NACE offers bespoke consultancy, CPD, coaching and mentoring to support schools working with the NACE Challenge Development Programme. These services can be purchased at the same time as the Challenge Framework as part of a package, or individually at any stage in your Challenge journey.
Consultancy sessions are designed to help school leaders review current practice against the Challenge Framework and explore
strategies to help the school move on to the next stage. Tailored to the meet the needs of your school or cluster, consultancy can be booked as a single half-day session for school leaders, or as a longer-term programme.
CPD sessions can be developed to focus on an identified area for development in provision for more able learners, and
can be delivered for senior leadership, heads of department and/or teaching staff and assistants as appropriate. In-school, live online and modular options available; to discuss the best approach for your school, contact cpd@nace.co.uk
For ongoing 1-2-1 support, our coaches and mentors can be engaged to support your school self-evaluation and
review of progress through each of the Challenge Framework Elements, providing ongoing guidance on whole-school implementation of your Challenge action plan. Learn more about our school coaching and mentoring services.
For schools working towards the NACE Challenge Award, we offer termly Challenge Clinics – an opportunity to gain
free one-to-one support (via phone/Skype) to help you review progress, identify next steps and gauge your readiness for accreditation. For details of the next Challenge Clinic, visit our events calendar.
What schools say...
“We entered the session slightly sceptical but positive and within four hours, we both knew exactly what we needed to do in order to take MA and T forward in our school. [… Our NACE consultant] has given us the confidence to approach
MA and T with enthusiasm in our school and as result of his support we have taken great strides forward already in terms of developing a MA and T Policy, completed a full school audit and developed an action plan for the next
academic year.”
- Ann Roberts, Assistant Headteacher, Pennaeth Cynorthwyol
“The whole staff CPD has led to development of practice across the curriculum and the focus on challenge has involved school-based CPD, external expert training and sharing best practice across the school and federation. Furthermore,
the Challenge Award has helped develop both the SLT and the leadership of the More Able Lead. The school now has a shared, clear vision that has the verification of a very robust and rigorous framework and assessment process.”
– Richard Sproson, Principal, King Richard School, Cyprus
“I have really valued having a NACE mentor as she has so much professional knowledge to impart and offers it in an accessible and articulate way that suits my individual post and therefore it is tailor-made to the school too.”
– Debbie Carrick, More Able Coordinator, Ewell Castle School
“Excellent tutor – enthusiastic, knowledgeable and all materials were relevant for the primary phase. All staff were fully engaged.”
– Julia Adams, Headteacher, Y Bont Faen Primary School
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