High Potential Senior Leaders Programme Evaluation: Impact Analysis

This document describes an evaluation of the High Potential Senior Leaders (HPSL) Programme, which is designed to prepare high-potential middle and senior leaders for headteacher roles in challenging schools. The programme includes training, school improvement projects, and leadership advisor support, with the goal of improving pupil achievement. The evaluation used a mixed-method approach, including performance analysis, interviews, focus groups, and feedback collection. Results show that participants progress more rapidly into leadership roles and are satisfied with the programme, though some improvements are suggested. The programme is effective in fostering leadership skills, confidence, and a sense of community, and it has a positive impact on schools and pupil outcomes, despite limited evidence on direct pupil attainment. The evaluation recommends further tailoring and quality enhancement of the programme. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Cabinet Office
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: Closed organisation: National Leadership Centre; Leadership College for Government
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Matching
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: June 2017

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes