Needs Analysis for Headteachers, CEOs, and Executive Leaders

Take the guesswork out of development and support.

Discover tailored solutions to drive your school, college, team, and organisational development.

Free to ASCL members.


Leading a school, college or multi-academy trust requires strategic vision and an understanding of the specific needs of your team and organisation. Our free, no-obligation needs analysis is designed to help headteachers, CEOs, and executive leaders like you identify actionable steps to improve staff and personal development. This activity helps you to focus on your next steps and save time in identifying relevant support.

Key benefits

  • Tailored insights: get a bespoke one-page report focused on your aims and the tools and resources that will help to achieve them. 
  • Expert guidance: access personalised advice from experienced education professionals and ASCL’s skilled consultant team.
  • No cost, no obligation: the needs analysis service is entirely free for ASCL members, and there’s no requirement to use any of the tools or services we recommend.
  • Flexible process: the analysis includes a brief survey, a one-hour conversation to explore your needs, and a final easy-to-apply report.
  • Confidentiality: details from the survey and call remain confidential and your report will not be shared. This allows you to speak openly and in turn, get the most relevant support. 

What past participants say

"Tom's deep expertise proved incredibly helpful. He not only guided my next steps and CPD planning but also shared valuable tools and potential training options." 
Senior leader within a MAT 
 

How it works

  1. Complete a survey: share insights about your individual, team, and organisational needs. Only answer the sections that are relevant to you.
  2. One-hour call: we’ll explore your challenges and objectives in depth to develop a full understanding of your context.
  3. Receive a personalised report: get a comprehensive one-page summary outlining your key goals and suggested tools (both free and paid, if relevant). The example below is based on an imaginary school and offers broad options. 
Example
 
There’s no better time to get clarity on your priorities and start making progress toward your leadership objectives.
 

Ready to begin? 

Start your needs analysis today by filling out our quick survey. 

Access survey

Please note: this report provides an example of some of the services available and links were included and up to date at the time of writing. 

If you are not currently an ASCL member this service is available for a fee of £120+VAT. To organise this session, please contact Thomas Freeney, ASCL Leadership Development Manager.

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