Our Programmes and Networks
School improvement. Leadership development. Knowledge exchange.
Overview
Our practitioner-led programmes and networks currently support over 485 schools and over 130 school trusts, reaching over 400,000 young people a year. And we’re aiming to reach even more. These programmes and networks are grounded in evidence of what works and are regularly quality checked, ensuring our partner schools have the tools and support they need to work through challenges and share collective wisdom.
Partnership includes our flagship school improvement programmes...
Quality Assurance Review
A three-day external peer review to identify strengths and challenges as a key part of your school improvement cycle. Your staff review other schools as a unique leadership development opportunity
Growing the Top
For excellent schools: Uniquely designed to inspire and inform improvement in strong schools with systemic strengths to share, and the humility to appreciate there’s always more to learn and do
Send Developmental Peer Review
Developed with global expert David Bartram OBE and experienced practitioners from the 100+ specialist schools in our partnership, the SEND Developmental Peer Review is carefully designed to support schools in establishing and enacting impactful next steps to enhance their SEND provision
Middle Leader Quality Assurance Review
A unique development opportunity for middle leaders to develop peer review and evaluation skills, increasing their effectiveness as subject leaders
…and a collaborative network...
Hubs of Collaboration
Groups of schools and trusts agree and pursue CPD and school improvement aims, supported by Challenge Partners hub funding
National Network of Excellence
All schools and trusts who partner with Challenge Partners at any level benefit from our national Network of Excellence
…We also offer trust-level programmes for trust leaders
Trust leaders' Network
Blended programme of trust and business visits and events, trust peer review opportunities and a leadership residential and executive coaching
Trust Peer Review
Expert-led peer review of trust-wide school improvement, identifying areas of strength and suggesting next steps