A brighter future
for education
We have been a trusted education partner for nearly forty years, working collaboratively with schools and academies to support improvement and innovation.
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Our deep expertise enables us to tailor professional development and school improvement programmes that promote effective, sustainable, and student-focused outcomes.
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Offers inspiring and purposeful collaboration with other like-minded school leaders across primary, secondary, special and MAT schools as well as a range of discounted CPD and exclusive thought leadership.
Embedding Formative Assessment
Proven to positively impact GCSE outcomes, develop more engaged learners, help teacher wellbeing and retention, and create a greater sense of community.
Lead Practitioner
Nationally recognised status of excellent practice for teachers, support staff and leaders in any phase. Suitable for a cohort of staff, individuals or schools wanting to deliver their own training within their local network.
Leadership Franchises
Help your recruitment and retention, develop staff leaders, customise and deliver our training your way by partnering with us. For schools and MATs.
Student Leadership for IMPACT
SSAT are the UK’s biggest and most experienced provider of student leadership training and support for education providers, with over 30 years of experience helping settings build the capacity and capabilities of their student leaders.
Through webinars for staff facilitating your student leadership work and bespoke training for your student leaders we can help you increase the impact of your work in this crucial area. We can also help you to recognise the impact of your student leaders through our unrivalled accreditation process.
Upcoming events
View allTuesday 24 February 2026
Senior Leader Inspirations - Student leadership with impact
Thursday 26 February 2026
Leading Inclusion and SEND in Mainstream Secondary Schools
Thursday 26 February 2026
Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges
Tuesday 3 March 2026
How to Train Your Student Leaders
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View all3 February 2026
Disabled by Circumstance: Widening our understanding and application of the social model of disability
Marius Frank’s blog reframes disability, adding children “disabled by circumstance” whose poverty, trauma, inequity or other unidentified needs create similar barriers to learning: barriers that can eased so that more children achieve and thrive.
3 February 2026
A tribute to Barry Cooke
At the end of last week we received the very sad news that Barry Cooke has died.
2 February 2026
Is Britain Broken or Transforming?
Nigel Farage is the only politician to describe Britain as broken according to the former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman. The Labour Government talks about the many problems they inherited from the Tories. People complain that the NHS, transport, immigration, water, trains, etc are not working. We no longer have a rules-based international order and President Trump causes concern to many people daily. Change is needed – not just for a few people, but for everyone.
6 January 2026
Things that help: Lessons from a life working in disaster
Lucy Easthope, is UK’s leading authority on recovering from disaster. She has been advisor on nearly every major disaster of the past two decades, including the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, 9/11, the 7/7 bombings, the Salisbury Poisonings, Grenfell. Most recently advising the Prime Minister’s Office on the Covid-19 pandemic.
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