Award-Winning Custom Executive Education
An Award-Winning Partner in Leadership Transformation
ChangeSchool is a winner of the prestigious 2025 EFMD Excellence in Practice Silver Award for our work in co-creating programmes that build a legacy of leadership. As one of the only non-university institutions to be recognised at this level, we offer a unique synthesis of world-class pedagogical expertise, with faculty from London Business School and Cambridge Judge Business School, and an agile, results-driven approach.
This combination delivers measurable impact, consistently achieving world-class Net Promoter Scores of +85 and above, and has been further recognised with the 2025 Merit Award Special recognition for Educational Innovation. Partner with us to move beyond traditional executive education deliver and build a true capacity for transformational leadership within your organisation
Award-Winning Impact
EFMD is a non-profit organisation dedicated to management development, and is recognised globally as an accreditation body for business schools, business school programmes, and corporate universities.
The EFMD Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards offer international recognition for outstanding client-supplier partnerships in Learning & Executive Development projects.
What makes us special
For corporate and government clients, we design and deliver custom programmes that build measurable leadership legacies, a capability validated by multiple EFMD awards for both talent and ecosystem development.
For business school partners, we are a strategic partner, leveraging our practitioner-led model to help them meet the critical "Connections with Practice" requirement for accreditation.
Our pedagogical approach, centred on discovery-based learning and mindset shifts, consistently achieves world-class Net Promoter Scores, ensuring deep participant engagement and tangible impact.
Partner with us
Great executive education shifts leadership mindsets to action. It requires the discovery of the challenge, the knowledge to bear, the application to an action, the experience of success, and the support to remove hurdles. No single institution holds the key.
Great executive education requires an ecosystem of executive education delivery partners that provide complementary expertise to make the experience transformational.
Business schools partner with us to bring in practitioner expertise, specialised knowledge, and international scale to make their programmes more competitive and compelling.
They also benefit from connecting their with practice, achieve the balance between academic quality and managerial relevance, and meet their accreditation requirements.
We have delivered award-winning programmes from leading schools and faculty to 39 countries.
We invite you to join us on this journey together.
Viren Lall, FRSA
Academic Lead, Custom Executive Education
Managing Director, ChangeSchool LDN
Uniting 86 Institutions for National Education Reform
When the UK government introduced the landmark T-Level qualifications, the Further Education sector faced a significant implementation challenge amidst change fatigue. ChangeSchool, in partnership with King's College London and the Education and Training Foundation, was commissioned to deliver the T-Level Professional Development programme.
Our mission was to create a "movement for change." We designed a programme that not only developed individual leaders but also fostered unprecedented cross-institutional collaboration. The result was a vibrant community of change leaders across 86 normally competing institutions, working together to ensure the successful national rollout of T-Levels. This achievement was awarded the 2025 EFMD Excellence in Practice Silver Award and special reocgnition by Merit Awards.
As our Managing Director, Viren Lall, noted in EFMD site:
"Institutional and sector-wide transformation is never easy. We celebrate a programme that turned challenges into momentum and leadership into legacy. Through cascaded learning, it empowered lasting change and collaboration across institutions."
Collaborating with ChangeSchool allows you to create award-winning programmes that deliver genuine, measurable impact. Download the case study here
Our commitment to excellence in executive education is recognised at the highest levels of the industry.
EFMD EiP Silver Award Winner (2025 & 2023)
Recognised twice by the European Foundation for Management Development for outstanding partnerships in Ecosystem Development and Talent Development.
Learning Impact
Our programmes consistently achieve a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of +85 or higher, reflecting exceptional participant satisfaction and impact
Proven Results
We design and deliver custom leadership journeys that drive mindset shifts and build lasting legacies of leadership. Partner with us to build your next generation of leaders.
Award winning delivery
ChangeSchool, in partnership with King's College London won Silver Award with the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD) and their Excellence in Practice Awards in the category of Talent Development the Silver award
We equip leaders with strategic acumen, growth mindsets, and managerial expertise to empower them to grow their organisations. Our accredited coaches provide tailored support, enhancing leadership performance.
