Upwards Convergence Journal : Challenge Partners

188. East Midlands Hub – A Learning Organisation Fifteen Years in the Making – Part Two

In this second article Simon Renshaw – Leicester & Leicestershire Teaching School Hub continues his description of the development of the East Midlands South Hub which is one of the founding Hubs in Challenge Partners and a Teaching School. The

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187. East Midlands South Hub – A Learning Organisation Fifteen Years in the Making – Part One

East Midlands South Hub – A Learning Organisation Fifteen Years in the Making – Part One

In these two articles Simon Renshaw,  Leicester & Leicestershire Teaching School Hub  describes the development of the East Midlands South Hub which is one

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184. What concerns schools

Posted on: 23rd September 2025

Categories: Challenge Partners, Collaborative Learning Communities, School improvement

Posted by: George Berwick

What endures, what evolves and what school are engaging in to improve their pupils outcomes 

In May, we received a copy of Challenge Partners’ latest analysis of trends in education. This is the third in their series of reports analysing

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157. Gongs galore as we welcome in 2023

Posted on: 5th January 2023

Categories: Challenge Partners, Global update

Posted by: George Berwick

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The plaudits have been pouring in from across our collaborative learning community as the hard work of our colleagues is recognised and rewarded. 

The celebrations are done for another year, the decorations packed away and our colleagues are getting back

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138. Catching up with Dame Sue John

Posted on: 24th June 2022

Categories: Challenge Partners, Collaborative Learning Communities, The four capitals

Posted by: George Berwick

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Dame Sue John continues to be a driving force in the UK education system, in particular with her continuing work with Challenge Partners. 

It’s no understatement to say it would be difficult to imagine our education system without the input

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107. The darkness of lockdown did have silver linings – the future of education

Posted on: 22nd October 2021

Categories: Challenge Partners, The future of education

Posted by: Kate Chhatwal

Tags: future of education

Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash

In our second post on the 10th anniversary celebrations of Challenge Partners, we are privileged to reproduce a large part of the speech from the organisation’s CEO, Kate Chhatwal. 

In her speech, Kate reflects on what we have learnt in

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