OLP News
We are Bett Awards finalists!
November 06 2019
We are delighted to share that we've been shortlisted as a Bett Awards finalist in the category for Company of the Year (less than £3m turnover)!
Opportunities for Clerks
October 16 2019
Join the most innovative and professional school clerking network in the country.
Some early career TLC
October 10 2019
Drawing on research findings can help schools to nurture and support teachers who are in the early stages of their careers. Roger Purdy explains his school’s approach.
Winners announced for Pupil Referral Unit NPQ opportunity
September 13 2019
Outstanding Leaders Partnership announce the five winning Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) to receive an NPQML or NPQSL place for a PRU colleague.
Partnership and collaboration: No more sink or swim
September 12 2019
Partnership and collaboration can really help to tackle the problem of teacher retention, according to Dean Boyce. He discusses why all schools should look to work together
What Schools Leaders Can Do To Build Better Inter-School Collaborations
September 09 2019
Tackling the challenges faced by schools collectively sounds appealing, but be clear as to how doing so will help you and your fellow leaders, says Yvonne Gandy
Leadership: It is about ‘we’ not ‘me’
July 11 2019
Leadership is a team effort, involving all of your staff, and your team has a tough job. It is your role as a leader to forget the heroics and be there for them, says Yvonne Gandy
International NPQ Case Study: following up with Bev Ross, NPQH candidate and Deputy Principal, China
July 11 2019
For Bev Ross, a deputy principal at an international school in Guangdong Province, China, doing the NPQH programme with BPN boosted her career development and helped her school tackle a major challenge.
What makes an inspirational school leader?
July 04 2019
What are the highs and lows of life at the top? Part of a broader article in Independent Education Today, Karen Burns, executive principal of Victorious Academies Trust, describes what qualities a head needs in 2019.
School-to-school collaboration: Four questions to ask
June 17 2019
Schools cannot tackle the big issues by acting alone and need to embrace collaboration. The big question is how to start. Yvonne Gandy advises...
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