For secondary senior and middle leaders with responsibility for:

• Curriculum
• Teaching & learning
• Disadvantaged pupils
• High prior attainers
• Post-16 & HE progression

Information Webinar
Thurs 2 July 2026 16:00

Find out more about the programme, contributors, study visits and the wider movement to improve outcomes for disadvantaged high attainers in the South West.

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“I’ve learnt so much from these experiences and conversations, and I’m excited about what the future holds.”
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2025/26 Participant

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Launch Conference
Connect with fellow school
leaders and engage with
leading voices in high
attainment from across the
country.

Expert Webinars
Deepen your knowledge
through focused sessions on
key aspects of high prior
attainment, each led by
sector experts.

National Study Visits
Gain practical insight from
visits to some of the UK’s top-
performing schools for
disadvantaged pupils and high
attainers.

Implementation Project
Apply your learning by using
the EEF Implementation
Framework to lead a strategic
project to improve outcomes in your school.

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Programme Structure

Autumn Term

• Opening Conference
• Online Seminars
• Study Visit: London & Cambridge

Spring Term

• Online Seminars
• Study Visit: South West

Summer Term

• Online Seminars
• School Improvement Project

Apply for a place

Limited places available.
Apply by Friday 10 July 2026

​Course fees:
£950 (standard rate) / £500 (SWIFT members)
Fees include study visits, travel and accommodation

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Create a culture of high aspiration and ambition in your school
Develop curricula and teaching that stretch and challenge all pupils
Better support pupils from under-resourced backgrounds
Join a peer network of committed senior leaders across the South West

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​Indicative Study Visits

Indicative Contributors

2025/26 contributors:

Jon Eaton is Director of Devon Research School and Research Lead for Education South West, working with schools and other improvement partners in the South West to broaden schools’ understanding of evidence and to provide access to guidance, training and support.

Jon Hutchinson is Director of Curriculum and Development at the Reach Foundation. His work focuses on supporting schools & trusts to develop cradle to career provision in their communities, as well as building school leadership pipelines through regional headteacher preparation programmes.

Hannah Rolley is Head of Access at Trinity College, Oxford, and leads the development and delivery of the College's award-winning access programme. She develops and leads widening participation programmes focusing on the importance of academic enrichment.

Marc Rowland is the adviser for improving outcomes for disadvantaged learners for the Unity Schools Partnership, and a national authority on improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.

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