We're delighted to announce that our Teaching Assistant of the Year for 2025 is.... Shagufta Mirza of @carltonj_i in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire! Congratulations - so well deserved! Thank you @JamieTheakston for the wonderful surprise!!

Excited to reveal Teacher of the Year in a Primary School 2025 Gold Award winner is Gosia Watts from Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill! She was surprised by Sabre from @GladiatorsTV and had a special message from @TheMontyDon (and Ned!). Congratulations, Gosia! Thank you

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A clear and timely update from Dr Sue Morris-King on Ofsted’s renewed Education Inspection Framework. She outlined the new methodology, the strengthened focus on inclusion, and what leaders can expect from inspections ahead. “Inspection should be collaborative, transparent, and

Sharing Leading Practice carousels brought together brilliant expertise from across the partnership. Delegates had the opportunity to learn directly from schools showcasing innovative approaches to inclusion, engagement, leadership and culture. This year’s carousels featured

A thought-provoking session from Agnes Fitzpatrick and Professor John Jerrim on national engagement trends. They unpacked why engagement falls, how it links to attendance and progress, and why early insight matters. “Engagement is a lead indicator, when it drops, attendance and

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Thank you to Shelley Baker and the students of Varndean School for an inspiring session on belonging and student leadership. Their stories showed the real power of inclusion lived every day across a school community. “Belonging isn’t a programme, it’s a daily practice.” A

🌟 A powerful start to the 2025 System Leaders’ Conference from Laura Lewis-Williams and Dame Sue John. Laura celebrated our network’s growth and evolution, while Dame Sue reflected on our national influence, from Ofsted reform to place-based improvement. “When the sector

🌟 We’re kicking off the 2025 System Leaders’ Conference! 🌟 Today, Senior Partners, Hub Managers and other leaders from across the country are coming together to explore how we can drive excellence, equity, collaboration and courageous leadership across our school system.

An inspiring day at the Growing the Top Launch Event 2025/26! Leaders from across the Challenge Partners network came together to share ideas, build connections, and celebrate courageous leadership. Collaboration, challenge, and hope filled every session, from Dame Sue John’s

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At the Growing the Top Launch, we heard from Sinéad McBrearty, CEO of Education Support, who is leading a thoughtful and energising session on workplace wellbeing. Sinéad invited us to pause and reflect on what we truly know about the people we lead, and how we can create the

We are now hearing from Anne-Marie Canning MBE, Opportunity Mission Challenge Director at UK Research and Innovation, who is sharing a powerful message on disrupting disadvantage through innovation. Anne-Marie reminds us that education is the beating heart of opportunity, and

Liz King, Acting Director of Strategy and Impact at Challenge Partners, helped us explore what it really means to put the challenge in Challenge Partners. Liz sparked powerful conversations about trust, honesty, and the quality of thinking that happens when we truly listen to

We are now hearing from Moey Yokota, Programmes Manager at Challenge Partners, who is guiding participants through the Growing the Top programme and the power of collaborative learning. Moey is helping school and trust leaders get to know their groups, explore shared challenges,

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We are kicking off the Growing the Top Launch Event 2025/26 with an inspiring opening session from Dame Sue John, Executive Director at Challenge Partners. Dame Sue is reminding us why collaboration, challenge, and courageous leadership are at the heart of lasting school

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In our latest Partner Story, Head of Teaching and Learning at @ClaremontHigh , Shalina Patel, describes the Middle Leader Quality Assurance Review as a game-changer, giving middle leaders space to reflect, grow in confidence, and connect with peers nationwide, turning

⭐ What a great start it's been so far at the SEND Developmental Peer Review Launch Event today in London. Dame Sue John, Executive Director, framed the programme in the values that guide all of our work, #excellence, #equity, #collaboration, #challenge, #innovation, and

This week, the Israeli government approved a decision to divert more than 200 million shekels from Government Resolution 550 - a five-year, multi-billion-shekel plan aimed at reducing socioeconomic gaps and promoting the integration of Arab citizens through long-term investment

📣 In @tes today, Dr Kate Chhatwal OBE, CEO and Dame Sue John, Executive Director share what the new RISE programme must do to deliver lasting change where past initiatives fell short. Their message is clear: for real impact, RISE must act with pace, be led by credible leaders,

Carousels at the National Induction 2025! Wonderful to see such rich knowledge exchange as delegates gain insights across primary, secondary, special, and mixed-phase schools. #ChallengePartners #KnowledgeExchange

At the National Induction 2025, Dame Sue John & Toby Sutherland highlight the power of #Collaboration in school improvement. - Sharing knowledge & building moral capital - Nurturing #ChallengePartners Hubs - Practitioner-led partnerships driving upwards convergence & impact for