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Education
ENHANCE YOUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND SET NEW STANDARDS
We are the trusted advisor to more than 500 independent and state schools, academies, colleges and universities. We help you create and manage exceptional, cost-efficient catering and housekeeping operations to enhance the learning environment.
From kitchen design, food procurement and nutrition to cost reduction, tender management and audit reviews, we are committed to raising standards while driving efficiencies.
• Review cost per pupil per day
• Assess how much of the budget is spent on catering and housekeeping
• Scrutinise outsourced and/or self-managed operations to identify where and how to make savings and improvements
• Take positive action
Special Schools
ISCC specialise in education catering consultancy and have worked with over 500 UK schools. We provide hands-on
support and advice to over 100 of these schools on an ongoing retained basis.
We know times are tough, and that the cost of running your catering service has increased exponentially in the last few years, but our support can save you money, time and the stress of overseeing such a challenging and time consuming department.
We have devised a range of bespoke support packages especially for Special Schools, ranging from light-touch through to all encompassing. Engaging our support also gives you 24/7 access to our consultants who are here to help as and when issues arise.
BRONZE PACKAGE
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Annual allergen and special diet review with associated training session
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Annual nutritional menu review
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Annual health & safety and hygiene audit
Plus choose one other area of support from the following:
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Menu and recipe review
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Dish costings
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Recruitment support
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Culinary development and mentoring
SILVER PACKAGE
As per the Bronze Package plus:
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Cost of catering forensic audit and creation of an efficient catering budget
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An annual Best Practice Review, auditing every area of the catering operation
GOLD PACKAGE
As per the Silver Package plus:
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Annual CIEH food safety training levels 1 to 3 (plus training workbook & exam paper costs)
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CIEH food allergen awareness training level 2 (plus training workbook & exam paper costs)
Or get in touch to receive a bespoke package to suit your School’s individual requirements.
Independent schools and colleges
ISCC ‘started life’ working exclusively in the independent school sector back in 2007 and our consultants have unrivalled experience and knowledge of this sector. We have worked with over three 350 UK independent schools and there are few challenges that we haven’t helped to rectify. Our experience covers catering operations for boys, girls, co-educational schools, boarding and day schools of all sizes, those establishments with complex house dining arrangements and even schools that have lunch delivered.
ACE Advice, is the State schools and Academies specialist division of ISCC
ACE works with a growing number of individual state schools and academies. We provide a wide range of support, from formally tendering catering services through to monitoring financial performance and auditing culinary standards.
Universities and further education colleges
Our ten-strong team of consultants all have previous experience in the university and FE college sectors. We have worked with some of the UKs largest universities and provided support for many Oxford and Cambridge colleges.
Multi-academy trusts
We work with leading multi-academy trusts with both primary and senior schools. We provide both head office and school-based support, either auditing or reviewing catering providers, or if self-managed, supporting the on-site catering team with everything from finance to culinary training and creating menus. We also manage competitive tenders for catering, cleaning and other soft facilities management.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Our support portfolio is always bespoke to match your needs. We will only recommend a solution that we are prepared to do ourselves, and we will do the work hands-on if you need us to.Our portfolio includes:
FOOD PROCUREMENT & PROVENANCE
We analyse purchasing strategy, pricing and all aspects of procurement to help you cut your catering overheads without reducing quality. We advise on menus and nutrition to achieve quality improvements.
KITCHEN & RESTAURANT DESIGN
From initial sketch designs to detailed plans, we provide a wide choice of affordable options to realise the true potential of your space. Includes refurbishment, extension or new build.
CLEANING & HOUSEKEEPING
Overcome the challenges of managing budgets, staffing and environmental concerns to achieve best value and best practice.
PLANNING & PERFORMANCE
Plan a clear, realistic and achievable path forward to raise standards and achieve consistently high levels of performance.
TENDERS, AUDITS & REVIEWS
Benchmark operations, make informed decisions, highlight areas for improvement and achieve best practice.
RECRUITMENT, TRAINING & MENTORING
Find the right people and improve their skills. Get help with anything from induction planning to KPIs.
MAGNIFY YOUR SUCCESS
Our MAGNIFY continuous improvement and awards programme will help you achieve excellence in your catering and soft facilities management.
• Save money
• Improve quality
• Improve consistency
• Be recognised for excellence
• Benefit from expert advice on critical elements of your service provision
AUDIT & BENCHMARKING
We start by conducting a comprehensive audit so you can benchmark your catering and FM operations against best-in-class industry standards and identify where, and how, to improve standards and make efficiencies.
ACCREDITATION
We can then help you and your team work towards consistently high levels of quality through our Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Awards. Whether you want a fresh start or to improve specific aspects of your service provision, our official accreditation brings clarity and consistency to what you do. Our awards are an official badge of honour for all the hard work your team puts in to make your facility run smoothly.
ONGOING SUCCESS
Choose as much or as little support as you need to reach different levels of success. Many of our clients opt for our year-long programme of support to reach the quality standards required. If you opt for our full support package, we essentially become your local operations manager and development chef to work alongside your team. We bring an advanced IT trading system and a suite of bespoke marketing to help drive improvements in every aspect of your service provision.
TRUE COLLABORATION
We provide realistic solutions fine-tuned to your needs. More importantly, we get directly involved, building professional relationships with you and your team, driving curiosity to get the best from the existing knowledge, and taking a humble approach to problem solving.
We will only recommend a solution that we are prepared to do ourselves, and we will do the work hands-on if you need us to. We put forward different options, not one a single route unless required by legislation, so you can choose freely, with the flexibility to either complete actions yourself or with our assistance. We also help influence to get things signed¬ or investment raised.
We will work with you to take your business and team to new levels of operating. We coach you and your team to define your business, injecting options to retain flexibility to meet operational and customer demands. We can show you how to ask the right questions, listen and act on feedback for maximum benefit.