Potential Education:
- School Leadership Support
- External Reviews of Governance
- Governor Training
- Governor and Leadership Development
About Potential Education
Our Philosophy
At Potential Education, we believe that education is the key to unlocking a world of opportunities. We are committed to providing schools and colleges with the guidance and support to achieve their leadership, pastoral and governance aims.
Our Services
Our services are informed by up to date research. We are continuously learning and contributing to research and strategy to ensure that we can support organisations to benefit from a range of approaches.
External Review of Governance
Effective Governance
Effective Governance
Effective Governance
The DfE recommends that schools and MATs undertake an External Review of Governance regularly.
ERG Focus
Effective Governance
Effective Governance
- effectiveness and the quality of decision making
- impact on efficiency and reducing unnecessary workload
- skills needed for governance
- readiness for growth, if appropriate.
Our services
Effective Governance
Our services
We offer bespoke packages to suit individual school and MAT requirements. Get in touch to discuss how our ERG services can support your organisation.
"Potential Education provided a thoughtful review of our trust's leadership and governance across primary, secondary and further education college sectors. This has enabled us to become much more effective."
Heather McLachlan (CEO - Potteries Educational Trust)
"Potential Education has supported the UTC to review and refocus on our Form Tutor provision. This has given us the opportunity to maximise the impact of Form Tutor time through developing a coherent curriculum that helps students to understand how they learn and sets them up for a positive day."
Angela Murphy (Principal - Silverstone UTC)
"Potential Education supported us with reviewing our compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty and provided useful insights to help support and focus our DEI work."
Lindy Bannis, The Stephenson Academy
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Supporting organisations
Our services are designed to support all types of organisations to benefit from policies and practices that reflect the multiplicity of identity characteristics that make up our world. This support can include:
- DEIB review and action planning
- DEIB policy and implementation support
- Support for HR processes to address recruitment, development, promotion and retention
Our school and academy specialist support support also provides the following:
- Curriculum review and impact analysis
- Leadership and staff training on protected characteristics
- Assemblies and pupil workshops on protected characteristics and promoting understanding
- School culture for inclusion review and action planning
Human Rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell:
‘Schools can play a major role in bringing about a fairer society. The more we educate children about equal rights and non-discrimination, the quicker the change will be. Jo’s work recognises this.’
Dr Jo Trevenna
With many years of leadership experience, a background in higher education and a commitment to equality, Dr Jo Trevenna founded Potential Education to provide a full service to maximise the potential of individuals, teams and organisations.