Core Team

Melanie Saunders

 Chief Education Advisor

Melanie joined HPL during its inception and worked alongside the first cohort of World Class School Award (WCSA) schools, beginning their HPL journey in 2016. She has been key in the evolution of the WCSA programme and coached several of the pioneer schools through to successful accreditation. As well as inducting and coaching WCSA Schools, Melanie has been instrumental in the development of the organisation and the creation of new materials, approaches and programmes of work. She frequently presents both nationally and internationally, on the power and impact of High Performance Learning. Prior to joining HPL, Melanie enjoyed a successful career in school leadership culminating in the headship of an 11-18 school in Cumbria. She then moved to Hampshire County Council as head of school improvement, responsible for the standards in over 500 schools.