Bespoke Leadership Support and Partnership

• SEF and SDP writing and development.

• Budget drafting and discussion including benchmarking and sense checking budget lines.

• Medium term financial planning maximising funding.

• People planning and staff development.

• Responding to audits e.g. Health & Safety and Fire safety audits. Developing action plans and responding to issues.

• Resource base or resource base style provision support using expertise to develop provision to meet the needs of different cohorts of children.

• Performance management including for HTs and Senior Leaders.

• Reporting to stakeholders: Governors, Local or Trust Boards.

• Difficult conversations including mediation for staff or parents.

• Communication support and review including website audits, development and optimisation.

• Crisis management responding calmly to issues, supporting you in the moment.

• Arts and Music Education development and growth for all aspects of the arts, with detailed understanding of music provision and development.

• Professional Development strategy, creation and delivery. Planning medium and long term approaches.

• Admissions strategy, census, maximising income by increasing pupil numbers.

"I’ve found the partnership with Inclusive Improvement to be both challenging and supportive in exactly the right balance. The professional challenge provided by Oli and Adam has really strengthened my leadership thinking and encouraged me to look more critically at our strategic priorities. Their input has helped us refine and evolve our SEF so that it is sharper, more evidence informed, and more aligned with our long term school improvement direction.

The coaching they have provided for me and for the leadership team has been particularly valuable. It has helped us reflect more deeply on our decision making, our use of evidence, and the clarity and consistency of our leadership practice. These sessions have given us space to think, recalibrate, and move forward with greater confidence and coherence. The guidance around strategic planning has also been important, especially in helping me think through the sequencing and delivery of improvement actions. It has supported me to maintain clarity and purpose, and to ensure our plans are both ambitious and realistic.

Working with Inclusive Improvement feels collaborative and genuinely focused on building our internal capacity. I always come away from discussions with greater clarity and a renewed sense of direction. The challenge is constructive, and I feel it strengthens my own leadership thinking.

In terms of impact, I do believe Inclusive Improvement is improving our school. They are helping us embed more rigorous self evaluation, sharpen our strategic decision making, and maintain a disciplined focus on the things that will make the biggest difference. The coaching element is also having a noticeable influence on how we lead as a team.

Overall, the support has been highly beneficial, and I really appreciate the professional dialogue and consistency they both bring."

Shahista Zamir, HT - Regents Park Community Primary, Birmingham