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HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL?

Andrew Binnell :

Training clip for senior and
subject leaders on:
The Deep Dive Process’

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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?

‘We have worked with Impetus Education for a number of years and their challenging and insightful support made an invaluable contribution towards our school achieving an Outstanding Ofsted report this year. Andrew and his team have supported me as headteacher to make impactful changes to our school curriculum and to develop and train staff to enable them to achieve the very best outcomes for the children. Impetus Education colleagues have always been willing to share best practice from their own and other schools and this level of real - life support is invaluable. We can't thank them enough.’

‘Following many years of support from many members of the Impetus team, all teachers at St Peter’s have been empowered to become leaders of learning, particularly subject leaders. In many areas this support has transformed the school on our journey to excellence, which was recognised by Ofsted this year with Outstanding judgements in all areas. The skills and vast experience of different members of the Impetus team ensures a unique and bespoke consultancy is offered and this has resulted in excellent outcomes.’

Working with the team at Impetus was simply transformational for our school and the best professional development that we have accessed. We had support for our subject leaders and commissioned audits for our SEN provision and Safeguarding, as well as specific work for preparing for an Ofsted inspection. The consultants were supportive and their challenge was genuine and robust. All staff gained confidence and grew in a way that was rapid and that has been sustained. We attained 'Outstanding' in our inspection and as a staff team we were struck by how ready we were for the call and two days. Whilst attaining 'Outstanding' was a goal, our work with Impetus has achieved so much more. It has led to real and lasting school improvement at Holy Family. I would recommend Impetus highly to any colleague. I have been teaching for almost twenty five years and this is singularly the most effective school improvement that I have ever been part of by some measure. Thank you Impetus.

SCHOOLS AND TRUSTS WE WORK WITH

BBC EDUCATIONAL NEWS

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on April 19, 2026
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DFE PUBLICATIONS

Register to provide a specified ITT (FE) course
on May 5, 2026
Providers of initial teacher training for further education must register with the Department for Education before the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Further education: initial teacher education
on May 5, 2026
Information for providers of initial teacher education (ITE) for the further education (FE) sector.
Research at DfE
on May 5, 2026
The Department for Education’s research interests, studies and available data.
College financial planning handbook and CFFR
on May 6, 2026
Guidance for sixth-form and further education colleges on preparing and submitting their College Financial Forecasting Return (CFFR) and supporting commentary.
DfE Update 6 May 2026
on May 6, 2026
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
DfE Update
on May 6, 2026
Our weekly newsletter containing actions and information for DfE-funded organisations.
Support for local authorities delivering post-16 further education
on May 6, 2026
Information about the range of help and support available from the FE Commissioner.
Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs
on May 6, 2026
Information on all academies, free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) open in England, and those in the process of opening.
DfE funding agreements and contracts: 2026 to 2027
on May 6, 2026
Grant funding agreements and contracts issued to providers, which are either extensions of the 2025 to 2026 agreements and contracts, or recently procured contracts.
DfE and ESFA funding agreements and contracts
on May 6, 2026
Template funding agreements and contracts from Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency.

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on April 29, 2026
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on April 22, 2026
Thirty three children discussed possible limits the government are considering on social media.
Calls for clarity over schools smartphone ban
on April 22, 2026
Minister plan to ban smartphones in English schools, but headteachers and campaigners have called for more direction on how to enforce it.
Phones to be banned in schools by law in England under government plans
on April 21, 2026
Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".
'Huge relief' as students given loans 'in error' get repayment reprieve
on April 20, 2026
Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.
New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year
on April 19, 2026
Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year
on April 19, 2026
Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
Things can't go on like this with online safety, Starmer tells tech bosses
on April 16, 2026
It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.

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