Bespoke Package for Visiting All-Through Schools

All-Through School Visits

Systems and Strategy at Buxton School

We understand the unique opportunities and challenges that come with being an All-Through school, and offer a bespoke package to meet the needs of schools who would like to visit us to learn more about some of the areas in which we have developed our strategic thinking.

Some of our most impactful developments have been the intentional design of a cross-phase curriculum—carefully structured to ensure seamless progression, deep knowledge retention, and a strong sense of continuity from Early Years through to Secondary.

We are excited to offer fellow all-through schools the chance to visit us, explore how we have developed and implemented these strategies, and engage with our staff across phases. During your visit, you will see how curriculum planning, pedagogy, and assessment are thoughtfully aligned to support every stage of a child’s learning and developmental journey.

Pricing:

Half day visit (including refreshments): £500

Full day visit (including lunch): £750

Suggested itinerary:

Our Vision (with Executive Headteacher):

• How we have established a joint vision across the school while considering each Phase’s distinct character

Staffing and Structure (with Executive Headteacher and Senior Leaders):

• How the Buxton Leadership Team and Middle Leaders are organised, what we have learnt surrounding this, and the challenges has this posed.
• Safeguarding (with DSL/Deputy Headteacher)
• Allocation/pooling of resources and staffing
• Transition, KS2 – KS3 and Year 6 – Year 7
• Challenges surrounding Secondary/Primary student numbers

Teaching & Learning (with Deputy Headteachers of the Primary and Secondary Phases):

• Cross-phase curriculum planning and development
• CPD, T&L, quality assurance (Maths, English and Science) procedures across all Key Stages - Staff integration working across phases, i.e. how often they work separately and together, including department meetings, CPD, staff socials etc.
• Intent: All through Map Monitoring, Joint Middle Leaders
• Curriculum Intent including the Oracy Project
• Middle Leader Development
• Teaching and Learning CPD Group - Whole School Events

Through Middle Leaders:

• How has an All-Through curriculum been developed (History, PSHE, English, Science)

All-Through Tour/Learning Walk (with Senior Leaders

• A tour of the school site: seeing planning and cross-phase work in practice

If this package is of interest to you, please contact PA to Executive Headteacher Miss LM Haywood via headteacherspa@buxtonschool.org.uk and arrange a date to join us in sharing ideas, asking questions, and seeing our practical approaches in action. Buxton School is passionate about working collaboratively to strengthen all-through education across the sector—and we look forward to welcoming you.