Abstract

The UK schooling system is under the watchful eye of the Government, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (OFSTED) and various other stakehol- ders including parents. To seek higher pupil attainment, schools are under pressure demonstrate continuous impro- vement, via a change model, of which there are many. This paper measured the change process of the “McKie Mastery Leadership Change Management” model within two UK-pri- mary-schools. Data was sourced via semi structured inter- views and questionnaires. The findings were significant in terms of senior management as a key catalyst for change in empowering the schools’ hierarchy to recalibrate, their approach to classroom teaching pedagogies in the tangible student learning enhancement and pupil performance. Vali- dating the McKie Model provides a valuable and impactful change management model to support sustained pupil attainment.