Leading Trust Improvement: SEND

Course overview

Tackle education inequality with our Leading Trust Improvement programme.
This unique programme will help you to improve the quality of the education of your pupils with a focus on SEND.

> Length: 12 months
> Delivery: Online and in person
> Cost: £4,000 + VAT
> A unique benefit of the programme is that you’ll also be able to nominate a colleague to join you for the launch event, trust visit and symposium event so that you can learn and drive change together.

Over 12 months the trust leadership programme will help you build your knowledge, problem solving approach and network, and equip you with the practical tools  to increase your impact as a leader, where it matters.

What you’ll learn

You will:

Access the latest evidence base to help deepen your knowledge and use this to identify meaningful and informed solutions to improve SEND provision across your trust.
Explore SEND through the lens of school improvement.
Apply a practical framework to approach strategic priorities across your trust.
Develop knowledge and expertise that will help you identify the levers for change: the things that can make the biggest impact.
Create conditions for change within your trust driven by evidence and applied learning.
Build a leadership network, through structured inquiry and collaborative problem-solving with experts and other leaders as you engage with two trust visits.
Be part of unique leadership programme designed to be bold, innovate and contribute to the wider system by sharing your work.

How you’ll learn

This programme has live, facilitated sessions enhanced by intersessional reading and short tasks.

Over 12 months, our Leading Trust Improvement: SEND includes:

One full-day conference.
Three sense-making sessions.
Two trust visits.
Two one-to-one implementation support sessions.
Direct support to write up your learning.
One symposium/graduation event.

Am I eligible?

This programme is suitable for trust CEO or executive and director-level positions such as:

> Deputy CEO
> Director of Education
> Regional Director
> Director or Head of SEND
> Trust senior leaders who have responsibility for SEND

How much does it cost?

This programme costs £4,000 + VAT per participant.

Please make sure you have budget holder approval when applying for this programme.

Why should I train with Ambition?

Collaborative approach
Ensuring trust-wide SEND provision delivers equitable outcomes for all is a persistent problem for trust leaders, with no single blueprint of what works. This programme will help you co-create and deliver workable evidence-informed strategies, to address this in your trust.

Expert-led
Our knowledgeable and experienced facilitators will help you develop the expertise to tackle the complex challenges around SEND, delivering practical solutions that work across your trust.

Programme design
Structured enquiry, centred on persistent problems, will help you to improve outcomes for pupils in your setting and beyond. You will work with other trust leaders to discover what best practice looks like and how to apply it to your unique settings.

Tackling inequality
Tackle educational inequality with our new Leading Trust Improvement programme. It is designed to help you deliver your trust's mission, and improve the quality of education for the pupils you serve.

What to expect

Explore a single, complex problem.
This cohort will focus on SEND. With input from our experts, you will explore the evidence base, use this to unpick the challenges in your context and devise a sustainable solution.

Focus on impact and implementation.
You will receive one-to-one implementation support to make real change in your trust’s SEND strategy.

Network with other leaders facing similar challenges.
You'll build long lasting, collaborative relationships both within your trust and with other trusts.

Influence wider change.
You'll be able to share insights about what really works in SEND.

How do I apply

Applications for this programme is now closed.

Please complete an enquiry using this enquiry form and we'll be in touch when the next application window opens.

Our application process in seven simple steps.

Step 1: On the programme page, Leading Trust Improvement: SEND
Click ‘Apply now’.

Step 2: Set up your MyAmbition account
Create an account with your name, email address and password. Confirm your email to activate your account.

Step 3: Complete your application
Log in to MyAmbition, fill in your personal and professional details, and answer the application questions. Attach any required documents.

Step 4: Submit your application
Review your answers and click ‘Submit’.

Step 5: Application in review
We will review your application and contact you if we need more information.

Step 6: Place offered
If your application is successful, we will send you an offer by email.

Step 7: Place accepted
Accept your offer on MyAmbition to secure your place.