No Surprises: Turning Summer Results into Clear School Improvement

This short session focuses on how leaders can prepare in advance of results day to ensure a clear and coordinated response. It will provide practical ideas for working with SLT and middle leaders to set priorities, plan next steps, and avoid reactive decision-making.

The session will also be useful for school governors, offering insight into how schools can approach results strategically and with clarity.

Participants will take away practical strategies—some of which may already be in place—that can be refined and applied to strengthen planning ahead of results.

Prefer this as bespoke training?

We can tailor this course to your school’s priorities, context, and staff needs. Email cpd@veema.co.uk to discuss your requirements.

Planning ahead with SLT and middle leaders before results are released
Setting clear priorities in advance
Avoiding reactive approaches to results
Engaging governors in understanding outcomes
Practical strategies to strengthen post-results planning

SLT
School Governors

Julia Batters

Former secondary school headteacher with a long career in a British international school, Julia is an experienced educator focused on developing excellence in learning and teaching through highly effective leadership and management.

Julia spent most of her career at the British School of Paris. After teaching in Wiltshire and London, she joined the school as Head of Languages in September 1991. Promoted to Deputy Head-Academic in 2000 and then to Head of Senior School in 2013, she has accrued more than 20 years of experience in delivering the British curriculum to an international student body.

Following a degree in European Studies at the University of Bath, Julia stayed at Bath to complete a PGCE and later to complete a PhD.

A strong believer in the practical application of academic research, Julia is experienced in leading school initiatives rooted in evidence-based findings. She has recently begun contributing to continuing professional development for international senior and middle leaders.