Leadership & Learning Consultants

Drawing upon over 30 years of headship experience and over 60 years of teaching experience, Rod and Yvonne Weatherhead offer a wealth of practical experience and knowledge in all aspects of learning, teaching and leadership. Rod and Yvonne retain an infectious enthusiasm for working with children, students, teachers, governors, school leaders and support staff. Together they plan and deliver leadership and learning training and conferences for early years' practitioners, teachers with teaching and learning responsibility posts, school support staff and primary leadership groups.

In 2004 they established a Professional Learning Community Network which focuses on the continual development of distributed leadership. The network was awarded a national Leading Aspect Award for its work in “raising achievement by working as a Professional Learning Community to promote, develop and support high quality leadership at all levels.”

Yvonne Weatherhead has been the headteacher of Marland Hill Primary School for twenty years and has led the school through four successful Ofsted inspections. In October 2008 Ofsted judged the school outstanding in all areas. Yvonne has led Marland Hill to achieving the Leading Aspect Award for community cohesion in June 2009. The school is a lead school in behaviour management and serves a socially disadvantaged community. Full Biography

Rod Weatherhead is a School Improvement Partner working with primary schools in Bury, Manchester and Bradford. He was the headteacher of Heybrook Primary School in Rochdale for twelve years and led the school through three successful Ofsted inspections. Previously he had been the headteacher of Darnhill Primary School in Heywood for nine years. He works as a facilitator and coach on the National College for School Leaders' NPQH and Leadership Pathways programmes. He is facilitator and associate consultant for the Inspirational Professional Learning Community Network. Full Biography