Upwards Convergence Journal : Challenge Partners
188. East Midlands Hub – A Learning Organisation Fifteen Years in the Making – Part Two
Posted on: 2nd June 2026
Categories: Challenge Partners, Collaborative Learning Communities, Teaching Schools
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 …
Read More187. East Midlands South Hub – A Learning Organisation Fifteen Years in the Making – Part One
Posted on: 30th April 2026
Categories: Challenge Partners, Collaborative Learning Communities, Effective Knowledge Management Approach, Teaching Schools
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 …
Read More184. What concerns schools
Posted on: 23rd September 2025
Categories: Challenge Partners, Collaborative Learning Communities, School improvement
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 …
Read More157. Gongs galore as we welcome in 2023
Posted on: 5th January 2023
Categories: Challenge Partners, Global update
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 …
Read More138. Catching up with Dame Sue John
Posted on: 24th June 2022
Categories: Challenge Partners, Collaborative Learning Communities, The four capitals
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 …
Read More107. The darkness of lockdown did have silver linings – the future of education
Posted on: 22nd October 2021
Categories: Challenge Partners, The future of education
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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