RCU - Research and Consultancy in Education

Services for Colleges

RCU will work with you to understand your information needs. We will customise a research approach to ensure you get what you need in a cost effective way based on robust research techniques.

We offer an extensive range of research services to individual colleges and partnerships who wish to find out more prior to making important business decisions.  For instance, you may:

• decide to test the market before you introduce a new service;
• wish to identify opportunities for curriculum development;
• be interested in stakeholder/community views;
• need to ensure your strategic planning is taking you in the right direction.

Our services include independent, quality assured research, data analysis and consultancy.

In addition, specific services we offer to colleges include governor support, high impact consultancy days, market intelligence for curriculum planning, staff surveys, destinations monitoring and help to improve your bottom line.

RCU have also launched a brand new sector owned data analysis and benchmarking service, MiDES, in association with AoC.

To find out what other college leaders have to say about their experiences of RCU, follow the links below:

Testimonial by Ann Turner, Principal, Myerscough College

Testimonial by Richard Atkins, Principal, Exeter College

Testimonial by Gary Groom, Principal, Redcar & Cleveland College

Testimonial by Sue Higginson, Assistant Principal, Wirral Met. College

Our team own RCU and as shareholders in the business, our commitment to your project will be exceptional. In the truest sense of the word, your business is our business.

Whatever, you requirements, please contact us enquiries@rcu.co.uk for a no obligation discussion to find out how we can help.

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Testimonial by Ann Turner, Principal, Myerscough College

Testimonial by Ann Turner, Principal, Myerscough College

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to do a research project?

It varies. Some projects can be set up and completed within a couple of weeks, others will take longer to set up and may also need to run over a longer period of time, for example.

I'm not entirely sure what research questions we need to be asking - is that a problem?

Working with potential clients to clarify what it is that they need to know and the best way of tackling it are the starting point of many of our projects. Occasionally, we are sent a clear specification of what is needed etc - but that is hardly the norm. As a result, we're happy to talk to you and work out the questions you need answering and then, if you like, we'll give you a quote for carrying out the work Simply get in touch with us: enquiries@rcu.co.uk

What is the process for setting up a research project?

The starting point is to work out what it is you need to know. That's not as easy as it sounds so our starting point is frequently to discuss this with a potential clients and then to look at the best ways of tackling the process. After that we will submit a quote, with clear costing and timelines and outcomes etc. That's the process.

What sorts of organisation do you work with?

We work for a wide range of organisations in the public sector, mainly. Historically, our focus has been on the post-16 education sector where we have carried out assignments for both individual providers such as colleges or local authorities but we have also done research on behalf of Awarding Bodies and national government departments.