SIPS Education (Sandwell Inspired Partnership Services)

Founded in 2012, SIPS Education is a mutual organisation majority owned by the education settings that we provide services to. Every new client who comes to us for service provision becomes an owner in our business.

SIPS is the not-for-profit education support services provider for Sandwell, the Black Country and the West Midlands. SIPS mutual status enables it to focus on people, communities and places.

SIPS primary purpose is not to make huge profits, but to enrich children and young people’s learning and well-being through excellent service partnerships and products.

Owned and governed by schools – who are co-operative voting members of the organisation; the SIPS board is made up of representative community headteachers and local authority colleagues.