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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Student Leadership
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Leadership Development
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Trust and System Leadership
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Membership
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 allWednesday 3 June 2026
Developing Your Coaching Skills
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Ensuring Student Leadership has IMPACT in your setting
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Attendance: Creating a positive culture around attendance to better engage families
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Introduction to Coaching
Deep Leadership for Educational Transformation
Deep Leadership for Educational Transformation highlights some of the actions needed if the school system in England is to meet the needs of all students.
Top picks for you
View all21 May 2026
Double Trouble: What Ofsted reports tell us about doubled disadvantage for schools
New Ofsted data suggests schools facing double disadvantage receive greater scrutiny and lower gradings, especially on attendance and achievement, raising questions about whether inspection is reducing or reinforcing inequality.
21 May 2026
Six Months Later: What we are learning about the new inspection framework
This week marks the half-year anniversary of the introduction into inspection practice of Ofsted’s new inspection framework. SSAT’s Inspection Tracker is the most thorough attempt to get under the bonnet of the inspection process. This short post identifies what appear to be consistent patterns and established trends within the data, and notices microtrends that potentially show how the new framework is evolving in response to actual inspections.
5 May 2026
The reach of a Lead Practitioner – moving beyond school-wide impact to multi-academy trust and international influence
Being a Lead Practitioner is about more than strong classroom practice; it’s about using that expertise to improve teaching and learning at scale. Verity Merryweather reflects on her journey as a newly accredited LP.
14 April 2026
Blowing Hot and Cold: The New Ofsted Framework and the Challenge of Leading on Behaviour
Analysis of inspection reports since 2023 indicates Ofsted’s growing ambivalence toward behaviour. While attendance dominates the joint judgement area, low behavior coverage masks serious risks for schools issued specific “next steps.”
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