Who we are

Phil Budgell

• Principal Inspector Secondary and Special Schools; Sheffield LEA until 1997. Led the LEA team that developed the first tool-kit for school development planning. Developed the LEA’s approach to performance indicators: including pupil attainment and progress and financial benchmarking. At a time of declining budgets, responsible for assessing schools’ claims on the contingency fund. Contractor for OFSTED inspections.
• Participated in a range of national initiatives: OFSTED Registered Inspector, Performance Management Consultant and Threshold Assessor.
• Tutor and Assessor with Yorkshire and Humber National Professional Qualification for Headship Consortium.
• Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
• Highly skilled in the use of spreadsheets and databases.
• Developing skills in the use of project planning software.

Recent contracts include:

• Development of provision for pupils with special educational needs;
• Establishing the principles for the Local Management of Special Schools and the new funding formula;
• Analysing pupil performance and progress in the secondary sector;
• Analysing pupil performance and progress in the primary and secondary sectors;
• Best Value Review;
• Department for Education and Skills – target setting in the “Octet” group of low attaining schools and preparation for inspection in a “Fresh Start” school;
• Analysing pupil performance and progress in the primary and secondary sectors, review of individual schools, Special Educational Needs Review;
• Management support consultancy to Schools facing Challenging Circumstances and
• School Improvement Adviser and Leadership Incentive Grant.