Working with secondary schools

Supporting learning and leadership where futures take shape

Secondary schools play a vital role in shaping young people’s futures. We work with secondary settings to create supportive environments where teachers and leaders learn together, use evidence well and strengthen practice in ways that respect local context.

What Guide Us

Secondary results

Destinations 2026

Better futures

91%

Placed at their 1st choice or insurance university

Secondary results

A Level results

Year 13 averaged

Grade B

in 2026

Secondary results

Our pupils achieve, above national

Our pupils

62%

achieve grade 5+ in English and maths at GCSE

Focused on what matters most

What matters in secondary contexts

Secondary schools face complex demands, including curriculum breadth, behaviour and culture, pupil wellbeing and leadership capacity. Our work is shaped by these priorities and by listening closely to the needs of secondary leaders and practitioners.

A man wearing a white T-shirt and pink lanyard is explaining something to two people sitting across a table, pointing at a laptop screen with text, in a room with blue curtains and other people working in the background.

Four teenagers in blue jackets sitting around a white table, engaged in conversation in an indoor setting with shelves and colorful items in the background.

A teacher with glasses and a red dress is engaging with two smiling students in school uniforms at a desk, reviewing papers in a bright classroom with large windows.

Classroom scene with focused teenage students sitting at desks, wearing school uniforms with black sweaters and white shirts, open notebooks, and a calculator visible on a desk.

One Trust, one team

Learning together

Secondary schools connect through networks and professional learning communities, creating space to share practice, explore challenges and learn from one another.

Always led by the evidence

Using evidence in practice

Through our Research School and collaborative projects, schools explore how evidence can inform teaching, curriculum and leadership decisions in secondary settings.

Great schools need great staff

Developing leaders and teams

Every Headteacher is supported by a School Improvement Partner. Either an Education Director or experienced Headteacher. Together they shape the professional development plan drawing on our in house programmes.

Belonging

Supporting culture, behaviour and inclusion

Our Education Team work alongside our schools to develop consistent, inclusive approaches to behaviour, enrichment and attendance that support learning and belonging.

always guided by our schools

Because school context matters

Improvement and innovation at Charter is never one-size-fits-all. Our model supports schools to refine their practice in ways that match their context, priorities and the needs of their pupils. Whether through collaborative networks, leadership development or targeted support, we help schools grow with confidence.

Across all our work, our vision guides and support schools to improve:

Schools that excel

High-quality education built on strong leadership, effective teaching and inclusive practice.

People who inspire

Developing and supporting people to lead, teach and work with ambition and integrity.

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Partnerships that make a difference

Working collaboratively to strengthen schools and extend opportunity for children and young people.

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