Knowledge Hub Courses
The Exemplary Leadership Programme
Developed by a team of expert school leaders and educationalists, our Exemplary Leadership Programme is a unique one. It is designed to help school leaders of all settings develop their school leadership knowledge in very specific domains:
1. How to establish exemplary behaviour and school culture.
2. How to work with subject leaders to develop a knowledge-rich curriculum.
3. How to ensure that curriculum is enacted brilliantly, grounded in what we know works and respecting subject disciplines.
1. How to establish exemplary behaviour and school culture.
2. How to work with subject leaders to develop a knowledge-rich curriculum.
3. How to ensure that curriculum is enacted brilliantly, grounded in what we know works and respecting subject disciplines.
What is the Exemplary Leadership Programme? (ELP)
Educational research tells us that a strong behaviour culture, and an ambitious, sequenced curriculum delivered with strong teaching transforms children’s outcomes, lives and life chances!
Our Programme has been developed by The Knowledge Schools Hub with a team of expert school leaders and educationalists. Its content is crafted and sequenced to ensure those who can effect whole-school change, in any school setting, can build their school leadership knowledge in three very specific domains, and will leave them empowered to enact it for secure and rapid impact:
- Establishing and embedding exemplary behaviour and an exemplary school culture.
2. Working with subject leaders to develop a knowledge-rich curriculum.
3. Ensuring that curriculum is enacted highly effectively, grounded in what we know works, and respecting subject disciplines.
The Knowledge Hub is home to the ELP, and participants on the Programme will be able to access the wealth of knowledge and expertise the Hub provides, too.
Our ELP team is further strengthened by the expert knowledge of our tutors; a mix of practising school leaders and educationalists.
The team includes the following experts tutors and school experts:
Ruth Ashbee, Trust Lead for Curriculum and CPD, Woodard Academies
Tom Bennett, Behaviour Advisor to DfE and founder of ResearchED
Adam Boxer, Science teacher and LP at TTA
Annie Carter, Head Teacher, Christ The King Catholic Voluntary Academy, Leicester
Christine Counsell, Independent Education Consultant
David Didau, Senior Lead Practitioner for English – Ormiston Academies Trust, Author and Trainer
Ann Donaghy, Head Teacher at Noel-Baker LEAD Academy, Derby
Jon Hutchinson, Director of Training and Development, Reach Foundation
Bennie Kara, Deputy Head Teacher in Derby, speaker, author
Doug Lemov, Author of the international bestseller ‘Teach Like a Champion’
Peter Lee, Head Teacher, Q3 Langley, Oldbury
Chris Maher, Head Teacher, De Lisle College, Loughborough
Robert Peal, Co-Head Teacher, West London Free School, Secondary
Andrew Percival, Deputy Head Teacher, Stanley Road Primary School, Oldham
Alex Pethick, Primary Knowledge Curriculum founder, curriculum writer and trainer, and West London Free School, Primary
Clare Sealy, Head of Education Improvement for the States of Guernsey
Tom Sherrington, Author, Speaker, Trainer
Barry Smith, Independent Education Consultant
Sonia Thompson, Head Teacher, Saint Matthew’s CE Primary and Research School, Birmingham
John Tomsett, Education consultant, writer, blogger, co-author of ‘Huh! with Mary Myatt
Clive Wright, Principal, Saint Martin’s Catholic Academy, Stoke Golding
Developed as a blend of webinars with some in-person and online conferences, the Exemplary Leadership Programme runs from October to June in one academic year, and will provide participants with the knowledge to codify and embed both exceptional behaviour and an ambitious curriculum. Participants will have the opportunity to visit a range of schools to see these in practice. Participants will also be able to access Platform Library resources to support their learning and share with colleagues.
All organised for you by us.
What is the structure of the ELP?
The Programme is structured over one academic year (nine months) and has three distinct modules.
In 2024 – 2025, the Programme will begin in October. The modules will be taught by our expert team and comprise the following:
Module 1: Exemplary behaviour and culture
Module 2: Working with subject leaders to develop a knowledge-rich curriculum
Module 3: The enacted curriculum
Who is eligible for the ELP?
You are eligible if you are:
- A head teacher/principal or a head of school
- A deputy head teacher/vice principal
- An assistant head teacher/assistant principal
- Able to drive and effect whole-school change in your school
With on-line webinars and conferences, you can enroll from anywhere in the world!