"At the time I was not entirely convinced. Now, four years later on, I'm a real advocate." Case Study "At the time I was not entirely convinced. Now, four years later on, I'm a real advocate." Victoria Saville, Principal, Fieldhead Primary Academy. As a new principal for a school in special measures, they were already under real scrutiny by HMI. However, the Schools Partnership Programme felt like something that they had more control over, see into other schools and dig deep into what they were doing, and feel like they were part of something different. "It's not a process that's punitive, where people feel like it's being done to them." Case Study "It's not a process that's punitive, where people feel like it's being done to them." Nadia Hannam, Principal, Birstall Primary Academy. At first Nadia was one of the most sceptical people in the room, but after talking the process through with other heads and reaching an understanding of how they were going to do it, she could see how beneficial the Schools Partnership Programme could be for her school. "I saw it as a challenge for me." Case Study "I saw it as a challenge for me." Karl Rogerson, Principal, Billesley Primary School talks to us about his experience of being part of the Schools Partnership Programme and offers his advice to new Improvement Champions. "It’s actually peers doing it for each other." Case Study "It’s actually peers doing it for each other." Hear Liz talk about her experience of SPP as a headteacher and peer reviewer within the Southwark Teaching School Alliance. "It really fosters a kind of belief that we’re all teachers and we’re all in it for the children." Case Study "It really fosters a kind of belief that we’re all teachers and we’re all in it for the children." Levia discusses what it's like to be an improvement champion within her partnership, and how leading a large improvement workshop made her confidence grow. Case Study "We’ve built-in a stronger mechanism for accountability, checking back and seeing how it’s going." The Kyra Teaching School Alliance, based at Lincoln Mount Street Academy in Lincolnshire, began in 2012 as a partnership of seven schools. Since then it has grown to be a large strategic force for school improvement in Lincolnshire and now includes over 50 schools.