Enabling Leaders helps you build your leadership pipeline from within, spotting, developing and retaining the leaders your school needs, and turning that growth into measurable, lasting impact.
Schools are brilliant at spotting talent in the classroom, but far less consistent at growing it into leadership. Too often, potential goes unnoticed until someone leaves, and by then it’s too late.
65% of new secondary headteachers don’t last three years in post. Replacing a teacher costs schools up to £20,000, before you even count the disruption to pupils and staff. Without a clear, consistent way to develop leaders from within, schools are left constantly recruiting rather than growing the people they already have.
Enabling Leaders runs as an ongoing cycle rather than a single intervention: spotting potential, building capability, empowering leaders to act, and planning for the long term.
A one-year programme built around your own leadership framework, not a generic course.
Working directly with your executive team to unpick your values, vision, context and strategy, building your bespoke 10-point leadership framework.
The framework is unpacked with all your leaders, defining what great leadership actually means in your school(s).
An ongoing online platform giving full visibility of leadership talent across your organisation.
Leaders evaluate their own confidence across the 10 leadership areas.
A 90-minute Precise Professional Conversation with a coach, agreeing confidence levels and next steps.
The cycle repeats, reflecting on progress and development.
Every programme is delivered by experienced school leaders and practitioners, not generic trainers.
Steve Ingle is an acclaimed author and e-learning expert famed for his focus on resilience and self-efficacy. With his deep insight into every level of the education industry stemming from various roles across the sector in classroom teaching, inspection, examination and quality improvement, Steve has supported thousands of schools across the UK and globally. Armed with his vast experience of technology-enhanced learning and the power of positive mindsets and resilience in the world of online schooling, Steve is driving the very forefront of the latest theory and practice for education.
Sarah Philp is a psychologist and Visible Learning+ expert dedicated to elevating education. With expertise in behaviour, interaction, and learning, she drives impactful change in schools and co-hosts the Changing Conversations podcast, exploring transformative ideas in education.
Craig Parkinson is a mathematics mastery specialist and an experienced Visible Learning+ trainer, known for delivering high-quality training that advances student learning. Utilising innovative techniques, he fosters deep understanding and collaborative thinking. A charismatic speaker and consultant, Craig empowers schools to enhance teaching practices and achieve exceptional progress for all learners.
Most professional learning ends where it should begin; with enthusiasm, not evidence. OTI is built around practice, coaching and reflection in your own classroom.
Not sure yet how it would work for your leaders? Here’s what schools ask us most.
The programme is built directly around your existing school day to ensure minimum timetable disruption.
OTI is proven across primary, secondary, and special school settings, adapting fully to your specific priorities.
We help you select suitable cohorts during your scoping session, from teachers needing a lift to future leaders building expertise.
Yes. Schools can run cohorts of 5 or 10, or explore individual teacher pathways.
Enabling Leaders uplifts your leaders and leadership, enriching a culture of belonging and giving you real proof of impact and growth, not just good intentions.