Launching Ambition Institute

It was great to see that news of our launch made the front pages of Tes and Schools Week.

"At a time when we know that over a third of teachers leave the profession in the first five years of their career, we have to help teachers & school leaders develop their expertise & their careers in different ways" @MelanieRenowden quoted in @tes @geomr https://t.co/YplTJ5wQBN

— Ambition Institute (@Ambition_Inst) March 12, 2019

Our interim CEO Melanie Renowden posted this blog on our website to mark day one as a new organisation.

And our Director of Marketing and Communications Rachel Cook published this blog sharing insights into the creative process behind the Ambition Institute brand.

“I am so proud to be leading this brand-new organisation and I’m excited to start addressing the biggest challenge (and opportunity) in the sector: educator development”: our interim CEO @MelanieRenowden https://t.co/KwvQHGKCwz

— Ambition Institute (@Ambition_Inst) March 13, 2019

We launched a campaign on Twitter, sparking conversations about how we can all #KeepGettingBetter:

At Ambition Institute we believe that trying to #keepgettingbetter is crucial for everyone in the education system - from our staff to the teachers, leaders and pupils in our schools. Hear from Yr 11 student Amnal in this video & learn more about us here: https://t.co/VziguajQeD

— Ambition Institute (@Ambition_Inst) March 12, 2019

Fantastic to see and hear #headship #npqh ppant @GlynYOGIPotts speaking about his philosophy for #keepgettingbetter for the benefit of children as a focus rather than end goal. https://t.co/IVarMoAcF9

— Frances Ling (@FrancesLing) March 12, 2019

So very proud of our staff and pupils who work together to #keepgettingbetter - a family ethos focused on excellence.

— Linda Emmett (@LindaEmmett4) March 12, 2019

And received some great support from the sector:

Delighted to see the launch of @Ambition_Inst from the merger between Ambition School Leadership and the Institute For Teaching. We're looking forward to working with their graduate school for teachers, school leaders and system leaders. 🎉 https://t.co/cSMLOjGTLg pic.twitter.com/IZlyxDosqH

— Teach First (@TeachFirst) March 12, 2019

Very proud to be working alongside colleagues at @Ambition_Inst. @jameslane41 @MelanieRenowden @Carter6D https://t.co/giwQ2TYgad

— Adrian Kidd (@Kidney_Kidd) March 11, 2019

An exciting day culminated in our launch reception, bringing together leaders from across the education sector, from school and system leaders to policymakers, government officials and our partners.

Really thrilled as a trustee to be here at the launch of @Ambition_Inst and hear our outstanding team talk about our new vision #keepGettingBetter pic.twitter.com/X2LY9qCLgN

— Jonathan Simons (@jonathansimons) March 11, 2019

I’m with @JulesDaulby and we’re both representing #WomenEd at the launch of our partner, @Ambition_Inst, as a new organisation. @MelanieRenowden @AnnaAmbrose pic.twitter.com/qZSoXdOvRI

— Vivienne Porritt FCCT #fff (@ViviennePorritt) March 11, 2019

The event was kindly hosted by Oasis Academy South Bank, whose Principal, Carly Mitchell, is a graduate of our Future Leaders programme.

John Murphy, CEO of Oasis Learning Community, welcomed guests and shared his experience of working with Ambition.

"I believe this organisation is a route for us to create exceptional capacity in our teachers and leaders. As CEO I know I can now offer my teachers a real choice in their career - I'd like to say thank you" @OasisAcademies CEO John Murphy @johnoasismurphy #KeepGettingBetter

— Ambition Institute (@Ambition_Inst) March 11, 2019

Baroness Sally Morgan, Ambition Institute's Chair of Trustees, shared the journey we've travelled to become Ambition Institute.

Our interim CEO Melanie Renowden then gave guests full introduction to Ambition Institute. You can read more about our graduate school approach in Melanie's blog.

We were grateful to the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds MP, for sending his support via video.

We then held a panel, fuelling lively debate from those on the floor and in the audience when we asked a series of questions around 'how do we keep getting better?'

We wanted to spark a conversation about what makes great professional development... 

... and our guests did not disappoint!

This is just the start of the conversation. We really value your input, so we can #KeepGettingBetter.

A huge thank you to all our guests, and those who joined on Twitter. And finally, thank you to the brilliant Oasis Academy South Bank choir!