We cultivate leaders

The x100 series is our flagship leadership development programme, running in regions across the country—from the South West to Yorkshire, the East of England to Greater Manchester.

Each programme is focused on identifying and nurturing 100 headteachers, creating a unique space for aspiring school leaders to reflect, grow, and take on the long-term challenge of building better support for children.

Participants are equipped with practical tools, connected with peers, and supported to explore new ideas in the context of their place.

The programme matters because school leaders are pivotal in shaping the lives of children; their choices ripple across classrooms, families, and communities.

By investing in them, we strengthen the leadership capacity needed to address complex challenges and unlock opportunity.

The x100s sit at the core of our mission to cultivate leadership: a bold, connected, and resilient workforce ready to drive systemic change.

LeadingTrusts is a national programme for aspiring CEOs of school trusts. It creates the rare space for leaders to step back from the immediacy of daily pressures and focus on their own growth, as well as the growth of their organisations.

Through structured inquiry, shared learning, and peer challenge, system leaders are invited to reflect on their practice, test new ideas, and strengthen the habits that sustain leadership over time.

The work matters because decisions made at trust level ripple out to thousands of children and families. When trust leaders are equipped to lead with clarity, generosity, and long-term ambition, they can shape organisations that are not only effective but enduring.

LeadingTrusts builds this leadership capacity at the system’s upper tier, helping those at the helm of trusts to steward change in a way that is coherent, connected, and consistent for the communities they serve.