School Partnerships
Leading Partnerships
A comprehensive professional development programme for those leading school partnerships in schools or MATs.
Cohort 4 will run from October 2026-May 2027 and is open for registration.
“You are supported, nurtured and developed both by Christina and fellow learners. By the end of the course you feel ready, confident, equipped to go out and do the good partnership work with an on-going community of support!” 2023-4 delegate
Partnerships WorkBook
The WorkBook is a school partnerships training manual, published in June 2023 to wide acclaim:
“A must-read for all those seeking closer relationships with state schools.” Julie Robinson, Independent Schools Council
“I just wish that I’d had access to [Partnerships WorkBook] when I started my role coordinating partnerships” Deputy Head
Partnerships between schools
Are you looking to initiate, develop or evaluate your school’s partnerships with others?
Effective partnerships with other schools can:
- Widen opportunities and experiences for your students and staff
- strengthen your school’s outcomes, bringing strategic advantage
- improve recruitment and retention
- save costs through local or virtual resource-sharing
From essential practicalities to Board-level strategy Astin Consulting can support your school in this growing area of engagement. Click here to find out more.
Recent school clients include:
* Working alongside senior staff at a girls’ independent school to build a partnerships strategy from a varied portfolio of projects
* Giving an INSET-day talk to whole staff on the broader partnerships landscape at an independent senior school
* an hour’s consultancy call with an independent prep school on fundraising and grants for partnership work
Read more about our founder Christina Astin here and listen below to her interview with Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching.
“Christina has been a pioneer in the world of school partnerships… She is an outstanding consultant and I recommend her wholeheartedly.” Tom Arbuthnott, Deputy Head (Partnerships), Eton College
Support for your school partnerships
- COMMUNITY: Find out more about the free #PartnerChat network including our monthly Breakfast Briefings and access to our Partnerships Toolkit of helpful resources.
- UPDATES: Subscribe here to our FREE Partnerships Post newsletter packed with useful partnerships tips, resources and events.
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Join the next cohort of our Leading Partnerships course: a training programme for those leading school partnerships in schools or MATs, or download our Partnerships WorkBook, a DIY training manual.
[If you are looking to partner with schools from a non-school organisation, whether corporate, charitable or higher education, please visit our Outreach page.]