Description
How to Achieve Exceptional Leadership and Governance
Outstanding leadership and governance are no longer judged by policies alone — but by the culture, clarity, and impact they create.
Ofsted’s latest framework places sharper focus on strategic vision, professional integrity, and evidence of real improvement in every aspect of school life.
That’s why we’ve designed a transformative new training course for school leaders. A practical, evidence-based course to help leaders and governors drive excellence across strategy, culture, and outcomes.
This session translates Ofsted’s new expectations into clear, actionable leadership practices that sustain success and strengthen the whole school community.
You Will Learn How To:
🔹 Lead with Strategic Vision and Integrity
- Set a clear, ambitious vision for high-quality education that meets the needs of every pupil.
- Build and sustain an ethos of respect, ambition, and inclusion across the school.
- Identify the right strategic priorities — and turn them into measurable improvement.
- Use resources, including digital technologies, effectively and ethically to enhance outcomes.
- Ensure your school week meets the DfE minimum expectation (32.5 hours where applicable).
- Demonstrate professional standards and conduct that reflect the very best of school leadership.
🔹 Strengthen Governance and Accountability
- Clarify the distinct roles of leaders and governors while fostering strong, constructive partnership.
- Support and challenge effectively using high-quality evidence, insight, and evaluation.
- Hold leaders to account for impact — including on professional learning, SEND, and disadvantaged pupils.
- Ensure systems for monitoring, review, and feedback are rigorous but fair.
- Build a confident governing body that understands its statutory duties and strategic purpose.
🔹 Champion Staff Well-being and Professional Growth
- Lead a culture where staff feel valued, protected, and professionally fulfilled.
- Reduce workload and remove unnecessary burdens through smarter systems.
- Ensure all staff have access to sustained, coherent professional development, underpinned by evidence-informed practice.
- Develop capacity through collaboration, mentoring, and expert learning networks.
- Support Early Career Teachers and non-specialists to grow in expertise and confidence.
🔹 Engage Parents, Partners and the Wider Community
- Forge purposeful partnerships with parents, local organisations, and other schools.
- Strengthen links with external professionals, agencies, and public services to support every pupil’s success.
- Build a culture of openness, mutual challenge, and collaboration that extends beyond your gates.
Why This Course Matters
“Exceptional leadership is not about control — it’s about clarity, culture, and continuous growth.”
This course will help you and your governing body show Ofsted (and your community) that your school’s leadership is principled, strategic, and impactful — from classroom practice to strategic planning.
