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Services for schools and academies

We offer a wide range of specialist and bespoke services for schools and academies helping to meet a range of educational and statutory duties.

Our teams have years of experience working with schools and academies to support 

  • education
  • safeguarding  
  • enhancing the well-being of children and young people

We are committed to delivering excellent services that are flexible and tailored to your requirements.

The services that we offer fall into three main areas: 

Pupil focused services

  • Advice, support and Professional Development
  • Arts Development
  • Campground Waste and Recycling Visitor and Education Centre
  • Care Call Service
  • Developing Schools Support Staff
  • Early Years Advice Support and Guidance
  • education Gateshead
  • eLearning Support
  • Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service
  • Family Learning
  • Gateshead Libraries
  • Gateshead Psychological Service
  • Go Gateshead (Sports and Leisure)
  • Governor Support Service
  • Independent Review of Exclusions
  • Independent School Admission Appeals Service
  • Music Service
  • Primary Behaviour Support Team
  • Public Health Gateshead
  • School Admissions
  • School Sport Partnership
  • School Swimming
  • Schools Health and Wellbeing
  • SEN Improvement Team
  • SEN Monitoring Team
  • St Mary's Heritage Centre
  • Sustainable Transport and Road Safety

Facilities management services

  • Building Cleaning and Caretaking Support
  • Building Repairs and Maintenance (Cyclical)
  • Building Technical, Specialist Maintenance and Minor Works
  • Energy Management
  • Environmental Services
  • Fleet Management
  • Food Safety
  • Licensing
  • School Catering

Professional and technical services

  • Building Safety Team
  • Exchequer Services
  • Financial Advice and Support
  • Free Schools Meals Service
  • HR - Advice
  • HR - Administration, Payroll and Pensions
  • HR - Health and Safety and Educational Visits Advisory Service
  • HR - Occupational Health
  • Insurance
  • Internal Audit School Fund
  • IT Services
  • Legal Services
  • Maternity Credits and Trade Union Facility Time
  • Performance Management and Information
  • School Capital Property Development

We review our services on a regular basis to ensure we offer high quality and value for money. We aim to deliver the best customer service possible including new services to meet customers demand.

Visit Services for schools North East (opens new window) for more information including contacts, latest news, training and events. Not all services are available outside the borough.  

For more information and to request a user account, email the Commercial Manager victorialamb@gateshead.gov.uk