About Us
What sets us apart
from others
We are experienced Headteachers who understand eduction and understand building design. This is unique and we will use this to help you secure education capital build projects. We support local government, academies, construction companies and inter-disciplinary teams in providing the very best in school building design. We have solid foundations in the education sector as well as having strong capital build experience and therefore, we understand the opportunities for education in new building development.
Our consultancy was established as a result of a growing need in the education sector for specialist leadership support and advice, this quickly evolved using our capital build experience to support the design and build process. We use experienced Headteachers in capital investment projects as well as continuing to work with schools to support, coach and guide leaders to help them make their institutions stronger.
Our Services
We specialise in capital build support, leadership and coaching. We provide education expertise in capital bid writing and responses, as well as RIBA design development once client/contractor relationships are established.
Testimonials
"Nick has supported one of the largest, most exciting and most complex education builds from its inception. The contribution that Nick has provided to HLM and ISG has enabled this project to not have educational ambition but has also created a fluid link between the client and the schools. ISG were proud to win this project and working with Nick as the one of the authors of the tender has enabled us to develop something very special."
"Nick enabled our leaders to excel and be better at what they do. He was able to quickly establish strong and credible relationships with staff. This enabled his contributions to help us reflect as individuals and as a team. As a result of his reflections, guidance and coaching over time, we were able to grow as leaders and implement a range of improvements. The governance, senior team and staff are grateful for his contributions and will continue to commission his work when needed. He has been a great asset to our school improvement journey."
"Nick Short Edu was commissioned to support the Fairwater Community Campus and lead the vision of the tender development. Nick has extensive knowledge of education and combined with his understanding of the capital build process has enabled the designs to be developed with education as their central focus. This resulted in the schools feeling supported, as their communities had been understood. Nick takes a proactive approach to the needs of the client, providing timely information and advice. He has supported the whole team, and has promoted innovative ideas, which have fed into making valuable savings for the scheme, ensuring value for money. Nick will go out of his way to achieve a task to his highest ability and has been a joy to work with to deliver an exciting educational capital project."
"Nick has been a great asset to the education capital build projects for Cardiff, he has not only been able to harness an acute understanding of our ambition for the Cardiff education system, he also been able to help us transform this into a vision. He has knowledge in all aspects of education and has been able to transfer this into building design. His expertise has been used across a variety of projects and as a result has added significant value to our strategy and our individual programmes. He quickly establishes credibility with all stakeholders and is able to use this to develop concepts effectively and efficiently."