We’re proud that all Heads Up schools inspected in 2015/16 have gone up by at least 1 Ofsted grade.
To create an outstanding school you need to create a high performing culture, an outstanding culture; which means you can’t keep doing what got you to good.
Our Journey to Outstanding programmes help you do this by using 3 key strategies.
Every school has a vision.
Most don’t do the job they need to.
Most are not remembered.
How good is your vision?
We’ve helped many schools create a new vision and when we have every school has a vision:
Over 1 – 2 terms we work with your leadership team and we come to you.
We will create your vision by:
‘20 years in schools not having a good vision, having a vision no-one remembers and then suddenly now we have a vision which really does say what we believe’ – Emma Taylor, Senior Leader, Sandridge Primary School, Herts
Getting really good at dealing with conflict is the second of the 3 strategies needed to create an outstanding school.
Conflict is the currency of leadership.
But most of us are not trained in how to handle conflict well.
Yet it’s a key feature of high performing teams.
And conflict costs your school at least £19k pa.
1. The 3 skills you need to have successful difficult conversations
2. How to be flexible in your own style to get the best outcome for any situation
3. What you can and can’t do legally, with our legal expert
Growing the skills of your team so they are exceptional is the third of the 3 strategies needed to create an outstanding school
Staff costs are your highest cost and your greatest asset.
Every school is spending time and money on CPD.
But most schools don’t feel like they are getting real value from that CPD.
The problem is it’s harder to stretch good performers to become great.
Over 2 years we work with your leadership team and we come to you.
In addition to the ‘Moving to Outstanding’ course, we will train you to help your team become great in their roles by:
'Heads Up was my best choice in 15 years of headship!' - Kim Parnell, Headteacher, Balfour Junior School
‘The Heads Up training has had a real impact on our success in gaining outstanding in all areas and we have learnt so much about ourselves and our leadership styles...If we could recommend one CPD programme that gives real results, then this would be it!’ Lorna Rourke and April Grimes, Joint Headteachers of Forest and Elveden C of E Primary Academy, Suffolk
