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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