Welcome to SmithMartin What our partnership delivers... Strategic development of social enterprise Development and operational strategies for Children's Centres Creation of support and projects for literacy and reading  Operational planning and the design and delivery of ethical distribution systems Funding advice and governance support across a variety of sectors - social enterprise, charity and education Charity or community business growth New capital or revenue project management - creation or change A short illustration of our partnership...with biographies of our principal partners A brief service prospectus (.pdf/125Kb) SmithMartin LLP is an ethical business - the durability and effectiveness of our projects is our primary aim. We are wedded to the ideas of equality, inclusion and community development as a strategy for social and economic change. In partnership with our selected suppliers we also deliver services and resources - all designed to help you grow and develop your children's centre, school project or programme, charity, community business or social enterprise. You can see details of our ethical, social business trading styles below on this page. We are members of Ethical Junction, Social Enterprise London,  4Children, DayCare Trust,  Better Payment Practice, Learning through Landscapes and the School Library Association changethinking - our partnership blog for news, ideas, resources or just things we want to say. Our current featured document... Self Evaluation Forms - SmithMartin assistance (.pdf download/182Kb) A framework and fee structure for helping you tackle the Self Evaluation Model in your Centre (2011) By Sue Martin A document from our Partnership service portfolio detailing how we can help your Centre get to grips with the Self Evaluation Forms for your Centre. The SEF process should be straight forward, but we we know that in lively settings with all their priorities, marshalling complex evidence and writing it up crisply and clearly can consume resources of time, energy and expertise that can better be deployed in service delivery. SmithMartin LLP are experts in the management of Centres, delivery of policy and practice in settings and have experience at formulating documents that reflect the good work you do. You can see in this short two pages the type of work our experienced team have done, timescales and fees for the delivery of our support. Let SmithMartin LLP make the SEF process simple. If our partnership can help in any way the development of the governance, branding or communication of your setting, charity or group do contact Tim Smith, our lead partner on governance, social enterprise and charity business creation. You may find the featured document above and many other useful information resources for community business, schools, children's centres and social enterprise on our archive page. Recent site updates ... We are happy to work with clients in the preparation of projects - recognising that complex decisions to spend or facilitate necessarily take time. Read more on our news page here We have recently rebuilt and upgraded our partnership blogs. Read our recent article about them, to see the range of subjects we cover. Promoting knowledge and information - our bookshops offer an always fresh range of titles to complement our services Social Business books A range of titles to help start that social enterprise or to get a community business off the ground. (Powered by Amazon.co.uk - books shipped with confidence) Books for children We are specialists in children's book sales, community library development, literacy and reading projects. Buy the best in children's books here.  (Powered by Amazon.co.uk - children's books picked and packed with confidence) SmithMartin supports open knowledge sharing and literacy development. Send friends, family or colleagues a new book - courtesy of Amazon.co.uk SmithMartin ethical trading styles... Thirdsectorweb.co.uk Community web design, hosting and email. From a simple and elegant static site to interactive surveys, online newsletters, staff and parent bulletin boards or file share spaces...we can create  secure bespoke solutions for your on-line community. Providing an accessible, clear and affordable web presence for your sector. Read more... City Stories Our project to bring authors, storytellers and illustrators into communities. We bring events, people and books.   We work with you to make the occasion free at the point of delivery for families and children. We give away books as part of our project to make starting your first library easy. We build a community web site to support the event and help to start a community children's book group - to keep the reading effect going and growing.  Read more... Dolphinbooksellers.co.uk Our children's books and literacy support retail web service. Discounts and up to date children's book news and features always available. Your purchases are always safely delivered by Amazon.co.uk We are always adding new titles to our lists - helping us bring a broad range of books for children's centres, schools and community groups. Read more... dolphinbookshelf.co A children's book display in handmade English willow from sustainable sources. Whether your are intent on advancing the family support or  literacy agendas, the Bookshelf book basket is an ideal way for parents and children to capture a quiet moment and purchase that book that really captures the imagination. We can help with engagement opportunities in your reception area ... Read more.... The Bookshelf basket also makes a great volunteer project - booksales as part of a reading group or Centre event, managed and delivered by your supporters. Offering children centres and community a chance to increase literacy and make a contribution to Centre sustainability...and great children's books too as always. Read more... Pausing to reflect... Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Think of their needs. Barack Obama (1961 - ), Arizona State Commencement Speech, 2009 See his Wikipedia page here. .