Supporting school leaders to drive lasting improvement
At EDCON, we support headteachers and school leaders with flexible, tailored guidance and hands-on support that leads to lasting, measurable impact.
We don’t just advise - we work alongside you to build capacity and develop leaders within your school.
We offer strategic guidance and practical support for key school improvement tasks, helping you lead with clarity, confidence and purpose. From refining development plans to enhancing teaching and learning, we help turn strategy into action.
How we can help
Wherever you are on your journey to becoming a great school, EDCON is available to offer practical and flexible support, training and mentoring in all areas of school improvement.
We take the time to understand your school's context and unique challenges and work with you to outline areas of development. EDCON offers an independent, outside perspective, allowing for honest conversations about school issues and acting as a supportive partner throughout the school's improvement journey.
EDCON provides expert support and strategic advice to headteachers, senior leaders and governing bodies, helping them to enhance their school's performance, develop leadership skills and address challenges in teaching, learning and curriculum development.
School improvement
We offer bespoke support, coaching and training in all aspects of school improvement, including:
- unpicking your current issues and priorities
- practical strategies to embed high-quality inclusive teaching
- developing ordinarily available provision and targeted support for pupils with SEND
- curriculum design, development and review
- developing and embedding effective assessment systems to enhance pupil progress
- strengthening the use of data to drive improvement
- developing leadership capability through mentoring and strategic support for middle and senior leaders
- evaluation and review of provision in key areas such as safeguarding, inclusion, attendance, behaviour, personal development, marketing and governance.
Hands-on support
Every school leadership team faces times when capacity is stretched -whether due to staffing challenges, preparation for inspection, curriculum changes or unexpected demands. During these times, timely and dependable support is essential to sustaining progress and ensuring that key priorities are not overlooked. We offer tailored support and in-depth reporting for school leaders and governors, with expertise in areas including:
- safeguarding policies and compliance
- analysis and impact of pupil premium and PE and sports premium funding
- school website and school policies compliance
- SEND policies, provision and information report
- designing, administering and analysing surveys for pupils, parents and staff
- bid writing to secure grant funding for your school.
Strategic planning
We offer an independent, expert perspective to support your organisation through its next phase of growth or transformation. Our approach combines strategic insight with practical support - delivering audits, facilitated discussions and comprehensive reporting tailored to your key priorities, including:
- re-aligning your school's vision and values
- developing a positive school ethos
- planning for growth and delivering change
- robust self-evaluation that successfully presents the evidence of your school's effectiveness
- developing strategic objectives and improvement plans
- enhancing community engagement
- marketing your school
- strategic financial review
- leadership succession planning.
Our focus is on enabling reflective practice by providing the opportunity for school leaders and governors to talk through challenges with an experienced school leader - someone who understands the pressures of the role and can help explore and develop practical, constructive solutions. Discover how EDCON's tailored educational consulting could support your school leaders in achieving high-impact improvements.
Working with EDCON
Vanessa Double
Founder and Lead Consultant
With over 30 years of experience in education, Vanessa brings a wealth of expertise, insight and passion to every school she works with. As a successful primary headteacher for the past ten years, Vanessa understands the challenges and opportunities within school leadership firsthand. Her career spans roles as a local authority advisor and consultant for a national education network, giving her a broad and deep perspective on school improvement across diverse contexts.
What our partners say
"Working with Vanessa was an absolute pleasure. She took a clear brief, collaborated closely with our subject lead, and delivered comprehensive curriculum intent, curriculum mapping and assessment guidelines.
This work will shape our curriculum going forward. Vanessa’s deep knowledge of the curriculum allowed us to focus on what really mattered — she used her time to offer expert, targeted guidance and felt like an extension of our own team.
She produces ready-to-use documents that are personalised in tone and language, reflecting the values and context of our school. We totally recommend Vanessa for her professionalism, insight, and the speed in which she produced quality, ready-to-go work."
- Headteacher, Red Barn Community Primary School
Contact us
For a confidential conversation about the needs of your school or organisation, please contact EDCON using the links below.
Telephone: 01329 722019
E-mail: enquiries@edcon.uk
Address: Unit A5, Segensworth Business Centre, Fareham, PO15 5RQ
EDCON
Supporting school leaders to drive lasting improvement