School Improvement

SAfE is Committed to Supporting and Driving Improvement Across all Surrey Schools and Trusts

We support all schools to take responsibility for their own improvement including the ability to accurately self-evaluate using robust external challenge.

SAfE offers a range of school improvement services that can be tailored to meet the needs of all schools, academies, and Trusts. Find out more on these webpages.

SAfE is commissioned by Surrey County Council to deliver the Local Authority’s statutory improvement service and support for maintained schools. Further information about this work can also be found on this page.

SAfE School Improvement Offer

SAfE is passionate about supporting all schools and Trusts in the Surrey and wider area; serving improvement across all phases from nursery to post-16, for maintained schools and academies.

Statutory School Improvement Service

SAfE assumed responsibility for the LA’s statutory school improvement function in September 2019 and is commissioned by Surrey County Council to carry out statutory school improvement work in Surrey maintained schools.

SAfE’s School Improvement Team

We are committed to a strong school-led system. Therefore, we believe that our work should be delivered either by current great practitioners or those that have up-to-date and recent experience.

Led by Louise Yarnell, our School Improvement Director, our team of Advisors and Leadership Support Partners, comprising of practising or former Headteachers and Deputy Heads or specialist senior teachers, adopt a bespoke and challenging approach when working with your school to ensure you get the tailored support you need.

All colleagues working with SAfE have a proven track record of successful partnerships with schools and academies, helping educational settings to remain at the forefront of good practice. All our LSPs are rigorously quality assured by SAfE who is accountable for their work.

Each member of our SAfE team acts as a critical, professional friend to the school, helping its leadership to evaluate performance, identify priorities for improvement and plan effective change.

TESTIMONIAL

“Your visit last autumn was a catalyst for some of the transition we saw recognised today, and  prepared the team for the rigour of the inspection. As always – thank you for the insight, the feedback and the benefit of your knowledge and experience.”