Recent Comments from Schools

Maiden Erlegh School

'We are so grateful to you for the two days’ training – it has been invaluable, both for senior and middle leaders. I think it has really helped to get key messages across and to ensure they are disseminated accurately.  It was a wholly positive experience. Your consultant had all the rigour and insightfulness necessary but in a very positive and constructive way. Thank you so much for this and I look forward to reading the report.'

Mary Davies - Deputy Headteacher

Stoodley Knowle

Just some feedback on yesterday's session with Caroline; EXCELLENT. Really inspiring, so illuminating, helpful and practical. We can do this and still be Stoodley!

More INSET/CPD like that please..... thanks to you both; what a great way to start the New Year.

Primary Teacher

Horrington Primary School

'We have been delighted with the Incyte SEF format that we have been using since September 2011, it is entirely logical that the link between the SEF and the school improvement plan have been established within the format. Our experience when OFSTED needed access was reflective of all the contact we have experienced with Incyte; thorough, efficient and friendly! The
OFSTED inspection team were impressed with this package and the access they gained during our recent inspection.'

Helen Gregory - Headteacher

CTC Kingshurst Academy

'In February 2011 we were facing an imminent Section 5 inspection.  Our Section 8 was not what we had been expecting, so to say we were not relishing the next inspection was somewhat of an understatement!  Incyte had come highly recommended by a number of principals and headteachers.  They came to do an initial consultative review and then conducted a full scale, two day inspection.  Many of their findings and subsequent recommendations were uncomfortable and hard hitting, but it was exactly what we needed as an institution if we were to move forward and develop.  All members of staff who were observed found the feedback professional, supportive and focused and the meetings with members of SLT were equally honest, providing a level challenge that was essential.  We have worked with them, particularly Caroline McKee, for the past nine months and the impact of their work has been nothing short of transformational.  They have provided consistent, rigorous challenge which has enabled us to move forward in a systematic way.  The senior and extended leadership teams have been re-structured, focusing on strengthening accountability to drive improvements in all areas of the Academy.

I can recommend Incyte (and Caroline McKee, in particular) unreservedly.  They have brought about a transformation to the Academy and a new way operating.  I cannot thank them enough.'

Ann Jones - Principal

Wellsway Academy

'The work that we have done with Incyte has had a significant impact upon our school improvement journey. The leadership development training that they led for us helped us to focus on our priorities and contributed to the outstanding Ofsted judgement that we received
in March 2011. They have also completed some excellent work for us in auditing areas of our practice such as safeguarding, which included some excellent recommendations for improvement.  What has always impressed us about Incyte is their professionalism and flexible response, which has always been expertly tailored to our needs.  They take the trouble to understand what we need, and want, and always deliver.'

Andrea Arlidge, Headteacher

Stockwell Primary School

'I met with the whole staff this morning to feedback positives and what the ways forward will be. They all turned up and were smiling! It was most definitely the experience we wanted and needed. The start of a long and happy relationship with Incyte!'

Penn Mill Infant School

"We have been working with Malcolm and members of the Incyte team since 2007. The support given in helping to move the school from satisfactory to outstanding through varying whole school developments, data analysis, rigorous self evaluation and assessment approaches, governor support and pure encouragement in self belief have been undoubtedly challenging, invaluable and rewarding. The varying online packages we have bought into are exceptionally well supported and adapted to our individual needs. Excellent and valuable support. Thank you"

Minnie House, Headteacher

The Harefield Academy

Members of the Incyte team gave us invaluable advice prior to a formal OFSTED. The "mock" inspection gave The Academy staff the confidence to continue to  develop good practice and to check aspects of our work that the Incyte team thought could be improved. We have also enjoyed very specific subject advice from Incyte. We would not hesitate to work with them again in the future.

Lynn Gadd, Principal

Maltings Academy 

At Maltings Academy we have worked with the INCYTE team for 2 years. In each of those years we have had the flexibility to work with the team on different, agreed focuses; such as teaching and learning, lesson observation, individual departments, groups of learners or Ofsted preparation. The true value of Incyte lies in their independence: they give an unbiased and critical review of their findings which the SLT and departments can subsequently use to build for the future.

