Leadership Pathways Session 4 – Leading with Expertise

Tonight marked the fourth Expert Knowledge session as part of the Delta Leadership Pathways Programme, bringing together colleagues from across the Trust to explore high-impact leadership in both primary and secondary.

Secondary leaders began with Richard Brooke, who led the first session on Leading Efficiently (ICFP), examining how curriculum, staffing structures and financial planning work together to drive rapid and sustainable school improvement. He was then joined by Luke Staniforth and Warren Rose for the second session on Leading through Timetabling, providing practical examples of how planning and effective resource management can enhance teaching, staff capacity and student outcomes across the Trust.

Primary leaders started with Trudi Bartle, who explored Leading Culture, showing insights into how school culture shapes learning and supports consistency across classrooms. Kate Rowley and Rachael Binns then led a session on Leading through Curriculum and Timetabling, diving into how a well-sequenced and knowledge-rich curriculum rooted in national frameworks, research evidence and Delta’s proven model drives long-term learning and ensures pupils know more, remember more, and do more over time.

The sessions provided colleagues with practical insights, strategies, tools to lead confidently and strengthen the learning experience for every child across Delta Academies Trust.