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.
Your challenges, our solutions
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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Connect, Celebrate, Collaborate
Organisational Culture
Teaching and Learning
Student Leadership
Attendance and Behaviour
Leadership Development
Impact and Improvement
Trust and System Leadership
Bespoke Support
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 allMonday 1 December 2025
SSAT Member Conference 2025
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Seven principles for the design and delivery of leadership development in schools
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Attendance: Creating a positive culture around attendance to better engage families
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Hard Cases: Exploring complex behaviour challenges through case studies
Top picks for you
View all23 October 2025
Standing firm in power and pride – beyond Black History Month 2025
The theme for Black History Month 2025, “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” is both a celebration and a call to action. It honours the resilience and achievements of Black communities while inviting us to actively shape spaces where voices from Black and global majority heritage backgrounds are heard, valued, and celebrated.
23 October 2025
Building Belonging: A Whole School Approach Beyond Slogans
At Townley Grammar, our commitment to racial equality isn’t a slogan or a policy document it’s something we live out daily in our classrooms, corridors, and community.
13 October 2025
From Strategy to Impact: Embedding Metacognition and Collaboration at Ryders Green Primary
Rebecca Jarrett is Teaching and Learning Team / Art Lead / Writing Lead (Mat cover) / class teacher at Ryders Green Primary School. She was successfully re-accredited as an SSAT Lead Practitioner in March 2025. In this case study she shares how her work leading on developing metacognition across the school has impacted pupil learning.
9 October 2025
Hard Cases: Why we need to talk about behaviour
Everyone is talking about behaviour, and what they are saying is worrying.
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