The following provides information about the preferred partners that the diocese, schools and academies are using.  They are organisations that have a successful track record in Catholic Education and have worked successfully with both the DES and schools across the diocese.  As such they have demonstrated that they offer both the quality of service and the good value that we would expect to be provided to all our schools.  Many have been through the stringent vetting and tendering process for Church Marketplace thereby adding significantly to their credibility in working with our schools.

We intend to review our lists of preferred professional partners on a regular basis and add to it, or amend it, as and when required. This will be based on the experiences of our schools and the DES.

Please be advised that professional partners must be selected from the list due to the nature of their work which often either directly or indirectly impacts on the diocese. ​