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We’re business psychologists who believe passionately in the power of people to change the conversation, the system and even the world. We specialise in behaviour change: we work with businesses to support them with a number of challenges, ranging from helping business to become more inclusive, supporting with talent management strategies and helping their leaders be the best they can be. People are our focus and we relish each challenge – no matter how big or small! Come and talk to us if you think we can help.

We are a multi-academy trust currently comprising Ardley Hill Academy, Cedars Upper School, Challney High School for Boys, Challney High School for Girls, Chiltern Academy, Dallow Primary School, Denbigh High School, Lark Rise Academy, Linslade School, Marston Vale Middle School and Putteridge High School.

We also provide School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) through the Chiltern Training Group (CTG), an ‘outstanding’ Initial Teacher Training provider, and professional development and support through the Chiltern Teaching School Alliance (CTSA).

We are committed to excellent standards of teaching and also lead and champion work around inclusivity in education. We work with a variety of local and national organisations to help raise the attainment of all learners whilst contributing towards making the sector more reflective of the communities it serves.

One of UKs largest providers of FREE CPD online, through the #LDeduchat and #CPDeduchat series on YouTube.

The Girls’ Network aims to inspire and empower girls aged 14-19 from the least advantaged communities by connecting them to a mentor and a network of professional role models who are women. They believe that no girl’s future should be limited by her background, gender or parental income. They reach girls via relationships with schools in London, Sussex, Portsmouth, the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, the North East, Tees Valley and Merseyside, and support over 1000 girls each year.

Volunteer mentors are trained by The Girls’ Network and meet their mentees at least once a month for a year. Mentoring is a journey, helping mentees get from where they are to where they want to be. The programme includes 1-1 mentoring, career and skills-based workshops, work experience, and the at the end of the mentoring journey, mentees become ambassadors of The Girls’ Network. This is a free, lifelong membership enabling them to continue accessing support and opportunities, and offering them a platform to have their voice heard.

Mentors help girls to grow in confidence, access opportunities, and realise their future ambitions. Alongside this, teachers reported better attendance and engagement at school, and frequently improved academic performance too.

The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) is a national charity working to advance equality and eliminate discrimination in education. We believe that everyone is of equal value, by virtue of being human: age, (dis)ability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, and socioeconomic background should not compromise children’s equal opportunities in education and, therefore, their life chances.

Established in 1982, CSIE has been at the cutting edge of educational change for almost 40 years; it published the Index for inclusion: developing learning and participation in schools, which introduced the term “barriers to learning and participation”, now widely used including in government documents, as an alternative to the ill-defined and controversial “special educational needs”*.

Key activities include: advice and support for schools, talks and training, research, consultancy nationally and internationally, lobbying and campaigning for more inclusive education, and a wide range of resources.

CSIE supports schools to advance equality holistically. Our primary focus is disability equality, in order to help harmonise education practice with education law; we are also active in gender, LGBT+ and ethnicity equality, as well as equality with regard to socioeconomic background.

Among our recent achievements is an international award (Innovative Practice Award 2016 from the Zero Project, for a world with zero barriers) for our equality toolkit for schools.

*The legal definition is that a child has special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty or disability
which calls for special educational provision to be made for them (bit.ly/3jy4E6g xiii p.15). At CSIE we believe
that special needs arise as an interaction between a child and the school environment.

Flexible Teacher Talent was set up in 2016 by Lucy Rose and Lindsay Patience initially to stem the flow of women aged 30-39 leaving the education profession or stepping down from leadership roles.

Since then we have seen the benefits for individuals, schools and the sector of flexible working. We support teachers and school leaders who are looking to work more flexibly and we work with schools, MATs and the wider education sector to make it flexible working work in school contexts.

If you are an individual looking for help with a flexible working application or considering options for how to find a flexible role or make flexible working work better for you then please get in touch with us.

If you are a school or MAT looking for advice or guidance on how to improve your flexible working offer then please look at the services we offer and we are always happy to discuss bespoke programme.

2018 Stephen Lloyd Awards Finalists

2020 i25 iExcellence Awards Finalist

Book – Flex Education – A Guide to Flexible Working in Schools (to be released Spring/Summer 2021)

Shaun Dellenty B’Ed, NPQH, FCCT is multi award winning LGBT+ changemaker and trainer working primarily (but not exclusively) in the field of primary and secondary education to prevent prejudice and bullying in respect of diverse human identities by adopting a compassionate and intersectional approach to diversity and inclusion.

