“Sam has found the perfect balance between challenge and support to ensure that we gain maximum benefit from his time with us.
He has recognised the strengths in what he has reviewed but also given us a very clear set of recommendations for further improvement.
Sam has always conducted himself in a very professional, empathic, and open manner.
His input and impact have been invaluable this year and I would highly recommend working with Sam to any school looking to really hone their school improvement strategy.”

“Sam has considerable skills in dealing effectively with schools in challenging situations.
He is persistent, clearly focused and able to build consensus.
Sam has clear moral focus on ensuring the very best outcomes for all learners and a track record of success in raising standards. I can recommend him highly.”

“Sam was a great headteacher. He leads for the benefit of the students, staff, community and the whole college. I would definitely work with him again in the future if our paths cross again.”

“Sam has worked as a consultant with two of our secondaries and we will definitely be booking him for further work next academic year.
Sam provided a personable and highly professional service from initial contact through to high quality verbal and written review feedback to the Headteachers and senior leaders.
We would strongly recommend schools and Trusts to consider working with Sam if they require an outside and objective view on the quality of their schools.”

“Sam listened to the team and worked with us to decide what to implement next and how to do so.
He never spread the net so wide that he wasn’t able to ensure that each change was fully embedded.”

Sam was able to share his experience and expertise to collaboratively identify key challenges. He worked with us, to create a focused action plan with evidence-based KPIs to ensure we were enabled to monitor and evaluate progress. When he returned, we were able to reflect on the impact of the changes and consider the school’s next steps to continuously drive improvement. Working with Sam not only gave us the external ‘eyes and ears’ we wanted but also kept us accountable to our commitments (in a supportive way)!