The Academy

Leadership development that actually sticks.

Two routes: a cohort-based Intensive when you're ready to do the deep work alongside other leaders, or self-study certificates when you need rigour at your own pace. Both are built on the same belief, your team already knows more than the next framework will tell them.

Choose your route

One academy. Two ways in.

Self-Study Certificates

Online · self-paced · open enrolment · certificate on completion

From £299

Specialist programmes for teachers and leaders who want rigour without a cohort. Start when you want, finish when you can.

  • Certificate in EAL Teaching for International Schools, live now
  • Neurodiversity in Schools, coming soon
  • Using Data Without Drowning In It, coming soon
  • Private podcast, downloadable resources, certificate of completion
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What makes the Academy different

We're not adding to your reading pile.

There are enough leadership books. There are enough frameworks. The thing you're short on isn't ideas, it's the time, headspace and structure to act on the ones you already have.

Every Academy programme is built around three rules:

Systematise the basics

Master teachers automate classroom management so they can teach. Master leaders do the same with feedback, meetings and decisions. We build the systems with you.

Practice in public

You do the work on your school, this term, with peers watching. No assignments graded in a vacuum. Real implementation, real feedback, real change.

Stay together after

Every graduate gets access to The Circles. Because the hardest part of leadership isn't learning it, it's holding the line month after month.

What graduates leave with

Evidence you led differently.

Not a certificate to put on LinkedIn (though there is one). A documented record of behaviour change you can point to in your next review.

Questions we get a lot

Before you ask.

Will this work if my school isn't sending me?

Most participants self-fund or split the cost with their school. We've built the schedule to fit alongside a full leadership role. If your school will sponsor you, we can provide an outcomes brief for them, just ask.

Is the Intensive only for senior leaders?

No. It's for any leader who's responsible for other people's work and feels the weight of that. Heads of department, deputy heads, principals, directors of learning, they all sit in the same cohort and the cross-role conversation is half the value.

What if I can't commit 5–6 hours a week?

Be honest with yourself: if you can't, take a self-study course instead. The Intensive is intense by design. Half-engaged participants get half-results and slow the cohort down.

Can my school buy seats for a team?

Yes. Group discounts available for three or more participants, and we'll run a dedicated cohort for ten or more. Email us for terms.

Not sure which is right?

Book a 30-minute discovery call with Shane. No pitch, no pressure, just a conversation about where you are and what would actually help.