Reports & Whitepapers

Rural headteachers collectively run about 5,000 schools across England (over 20% of all schools) yet – until now – there has been a dearth of published insight into the unique challenges they face.

Download our free report, with statistics from more than 500 rural school headteachers, shining a light on the very context-specific strains on their budgets, staff, their own role, and how they’re coping.

Free, tailored advice and a practical checklist for school leaders to help with effectively recruiting staff through advertising.

We’ll help you to:

• Highlight your unique selling points
• Make the most of social media
• Put all the right things in your ad

View our Demystifying MAT Expansion whitepaper for information on:

• The case for growth within the education landscape
• How growth can be effectively achieved
• A case study on operations and systems for effective growth
• The impact of existing MAT mergers
• The benefits and implications of academy expansion.

Each year we survey a selection of our members to get their views on the state of education.

This year, 1,182 school leaders and 1,257 governors from mainstream schools in England completed the full survey.

Our 2017 State of Education report explores the challenges and priorities in school leadership today, as well as how schools are responding to pressures head on.