HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL?
Andrew Binnell :
Training clip for senior and
subject leaders on:
The Deep Dive Process’
IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING
Impetus offers in and out of school support to all members of your staff team to enable them improve provision accessed by learners in your school.
IMPROVING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Impetus offers high quality support for the Headteacher, SLT, Phase Leaders Subject Leaders and Governors.
IMPROVED PUPIL OUTCOMES
Impetus offers high quality support to help you strengthen pupil outcomes at your school.
ABOUT IMPETUS EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
We are a truly independent school improvement consultancy, whose primary role is to support schools on their journey forwards. To deliver high-quality support we utilise the talents of our team of 16 consultants. These consultants are either current Ofsted cl inspectors, headteachers of ‘outstanding’ schools, National Leaders of Education, SIAMS inspectors, or specialists who have a particular curricular expertise that’s been recognised on the national stage. Do visit the Our Team Page to view their respective Bios.
We offer a wide range of options in our support packages, which typically range between two and twelve days over an academic year. Our services include Tailored Support Programmes, Pay As You Go Consultancy, Head Teacher Performance Reviews,Subject Leader Support, Data Analysis, Trustee / Governor Training, and Ofsted preparation support, including reviews and deep dive training.
Click here to view an example of Andrew Binnell leading deep dive training for Subject leaders of the Fox Federation of Schools in West London.
We currently provide support to 175 schools and 10 Multi Academy Trusts through our programmes of improvement. We have now supported 27 schools in making the leap from Ofsted ‘Good’ to ‘Outstanding’ since September 2019.
Please do take a look at the vast library of resources available on the Resources page. This is updated regularly and will have the latest Ofsted publications to ensure that you are always working to current expectations.
Click here to view our Support Programme options: Impetus Order Form 2025.
WHAT DO HEADS IN SCHOOLS SAY ABOUT THE SUPPORT WE OFFER?
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BBC EDUCATIONAL NEWS
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DFE PUBLICATIONS
- Teachers’ pension schemeon July 17, 2025
Documents about the teachers’ pension scheme, including the changes that came into effect in April 2015.
- Pupil attendance in schoolson July 17, 2025
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.
- Academy Transfers and Funding in Englandon July 17, 2025
Information on grant funding for academies that have changed trust in the past 12 financial years.
- Monitor your school attendance: user guideon July 17, 2025
Guidance for schools, academy trusts and local authorities on using the monitor your school attendance tool.
- Section 251: 2024 to 2025on July 17, 2025
Information for local authorities, schools and the general public about local authority education funding and expenditure plans for 2024 to 2025
- School and college voice: omnibus surveys for 2024 to 2025on July 17, 2025
Findings from regular surveys of school and college teachers and leaders.
- Safety Valve agreements: views on operation and impacton July 17, 2025
Report exploring the views of stakeholders in local special educational needs and disability (SEND) systems about the impact of Safety Valve agreements.
- DfE and executive agency ePCS spend over £500: 2025 to 2026on July 17, 2025
Spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) over £500 in the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
- Children’s social care: virtual school head role extensionon July 17, 2025
How local authorities should extend the virtual school head role to champion and promote the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care.
- Apply for Department for Education (DfE) personal dataon July 17, 2025
How to apply for access to personal data from DfE and its executive agencies.
- How can working parents get 15 and 30 hours of free childcare?on July 17, 2025
Free childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child's age.
- 'Urgent action' needed for school road safety - MPon July 17, 2025
A Labour MP is to present a petition to Parliament, having heard from junior road safety officers.
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- Pupils to be taught by teacher 300 miles awayon July 16, 2025
The Lancashire school says it is a "small-scale approach" but a union describes it as "dystopian".
- What do children learn in sex education?on July 15, 2025
Government guidance says schools should discuss sex education subject matter "proactively" with parents.
- Bridget Phillipson defends lack of sex education age limitson July 15, 2025
The education secretary says schools may need to "broach a topic sooner", but that parents would be informed.
- Girl in union jack couldn't give 'British' speechon July 15, 2025
Bilton School in Rugby apologised after preventing a pupil from making a speech at school while wearing a union jack dress.
- Harry Potter studio to build real school for caston July 15, 2025
The school will be created using portable buildings, rather than looking anything like Hogwarts.
- The schools still deciding on two week half termon July 14, 2025
BBC Surrey political reporter, Jack Fiehn, looks at the plans for a two week half term in 2026.
- Not getting a summer job? Here are eight ways to change thaton July 5, 2025
Grace Pickett, 18, says it's "frustrating" so many part-time jobs require previous experience.
- How much are tuition fees in the UK and is university worth it?on July 2, 2025
Tuition fees will rise to £9,535 for students in England and Wales in August 2025.
- A-level results day 2025 and grade boundaries explainedon July 1, 2025
A guide to your options if you are not happy with your A-level results.