It has been my privilege to work with the following selection of exceptionally well-led schools. Some have introduced VT already and Sharnbrook Upper, Royds Hall, The National School, Tuxford, Bluecoats Birmingham and others are mature and outstanding examples of good practice. There are many others listed below. Schools planning to VT are at the bottom of the list chronologically so the more experienced VT schools are towards the top  of the list below. Most schools listed have intoduced vertical systems successfully as a result of deep training and advice. Some may have ignored advice. All are diverse, great schools and a source of advice and learning should you wish to contact them. Most of my work is done in a bespoke way with individual schools and ideally involves a) briefing the Leadership Team and testing the school's ideas b) giving whole staff training in a morning session (3 hours). The LT Training stage and briefing is the most critical. SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT ENSURE THAT THE LT IS FULLY BRIEFED TO LEAD AND NURTURE SUCH A BIG CULTURAL CHANGE (real Transformation) WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES or  REAP THE BENEFITS OF VT. Please contact me direct if you think you need help with training / advice and information. (also see training page). 

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Sharnbrook Upper School, Beds Norton School, York Barnsley Academy, Yorkshire Highworth Grammar, Kent Boston Grammar School, Lincs Alcester School, Warwickshire Purbrook Park School, Hants Bluecoat school, Birmingham Radcliffe School, Milton Keynes Stafford Sports College, Staffs St Peter and St Paul, Lincoln Jack Hunt School, Peterborough Wolgaston Technology College, Staffs Sandwich Tech, Kent Sir William Robertson, Lincoln St Illtyd's RC School Cardiff Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield Sir William Stainier School, Crewe Whitstone School, Somerset Fulford High School, York Westwood College, Croydon Warley School. Staff Swan Valley, Kent Coundon, Coventry Vale of Anchram, Brigg Abbey Grange, Leeds Sir Thomas Boteler, Warrington Lutterworth College, Leicester, Falmer Academy, Brighton Thomas Clarkson, Wisbech Chesham Grammar School, Bucks Hazeley School: Milton Keynes Testbourne School: Hampshire Retford Oaks: Notts Sundorne School: Midlands Mandeville School: Bucks St. John Fisher: Peterborough Spalding Grammar: Spalding Meden School: Mansfield Abbey College: Cambrideshire Cedar Mount: Manchester Studley High: Birmingham	St Patrick's School, Manchester Casterton Business College, Rutland Holyhead School, Birmingham Great Barr School, Manchester Barclays School, Herts Noel Baker School, Derby Hornsea Girls' School, London Brunt's School, Mansfield Yardley School, Birmingham The Gateway Academy, Tilbury Crookhorn College of Technology, Hants South Camden and Highgate Schools, London Royd's Hall Science College, Huddersfield Clayton Hall College, Newcastle Under Lyme Falinge Park High, Rochdale Chafford School, Essex Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent Chase School, Essex Westlands School, Torquay Falinge Park, Lancashire Copland School, Wembley Kingswood, Northants Burnt Mill, Harlow The Forest School, Sussex Titus School, Bradford Beamont, warrington Holgate, Hucknall Trinity Academy, Halifax Freebrough Academy, Saltburn Westborough School, Dewsbury Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Bristol Pencoed School: Bridgend, S Wales Colne Valley: Huddersfield Bristol City Academy: Bristol Ashlawn School: Rugby Harry carlton School: Loughborough Abbey College: Ramsey King Edward's Ind: Godalming All saints: Nottingham Oasis Academy: Immingham Andrew Marvell School: Hul Hall Green School: Birmingham	Beauchamp College,  Leicester Redhill College, Nottingham Vale of Ancholme, Brigg Beaumont School, Warrington Holy Trinity Sch., Birmingham Magnus School, Tuxford School, Notts Henry Cort, Fareham St Damien's, Ashton U. L. Thorns School, Dudley Titus Salt, Shipley Aldersley High, Wolverh Hayward Coll, Stoke on T KGV School, China South Island Sch., H.K., China Sha Tin Coll, H. K., China Parkwood Ac., Sheffield National School, Hucknall Bluecoat School, Birmingham St Damiens, Ashton-U-Lyme Tuxford School, Newark De Warrenne Academy, Donc. Neal Wade Cambridgeshire Wolverhampton & B. Academy St Boniface, Plymouth Brookfield, Southampton National School, Hucknall Bristol Metro Academy, Brist. Grange Tech, Bradford Lord Grey School, Milton Keynes Northshore H. Academy, Teeside Northwood Prep S.Camden Community: London Wisewood: Sheffield Chesham Prep: Bucks Hatfield Visual Arts: Doncaster Sutton Valence: Kent St Edward's Cof E: havering Chesham Prep: Northwood Belvue Special School: Northwood Greenfield School: Newton Aycliffe Ynysawdre: South Wales

       Making the Transition to Vertical Tutoring..

 First: here are three easy ways to mess up the transition to VT.

   1. Go to your local untrained school and see what they do. They will tell you of their great success and you will believe they have got it right. (Ignorance) How will you know what to look for and what to ask without training??

   2. Copy or adapt the model (inherit the faults) and don't allow the staff to have intensive training and input. You will then end up with the same school  you had in the first placebut with the kids in mixed groups (arrogance)

   3. Pretend it all works well (ignorance and arrogance) and spread poor practice to other schools

   
 The change to VT and the introduction of REAL academic tutorials (the parts that seem to cause schools most challenge) should be a creative experience and schools that I have worked with are all extremely positive about the transition process. For Leadership Teams, training can be a challenge to them in part because the NPQH teaches compliance to a system that simply does not work and which is designed to cut out mavericks!

 I cannot guarantee that all of these schools have got VT right but most understand VT and should get things right over time. Some are just flying...

 Talking about flying, this is a Jay on my allotment that seems to have adopted me or vv.  Now how about that for Vertical Tutoring?