We exist to transform lives through social justice. Inspired and named after real-life events, Makana Leadership Ltd provides a range of services to schools, trusts and third sector throughout the UK to support them with their strategic and leadership development. We work collaboratively with CEOs, system leaders, headteachers, trustees and a range of other partners to support in the delivery of authentic and sustainable leadership solutions. Why? Because social justice matters.

Our vision is to change the way we think about leadership to ensure social justice and achievement for all. The success of our values-led mission hinges on three key principles: 1. That the change is sustainable, deep-rooted, and impacts on pupil outcomes; 2. That the change is purposeful, pivotal and adds value in a diverse society, and; 3. That the change is wholesome and nourishes the community, to ensure that people continue to thrive.

Our founder Andrew Morrish has been a headteacher since the age of 29. For the next two decades or so, he has worked across the country, almost exclusively in challenging, urban, multicultural schools, trying to make a difference to people’s lives. He knows the journey of school transformation inside out and is the author of ‘The Art of Standing Out’. Andrew is a former founder trust CEO, Ofsted inspector and National Leader of Education.