Our Central Team

The central team supports schools within PPAT with the following services:
- School Improvement Support from our School Improvement team
- Financial expertise, stability and advice
- Payroll and Pension Management
- Central procurement and contract provision for trustwide services achieving economies of scale, high quality provision for all schools and best value
- Governance Leadership, training, advice and guidance
- Health and Safety officer support and guidance
- Support with estate management and capital funding bids to enhance school sites and futureproof the provision
- HR, Legal, Accountancy and Asset Management Support


The central team also provides bespoke support to schools outside of the trust upon request:
- School Improvement support
- CEO and CFO support
- Single Central Record support and audits
- HR Advice
- Personnel files set up and audit
- Safeguarding Audits
- Policies and handbook support
- Governance advice and guidance
- Financial procedure support and audit templates
- Budget preparation and monitoring
- Health and Safety support and guidance
- Premises compliance and management
- Estates Management support
- Site Manager support
- Sims.net local support
If you require support with a service that is not listed then please contact us and we will be happy to work with you.