Senior Leadership Programme
A thoughtfully curated international learning experience for school leaders from India — a rare opportunity to engage deeply with the British education system and with some of the UK’s most respected independent schools.
Clayesmore School
Leadership dialogue
Observe British practice. Take back a plan.
The Senior Leadership Programme offers school leaders the chance to observe best practice in pedagogy and pastoral care at first hand, and to build lasting connections with leading UK independent schools.
Organised by the Inspired Learning Group (ILG) — a network of over 30 schools and nurseries across the UK — the tour blends academic insight with cultural immersion. Delegates visit institutions such as Clayesmore School and St Francis’ College, where they interact with school leadership teams, observe live classrooms, and explore how British schools integrate tradition with forward-thinking learning models.
Across these settings the emphasis is not sightseeing but meaningful dialogue, strategic reflection and idea exchange — so that every participant returns with insights that inspire action back home.
What the tour includes
- 01Arrival
Welcome & orientation
Met on arrival, transfer to accommodation, and an opening briefing that sets the questions each delegate wants answered by the end of the week.
- 02Observe
Live classroom observation
Timetabled observation across key stages — teaching practice, questioning, differentiation and the rhythm of a British school day.
- 03Dialogue
Leadership team sessions
Structured conversations with heads, deputies and heads of pastoral care on governance, staff development, admissions and school improvement.
- 04Pastoral
Pastoral care & boarding practice
How houses, tutors and safeguarding structures work together — the systems behind the wellbeing outcomes British schools are known for.
- 05Exchange
Idea exchange & strategic reflection
Facilitated peer sessions where delegates translate what they have seen into concrete actions for their own school.
- 06Culture
Cultural immersion
Guided visits to historic university cities and cultural landmarks — context for the education system delegates have spent the week inside.
Host institutions
Delegates spend full working days inside each school — not on a tour route, but in classrooms, staff rooms and leadership meetings.
Clayesmore School
Dorset. A co-educational independent school where delegates observe teaching across key stages and meet the senior leadership and pastoral teams.
St Francis’ College
Hertfordshire. A long-established independent school, and a close look at how tradition and forward-thinking learning models sit together.
Apply for the Senior Leadership Programme
Tell us about your school and the questions your leadership team wants answered. We will confirm cohort dates, the host schools and a draft itinerary.
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