However we can support you with this as part of an overall package.) We support organisations with planning, delivery, monitoring, reporting, safeguarding, community engagement and practical project management.
We help organisations take an idea and turn it into a clear, practical project. This may include identifying community need, shaping project aims, planning activities, creating budgets, considering safeguarding, developing referral routes and making sure the project is realistic for the organisation to deliver.
Examples of this work include supporting organisations to develop youth clubs, wellbeing programmes, parent support projects, social inclusion activities, food and poverty-related projects, technology and enrichment programmes, and community events.
We support organisations with the practical side of running projects. This can include session planning, staff and volunteer roles, project timetables, community outreach, participant engagement, risk assessment, safeguarding procedures, monitoring systems and ongoing administration.
For smaller charities and grassroots groups, this type of support can be vital. Many organisations have strong community knowledge but limited administrative capacity. We help create structure, clarity and confidence.
We help organisations collect evidence, review progress and prepare clear reports for trustees, funders and stakeholders. This may include attendance records, case studies, feedback forms, outcome tracking, activity summaries and end-of-project reports.
We help organisations show what was delivered, who benefited and what difference the project made.
We support organisations to think carefully about safeguarding, safe delivery and risk management. This can include safeguarding training, safeguarding policy support, risk assessments, safer recruitment considerations, staff awareness and clear reporting systems.
This is especially important when projects involve children, young people, vulnerable adults, family crisis, mental health, poverty, isolation or informal community settings.
We help organisations listen to the people they serve. This may include community conversations, informal consultation, feedback gathering, parent and participant input, volunteer involvement and project design based on real lived experience.
This is particularly important when working with marginalised or faith communities, where trust, cultural understanding and sensitive communication are essential.
We support schools, educators and home educators with curriculum planning, school improvement, behaviour management, SEN planning, safeguarding, assessment, staff training and structural reform.
Our educational work is practical and focused on helping settings improve systems, teaching, learning and compliance.
We also help organisations think more strategically about their work. This may include developing services, strengthening governance, preparing documents, improving systems, reviewing project models and helping organisations communicate their work clearly to funders and partners.