Case Studies

Read about the impact Future Leaders are making at the schools in which they work.

From Faculty Leader to Future Leader

In his first year of the programme, Future Leader Russell Bond was issued with the task of reducing the school deficit at Perry Beeches - The Academy
Russell reduced the deficit by giving staff additional financial training, ensuring parents claimed for free school meals and reducing school expenditure. By the end of the first year of a five year plan they paid more than 50% of the deficit back to the LA.
To help raise expectations, Russell organised a trip overseas for Year 9 to visit Normandy. The trip was so successful it will now be an annual event.

Making an impact

By the end of 2009/10, a year after Future Leader Glen Denham was appointed Principal of Oasis Academy Shirley Park, 46% Year 11 students achieved 5A* - C grades including English and maths - an astonishing increase from the 24% achieved in the predecessor school
Within 1 year, Oasis Academy Shirley Park was designated as the seventh fastest improving Academy in the country

Raising the Bar in West London

The headteacher of Fulham Cross acknowledges that Future Leader Peter Haylock's work on Assessment and Intervention in the past year has played a significant part in achieving the ‘outstanding’ category from Ofsted
2010 saw Fulham Cross achieve its finest set of results in the history of the school - 92% of students achieved 5 A* – C grades overall (an 8% increase from 2009) and the school was in the top 2% of schools in England with regard to their contextual value added score

An Inspirational Leader

Future Leader David Millar took a tough stance to inadequate teaching at Oasis Academy Coulsdon and his approach worked - he raised teaching standards in the school in just under a year
Coulsdon has reduced exclusions by 80% – in 1 year, despite having previously been one of the highest excluding secondary schools in Croydon
There has been a 9% increase in A*-Cs (including English and maths), and a 12% in overall A*-Cs

Journey to Headship

Exam results alone have improved with the school achieving 49% A-C including English and maths in 2009 and 56% in 2010, plus a value added score of 1017, putting it into the top quartile of schools nationally
Perhaps even more profound than exam scores, is the change in the ethos of the school, brought about by Future Leader Jane Keeley and her team’s insistence on putting learning at the heart of everything in the school

Going beyond Outstanding

Under Future Leader James Haseldine’s leadership, results have increased from 31% 5A*-C to 50% 5A*-C including English and maths. Results for 2011 are on target to increase to 65% 5A*-C including English and maths
Stretford High school was the most improved school in the North West 2008-2010 (SSAT)

Keep the Faith

Harris Academy was the most improved newly opened Academy in the UK in 2008/2009, with overall grades improving by 45% in 12 months, and the grades for 5A*-Cs including English and maths by 25%

Taking the Lead

Future Leader Paul Stone’s focus was on developing exemplary learning and teaching - this had a significant impact on improving English and maths A*-C grades by over 20%
Of all schools that were under the 30% mark (A*-Cs English and maths) in London, Holloway was the second most improved in 2009; as well as being in the top 6% nationally for contextual value added results

The Best of Three

Over the past 4 years, Brentside has had 4 Future Leaders. This case study looks at how 3 Future Leaders working together produced results: the school became a high performing specialist school, and applied for a second specialism in Applied Learning
The number of students achieving 5 or more GCSE A*–C grades including English and maths, has improved consistently for the last 6 years, with a jump of 23% alone in 2009 - 60% of pupils achieved this