In the build up to our most recent Ofsted the team gave invaluable, and accurate, advice: their judgement of where we were exactly mirrored the judgements from the Ofsted team. This has built a level of trust from my staff that enables us to have an annual INCYTE review which we know will accurately indicate our strengths and weaknesses. Consequently this will enable us to target specific areas and feel confident that we are progressing in the right direction. I recommend the team to schools.

John Syznal, Principal

Clacton Coastal Academy 

'A very demanding but highly constructive mock Section 5 and I am negotiating with members of the team to come and support our SEND development. They really challenged my leadership team which was just what was needed before our real section 5 which will happen sometime in the autumn. We have all benefitted from the very open, honest, professional and critical dialogue from the INCYTE team and feel very comfortable with what we now need to do to make our best better.'

Stephen Chamberlain, Principal

Dover Christ Church Academy

I have worked with Incyte three times now, firstly a year ago in my previous Headship as we were expecting a Section 5. The Incyte Team (recommended to us by AET) came in and did a consultative review, in effect a targeted section 5 based upon R.o.L, SEF, observations and professional discussion on areas of the school I had concerns about. The team give you the ‘hard edged’ OfSTED judgement however, also provide to staff at all levels guidance for how to improve – it proved invaluable. They returned later in the term to focus on other areas and again, after the initial shock of OfSTED inspectors being in were warmly received by staff, who by and large took it on the chin. Tellingly when the Section 5 team came in February, Faculty Leaders came out of the OfSTED meeting saying ‘that was easier than Incyte!!’ I think that the team enabled us to make a whole grade difference between September and February.

I used them here in the first month to give me a benchmark of where we are, we’re a new Academy, opened on Sept 1^st. again after the initial uncertainty with staff, Incyte's professionalism was recognised. Incyte delivered some really hard edged messages, but their approach made, what was for some staff a bitter pill to swallow, heard and appreciated. Incyte are coming back to us in March to review progress. Their report has formed the basis of our development plan and my initial report to the Full Governing Body.

I recommend them to you without reservation.

Richard Williams, Principal

Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Hull 

'Just thought that you'd like to know that I spoke with the staff tonight that you had today for the middle management training.. They were hugely complimentary about you and today and said that they found it enormously useful.' 

Chris Mulqueen, Vice Principal

Thames View, Medway 

'We are working effectively on the excellent advice you gave us.  We really appreciate your sessions with us, as they are so challenging and thought provoking.'

Pauline Milton, Headteacher

Stag Lane Primary School, Harrow 

'We did indeed find the session on Monday very helpful and Elena has more than once remarked on how good the session was.  We have plenty of food for thought and I am about to embark on doing some delving and digging of my own, now that you have pointed us in the right direction.'

Pauline Jamieson, Headteacher

The Drive Primary School, Gateshead 

'Wow what fantastic service! I have to say that I have a Master's degree in research but for the life of me I could not have analyzed the data like this. Will feed it all into the real SEF and set about tackling the issues you've outlined in our Senior Management meetings.  I was particularly grateful for these comments because they are exactly what the inspectors will ask no doubt.'.

Heather Gofton, Headteacher

Pye Green Primary School, Staffordshire

'Many thanks for the speed with which you responded to our request for RAISE analysis, and for the quality of your report.  It is really interesting to see a very well informed external view of our report; a very clear and easily digestible format, great for reporting to governors.'

Kevin Butlin, Headteacher.

Academies Enterprise Trust

'Incyte has been working with our academies since September 2009 and have completed seven consultative reviews to date in organisations that are both high performing and in challenging circumstances.  These reviews have been completed professionally and rigorously and have been praised by the Leadership teams working within our academies for the professional development afforded both at classroom and whole school level.'

Zoe Goodwin, Director of Leadership and Professional Development