Mead

Enabling collaboration between schools
and trusts to combine our wisdom and
improve children's chances.

Who are
Challenge Partners?

Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity. We partners with hundreds of schools and trusts to combine wisdom in order to reduce educational inequality and improve life chances of all children.

We offer programmes and networks that provide unique continuing professional development (CPD) for leaders at all levels from classroom teachers to CEOs.

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Our Values

Excellence

We are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader

Collaboration

We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity

Innovation

We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the disadvantaged

Equity

We treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child and know that those who have the least need our combined expertise the most

Challenge

We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve

Courageous leadership

We speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools

Our Impact

Read about the impact our partnership continues to achieve in pursuit of our mission to reduce educational inequality and improve the life chances of all children

Our Partners

View all of our partners

Our Programmes

Orchard Mead

Quality Assurance Review

Read about our flagship programme. A three-day, rigorous peer evaluation of teaching and learning, curriculum and outcomes, and leadership at all levels. It has a sharp focus on the experience of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds or with additional needs

Quality Assurance Review

Our flagship programme is a three-day, rigorous peer evaluation.

Extending Leading Practice

Bringing together small groups of strong schools for individual and shared school improvement journeys

Growing the top

Bringing together small groups of top performing schools for individual and shared school improvement journeys

SEND Developmental Peer Review

For schools who would like to focus on enhancing provision and outcomes for pupils with SEND

Our events

Our workshops, webinars, and conferences, are opportunities to learn, collaborate and challenge.

2024/25 School Brochure

Find out the full details including pricing of our 2024/5 quality assurance review, testimonials and more in our brochure.