Edsential
Ian McGrady is currently serving as the Managing Director at Edsential, leading a joint venture Social Enterprise aimed at improving educational outcomes for children and young people in North West England. Prior to this role, Ian held various leadership positions in companies such as Weben Partners, The Art Group, Mars, Canon Inc., Tactical Solutions, and Caterpillar Inc. Ian holds a PG Diploma in Strategy and Innovation from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, a Master of Philosophy in Business and Management from Alliance Manchester Business School, a BA (Hons) in Business and Economics from The University of Sheffield, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Business and Management from Alliance Manchester Business School.
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Edsential
Edsential are a community interest company owned by Cheshire West and Chester Council and Wirral Council to provide traded services to the Education Sector. We have been created with a private sector head and public sector heart – allowing us the freedom to compete whilst using any surplus as a direct reinvestment in our services or to support projects in our schools. We are independent of our stakeholders and serve all schools and institutions, regardless of government structure. To achieve our mission of improving outcomes for Children and Young People, we have established three core values for our company: Consumer Focused: We address and anticipate the needs of the educational community. Innovative: We constantly improve what we do and how we do it. Best Value Guarantee: We will always deliver best value for money. We offer a wide range of services to schools including: catering, residential and outward bound, curriculum teaching, music, governor support and safeguarding.