With a focus on innovation, our programmes cultivate change capacity, driving enduring success in a rapidly evolving landscape underpinned by our award-winning pedagogical expertise.
You can see our techniques, development themes and case studies of projects in the next section
Senior leadership development
Transitioning to higher levels in the leadership pipeline requires managing up and across, rigorous delegation and moving beyond technical competency traps. ChangeSchool's senior leadership programmes cultivate strategic acumen, empowering executives to build strategic networks, empower teams and lead with a vision.
Coaching and mentoring
Coaching plays a pivotal role in helping leaders unlock their organizational potential. ChangeSchool’s roster of accredited and highly qualified coaches helps executives in our leadership programmes with a tailored approach to contextualize learning and development, foster growth mindsets, and enhance their leadership performance.
Pedagogical expertise
Effective pedagogy underpins the engagement, participation and call to action in executive education. ChangeSchool's award-winning pedagogical expertise uses discovery-based learning, non-patriarchal and inclusive facilitation techniques, and a range of modern tools to deliver highly rated development programmes as recognized in our awards and recognition.
Innovation and growth
Innovation is the cornerstone of organizational growth and competitive advantage. With a sharp focus on strategy, execution, and sustainability, ChangeSchool has empowered organizations from India to the GCC countries to navigate uncertainty, seize opportunities, and achieve enduring success in a rapidly changing business landscape.
Change and transformation
Organizations that embrace innovation and transformational change position themselves for long-term sustainable growth. Our programmes for Further education colleges and corporates such as BT, Cofely, have empowered executives to cultivate strategic acumen, develop change capacity and lead transformation resulting in £430m of benefits realisation and have been published as case studies as exemplars of great practice
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ChangeSchool's programmes for executives are world-renowned for driving real impact and mindset shifts in participants.
ChangeSchool is a multiple award winner from the European Foundation for Management Development and the Merit Awards
Partner with us to develop your next generation of leaders
We bring the world's best business school faculty from London Business School, Cambridge Judge Business School, Cranfield University, UCL, Imperial College, and King's College London to deliver an elite education for everyone.
Global Expertise
10 years of international executive education delivery across 39 countries.
Learning Impact
Multiple award-winning custom executive education programmes in talent development, ecosystem development, and cross-institutional collaboration
Leadership Support
Our global network of senior practitioners ensures your custom executive education programs deliver the demonstrable impact and professional relevance
UK universities who work with us
Testimonials
Florencia Riswanto
I had a bootcamp with MIT – the time here is a lot better
organised, we have a lot more time here [London]. The content
is similar, but this was more engaging.”
LIF6 Fellow
Indonesia
Jesus 'Chuy'Cepeda
“A perfect way and timing to reset, revisit and reframe OS City’s value proposition in an after-covid world. Without LIF, we wouldn’t be feeling so confident of the way ahead.”
LIF Global 2022
Mexico
Abeer Albashiti
“[The] LIF programme was a turning point for me. I was almost quitting my start-up, but after the residential, the virtual accelerator and this in-country event, these programmes equipped me with a new skill set and mindset to move forward with my project.”
LIF6 Fellow
Jordan
Wendy Leong
“LIF Global is a life-changing programme. It makes you think about how you position yourself as a businessperson, how you see your product or service and how you see yourself”
LFI Global 2022
Malaysia
Leadership and management development
Developing managerial capability
Strategic Innovation
Scenario Planning
Simulate multiple plausible futures and develop fresh business projects in our highly unpredictable world.
Multi Horizon Innovation
Develop structures and manage conflicting demands to run simultaneous innovation initiatives and future proof the organisation.
Business Model Innovation
Innovation for incumbent organisations to create value and defend against disruption.
Creative Solutions
Develop better products and services faster and at lower cost. Working on practical problems with imagination, empathy, intuition, and systemic reasoning.
Strategy Execution
Developing Strategy
Defining your strategy and execution plan with techniques to communicate and lead with vision
Leading Change
A powerful mechanism, to lead an inclusive transformation programme that leverages rational, emotional and political levers of change
Benefit Driven Enterprise
How to translate strategic intent into implementation and benefit driven programmes of activity throughout the organisation
Transformation Hothouses
A participant empowered technique to address the gaps between intention and execution that lead to failure within strategic projects
Innovation Cultures
Agile Project Management
Simulate multiple plausible futures and develop fresh business projects in our highly unpredictable world.
