ACE is one of the country's leading organisations offering training and consultancy on a wide range of education issues.
We have extensive experience in the education field and our daily contact with parents and carers as well as educationalists means that our training is evidence based. Our training is regularly updated with the latest education law and guidance and our trainers are experienced and committed professionals.
We offer three core types of training: Training Seminars
ACE runs a seminar programme of approximately 6 seminars a term. We train in London and cities nationwide. Our Seminars programme includes a comprehensive training manual for delegates and covers a range of educational areas such as:
- School Admissions
- School Exclusion
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Children Missing Education
- Bullying in Schools
Please see our Training Seminars page for more information.
Download our latest Seminar Programme here.
Tailored in-house training
We can come to your organisation and tailor our training to suit your needs. We can include local information and issues to make the training more relevant to your local area where appropriate.
Please see Tailored in-house training for more information.
Who should attend our training?
- Appeal panel members
- Local Authority officers
- School staff and governors
- Advisers/Lawyers
- Social workers
- Those who need to know about education law
All courses have CPD accreditation from the Law Society, The Bar Council & The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX)
All our training is up to date and guaranteed to be accurate at the time of training.
Our training packs can be bought separately for those unable to attend
Our reputation is excellent:
- 100% of past delegates would choose ACE training again or recommend it to others*
- 99% rated the overall quality of the training as excellent or good*
- 99% rated the trainer and his/her knowledge as excellent or good*
Education 'Step by Step' Advisor Training
This training programme takes advisors step by step through a comprehensive advisors' manual. The manual is included and covers the core education areas mentioned above as well as others. The training package also offers a dedicated helpline for the year with an option to renew and also includes regular updates to the manual, so that it remains an invaluable resource for giving legally accurate education advice to parents.
See Education Step-by-Step for more information.
If you would like further information on training and consultancy services, please contact our Head of Training and Consultancy on 020 7704 3382 or email eleonora.christodoulides@ace-ed.org.uk
*based on our training delegates’ evaluations - autumn 2010.
Training Vouchers
You can now purchase ACE training vouchers, redeemable against all ACE training and consultancy services with the exception of Education Step by Step annual updates. Please click here for further information.