Education expertise, designed around your audience

At Hedera Education Outreach Consultancy (HEOC), we help organisations develop education programmes that are engaging for learners, useful for teachers and aligned with the Scottish curriculum.

Whether you are developing  new school programme or looking to improve an existing one, we bring genuine classroom perspective to your education offer. 

Services

We offer a range of specialized services tailored to meet your individual needs. Our approach is focused on understanding and responding to what you require, providing effective and practical solutions.

Package 1: Education Health Check

Is your education programme working as well as it could?

Our Education Health Check provides an independent review of your existing education programme, workshop or resources.

We look at your programme from a teacher’s perspective, considering how engaging, accessible and useful it is for schools.

We can review:

  • Curriculum relevance and alignment
  • Learning outcomes
  • Age and stage suitability
  • Teacher usability
  • Pupil engagement
  • Accessibility and inclusion
  • Supporting resources
  • Opportunities for further learning

You receive:
A clear, practical report highlighting strengths, opportunities for improvement and recommended next steps.

Ideal for: Organisations with an existing education programme that want an expert external perspective.

Starting from £395

Package 2: Resource Development

Turn great ideas into classroom-ready resources

Great outreach doesn’t have to end when the workshop finishes.

We work with organisations to develop educational resources that extend learning before, during and after an outreach experience.

Resources can include:

  • Lesson plans
  • Teacher guides
  • Worksheets
  • Pupil activities
  • Pre- and post-visit activities
  • Classroom experiments
  • Discussion activities
  • Assessment materials
  • Digital learning resources

All resources are developed with real classroom use in mind — practical, engaging and appropriate for the intended age and stage.

Ideal for: Organisations looking to expand their educational resources or make their existing materials more useful to teachers.

 

Starting from £995

Package 3 -  Workshop Design

Create experiences pupils remember

We help organisations design engaging workshops that combine your subject expertise with effective classroom practice.

From the initial idea through to a complete workshop, we can help you develop an experience that has a clear educational purpose while remaining engaging and memorable for pupils.

We can support:

  • Workshop structure and planning
  • Learning outcomes
  • Age and stage differentiation
  • Practical activities
  • Pupil engagement strategies
  • Curriculum links
  • Teacher involvement
  • Supporting resources
  • Evaluation and feedback

Ideal for: Organisations developing a new school workshop or looking to refresh an existing programme.

 

 

 

Starting from £1,495

Bespoke Consultancy

Need something different?

Not every education project fits neatly into a package.

We can provide bespoke consultancy tailored to your organisation’s needs, whether that’s reviewing an entire education offer, developing a new school programme or supporting your team with educational strategy.

We can work with you to identify what would have the greatest impact and create a project around it.

Why work with HEOC?

A perspective rooted in the classroom

HEOC was founded by practising primary and secondary teachers. That means our recommendations are informed by current classroom experience across the school years.

We understand the realities teachers face — from curriculum pressures and limited planning time to the importance of resources that are genuinely practical to use.

Our approach is simple:

Understand → Review → Develop → Improve

We work collaboratively with your organisation to create educational experiences that are meaningful for pupils and valuable for schools.

Let’s improve your education offer

Whether you’re launching a new programme or looking to improve an established one, we’d love to hear what you’re working on.

Get in touch to arrange an initial conversation about your education programme.