Most learning walks give us snapshots.
Pupil Pursuits looks at the full picture.
Pupil Pursuits is a pupil-centred school improvement and leadership coaching offer designed to help schools better understand the daily learning experience of their pupils, particularly those with SEND and additional barriers to learning.
Rather than focusing on isolated lesson visits, I spend the day tracking pupils across lessons, transitions, routines, and learning experiences to build a richer understanding of their learning diet across the school day.
Because sometimes the biggest barriers are not found in one lesson.
The goal is not to “catch people out”.
It is to understand what is helping pupils thrive and what may unintentionally be creating barriers to learning.
What Does a Pupil Pursuit Involve?
During the day, I work alongside a member of the Senior Leadership Team, SENDCo, or Middle Leader to:
Track selected pupils across a range of lessons and contexts
Observe adaptive teaching and inclusive classroom practice
Explore consistency in routines, expectations, and support
Identify strengths and areas for development
Reflect on the lived experience of learners
Coach leaders live throughout the process
This creates a richer, more reflective understanding of what pupils experience across the day and what may have the biggest impact on their progress, participation, independence, and belonging.
Leadership Coaching Embedded Throughout
A key feature of Pupil Pursuits is the live coaching element.
Alongside the observations, I support leaders in developing sharper lenses around:
This is not simply an observation process.
It is leadership development in real time.
Leaders are supported to:
Notice patterns across lessons
Strengthen professional dialogue
Reflect more deeply on classroom practice
Develop implementation thinking
Build confidence in leading teaching and learning
Schools Receive
A Detailed Written Report Including:
Strengths in teaching and learning
Areas for development
Reflections on adaptive teaching and inclusion
Key themes and patterns
Practical next steps
Leadership considerations
Recommendations for CPD and implementation
Areas of Focus
Pupil Pursuits can be tailored to school priorities, including:
Adaptive Teaching
SEND and Inclusion
Behaviour for Learning
Classroom Communication
Scaffolding and Independence
Oracy and Participation
Consistency of Practice
Deployment of Adults and Teaching Assistants
Quality of Support for Vulnerable Learners
Why Schools Value Pupil Pursuits
✔ Provides a pupil-centred view of school experience
✔ Moves beyond isolated learning walks
✔ Develops leadership capacity alongside evaluation
✔ Strengthens understanding of adaptive teaching
✔ Encourages reflective, evidence-informed improvement
✔ Supports inclusive school improvement priorities
One Day. Real Insight. Lasting Impact.
Pupil Pursuits is designed to help schools better understand the lived experience of learners and translate those insights into meaningful, sustainable improvement.
Because what is needed for some often benefits all.