An ex primary school leader and experienced presenter, Shaun launched the ground-breaking LGBT+ inclusion training strategy ‘inclusion For All’ in 2009 after witnessing homophobia in his own school; this impacted globally, as a result Shaun was designated a ‘Point of Light’ by the Prime Minister.

Since 2009 Shaun has trained over 67,000 U.K. education professionals and recounted his journey of thriving after childhood bullying to countless professionals and young people globally. Shaun speaks at numerous events for global brands including Amnesty International, HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays and Eli Lily and is asked to deliver research and evidence at various Parliamentary Committees and party conferences.

Shaun has supported charities and teacher unions in the development of their inclusion offers, including NAHT, NASUWT, Show Racism The Red Card, Stonewall, NSPCC and Kidscape.

Shaun captured his approach to personal, cultural and organisational change in the acclaimed Bloomsbury book ‘Celebrating Difference- A Whole School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion.’

Shaun is a regular speaker at teacher training faculties and global LGBT History Month, Pride, Diversity Week and anti bullying events. Shaun delivers inspiring and entertaining after dinner talks and lunchtime learns, drawing upon experiences in the class-room, his LGBT+ work and even his time acting in TV soaps!

‘Celebrating Difference A Whole School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion’ by Shaun Dellenty Published by Bloomsbury -available on iTunes and Amazon.

Values-based Education (VbE) is an approach to education for schools and other settings. At its heart, its principles are simple. Yet it has a profound impact on learners, schools and on the wider community. VbE has already transformed many schools by giving learners access to an ethical vocabulary based on human values, such as respect, justice, integrity, harmony, trust and honesty.

VbE empowers educational settings to underpin their life and curriculum with universal positive human values such as respect, integrity, honesty and compassion.

It is an approach that differs from values education in one particular respect. Values education teaches learners about values. Values-based Education provides a teaching environment in which learners experience those positive universal values first hand throughout their schooling.

An effective VbE environment has three core foundations. All adults model the positive universal values that the school community itself has chosen. The values are developed into an ethical vocabulary which empowers learners and staff to articulate basic and advanced ethical concepts.

And the school creates time and space for children to develop reflective practices so their values experiences can be processed into a living guide to self- and interpersonal awareness. The outcome of developing such an ethical vocabulary is ethical intelligence, which Neil Hawkes, founder of VbE, argues is the most important intelligence for the sustainability of our world.

The ethical vocabulary is the foundation of a new universal narrative through which all human beings, irrespective of culture; religion or ethnicity can communicate, thereby establishing trust and wellbeing.

The outcome of Values-based Education is self-leadership, which enables each individual to work towards fulfilling their wonderful potential.

EqualiTeach is a registered charity providing high quality, interactive training and support on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion. Our vision is an equal, inclusive and diverse society where everyone is valued and able to succeed.

We offer workshops for young people, adult training including online training and e-learning courses, and consultancy services for schools and organisations.

Alongside these we develop innovative resources to support school teams in creating inclusive school environments, including lesson plans and whole-school guidance. We also run EqualiTeach Empowered – a subscription service providing templates, guidance, lesson plans and half-termly Webinars to create a foundation upon which schools can build their EDI work.

Our Equalities Award scheme supports schools to embed a whole-school good practice approach to equality and diversity. Each school works with a dedicated member of our team to audit their whole school practice and approach, recognising the great work being done, and building on it with tailored advice and guidance. Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards are available, allowing schools to build upon their commitment to equality over time.

More than Words: Promoting Race Equality and Tackling Racism in Schools by EqualiTeach’s co-founders is published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

BTN started in December 2018 and we exist to support, empower and equip Black teachers in England to be the best educators they can be, progress into leadership and to understand the impact we have on our students, more specifically young black boys and girls.

Our overall goal is to welcome those with a passion for young people into the profession, retain those who are already in the profession by ensuring they feel valued and are aware of opportunities into leadership, working closely with teaching and non-teaching staff, local authorities, outside agencies and those in government. We aim to build a network of Black professionals represented at all levels in the education sector. This is needed to raise aspirations of the next generation and ourselves.

WomenEd is celebrating its fifth anniversary and it is now a truly global organisation. WomenEd England was developed to ensure that whilst WomenEd is working with countries on every continent there needed to be a network for England which matches the national WomenEd networks in the rest of the UK. WomenEd England is committed to supporting all of the WomenEd campaigns which are: Increase women’s representation in leadership roles, reduce gender pay gaps, increase flexible working practices, and the 20-21 campaign focusing on increasing diversity in workplaces and supporting leadership development and opportunities for BAME Women.