The election in the UK is over and one thing that is certain is that the future prosperity of the nation and each country within it will depend upon the skills and learning of its citizens.  The challenge is to ensure that every education system in the UK is successful – from the largest to the smallest, from urban to rural.

Much has been written about system leadership and improvement – the work from McKinseys is particularly influential. A further development of the work moving local education systems from good to great and outstanding is the idea of efficacy for every business private or public.  Sir Michael Barber, writing in the RSA Journal – issue 1 2015 sets out how the business Pearson is changing by placing efficacy – whether their products have a measurable impact on improving someone’s learning. This, Barber argues, requires greater rigour and emphasis on outcomes. Pearson is looking at its’ impact on learning in terms of access, completion, achievement and progression. Imagine – a whole local system – from early years, schools, colleges, higher education, businesses, public and private focusing together on these outcomes.

I am working with a small number of local systems looking to take this forward – developing powerful focussed partnerships

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