CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Build clarity, coherence, and a measurable culture of excellence across your school

The Culture of Excellence Program gives leaders and teams a shared language, a clear rhythm of improvement, and a practical pathway for lifting culture, capability, and collective agency.

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From Barriers to Breakthroughs

Lee Crockett delivers keynotes and workshops that help education leaders turn research into real-world impact — building cultures of clarity, trust, and wellbeing.

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WHAT THIS PROGRAM MAKES POSSIBLE

When leadership becomes intentional, culture shifts—quickly and sustainably.

Schools use the Culture of Excellence Program to strengthen clarity, deepen trust, and build a shared approach to improving learning—ensuring everyone moves together with purpose, direction, and alignment.

It brings alignment to the work, rhythm to the practice, and momentum to the culture—without adding unnecessary load to already busy teams.

THE EXCELLENCE JOURNEY

A five-chapter pathway for building lasting cultural impact.

Start With Trust. Rebuild alignment, surface misalignment safely, and establish the shared purpose that anchors all future work.

Regain Your Grip. Bring clarity to leadership rhythms, expectations, and decision-making so teams can move with coherence and confidence.

Shift the Momentum. Use short, focused cycles to turn improvement from an event into a habit—visible, achievable, and energising.

Change the Experience. Strengthen what happens in classrooms: shared pedagogical language, consistent routines, and more authentic learning.

Grow What You’ve Built. Extend cultural capability, lift influence across the school, and embed the systems that sustain excellence over time.

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THE PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

A clear structure that strengthens culture while lightening cognitive load.

Evidence of growth with the Excellence Benchmark

Start- and- finish assessment across the Six Aspects of Excellence, establishing a clear baseline and end-of-year proof of growth

Focused Strategy Sessions with Lee (1–2 per term)

Sharpen focus, align priorities, and design your next Leadership Sprint

Leadership Sprints that build momentum

Six-week cycles that turn strategy into traction and energise staff with visible progress

The Excellence Journey Leadership Community

Leaders’ Lounge: a space to connect with peers, share challenges, and celebrate wins

Momentum Checks: simple prompts that keep teams engaged and accountable

The Map: a curated library of frameworks, tools, and resources

Whole-school access to the Excellence Network

A private school space exclusively for your team

Teacher Masterclasses to build staff capacity

Shared spaces and resources where schools learn from each other

Showcase your journey in the Culture of Excellence book

Opt in to document and publish your school’s story—featured in future editions of the Culture of Excellence book and online.

PROGRAM TESTIMONIALS

What real leaders are saying.

”I’d recommend Lee because he is an expert in this space, and he is knowledgeable and incredibly skilful at articulating his message. Lee’s work is evidence-based, and this strengthens his messaging with stakeholders.”

Mark Battistella

Schools Performance Leader, Catholic Education South Australia
"This program has completely transformed my leadership. I’ve shifted from constant crisis management to leading with clarity, calm, and purpose. The impact has been genuinely life-changing."

Moira Smith

Principal, O’Sullivan Beach Children’s Centre
“Lee’s thought-provoking questions challenged us to examine our habits, values, and boundaries—making the session not only insightful but transformative.”

Andrew Balkwill

Principal, Mercedes College

PROVEN IMPACT

Real schools. Real partnership. Real results.

Mackellar Primary School

Good Practice Becomes Deep Agency

A whole-school shift from isolated innovation to a shared culture of agency, clarity, and purposeful learning. → Read More

Evelyn Scott School

Joyful Curiosity and Lifelong Learning

The Culture of Excellence Framework gives staff and students at Evelyn Scott an empowering teaching and learning framework. → Read More

Caulfeild iDEC

Making Responsibility a Shared Practice

A simple question becomes a powerful catalyst for ethical reflection, curiosity, and meaningful community action. → Read More

Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy

Reimagining Student Ownership and Inquiry

Transforming the study of narrative empathy into a powerful inquiry and critical thinking experience → Read More

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If you’d like to explore what a Culture of Excellence partnership could look like in your school or system, I’d be glad to talk it through.