Data Driven Implementation
Modern innovation has moved beyond intuition. Take the risk out of product development. Learn how to test your ideas and find the right, market ready solution.
Global Cultural Leadership
Global interaction requires nuanced understanding on how national cultures behave differently with respect to decision making, authority and communication
Leading cultural change
Shifting the beliefs, cultural norms, behaviours, and actions from an all-important part of driving change
Selected Projects
Empowering leaders for Further Education transformation: UK
Developing senior civil servants for modern governance practices: Egypt
Empowering growth for country operations: GCC
Executive Education impact: UK and GCC
Change School Pedagogy
Participant Engagement
All our sessions are active, maintain engagement and avoid fatigue: Our design processes use a mix of eight different types of activities as pedagogical learning components to inform our session-by-session design based on learning outcomes. Across our programmes, learning is structured appropriately to the type of learner and phase of learning to ensure real-world application of what is learned.
ChangeSchool partnerships with City University, London South Bank University and Essex University also produced 3 of the 5 national winners in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Uzbekistan
Learning Reinforcement
Embedded within our pedagogy, reinforcement occurs naturally as participants delve into experiential learning with provided resources. Through collaborative efforts and guided reflection, our approach encourages discovery-based learning, ensuring concepts are solidified through real-world application in simulations and virtual programmes, supported by mentors and networks.
ChangeSchool partnerships with City University, London South Bank University and Essex University also produced 3 of the 5 national winners in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Uzbekistan
Coaching and mentoring
Coaching and mentoring are pivotal components of our learning journey. All coaches and mentors on our roster offer guidance and support tailored to individual needs, fostering growth-mindsets and empowering participants to maximise results. Their approach, grounded in experience and empathy, ensures personalised development and strategic alignment, driving impactful outcomes.
ChangeSchool partnerships with City University, London South Bank University and Essex University also produced 3 of the 5 national winners in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Uzbekistan
Awards and Recognition
EFMD EiP Silver Award 2025
ChangeSchool, in partnership with King's Business School was awarded the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) 2025 Excellence in Practice (EiP) Silver Award in Executive Education Development under the Ecosystem Development category
EFMD EiP awards are considered as the highest industry award in executive education/non-degree educational recognition.
We had previously received the EFMD Excellence in Practice (EiP) Silver Award in 2023 for our collaborative work with King’s Business School
ChangeSchool's partnership with King’s Business School has received three industry awards and currently delivers a number of executive education programmes for senior leaders for the UK government
The Merit Summit awards 2025
The Merit Summit awards celebrate outstanding achievements in future-ready organisational development, leadership, and learning innovation. Our T-Levels Professional Development Program was selected from amongst exceptional submissions across the industry.
This recognition particularly honours our collaborative approach to building communities and creating meaningful impact. The program reached 86 organisations, demonstrating the power of partnership in transforming professional development.
ChangeSchool received this recognition for cross institutional institutional collaboration in partnership with Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and King's College London (KCL)
International and national start-up awards
In a multi-country competition for online pitching, held independently in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, with 800 submissions from 80 higher education institutions, the ChangeSchool/Essex University partnership produced the International champion start-up winner GreenDom across all the participating nations. GreenDom had conceptualised a therapeutic Greenhouse preparing children with disabilities for the labour market a massive move towards social impact;
ChangeSchool partnerships with City University, London South Bank University and Essex University also produced 3 of the 5 national winners in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Uzbekistan
Award winning executive education
In 2023 King’s College London and ChangeSchool co-delivered executive education programme for 120 civil servants won Europe’s Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) silver category ward in talent development for aspiring leaders.
Since 2007, the EFMD Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards have recognised outstanding and impactful client-supplier partnerships in Organisational, Talent, Leadership and Professional Development.
ChangeSchool in partnership with King’s Business School delivers a number of executive education programmes for senior leadership UK's Further education Sector today
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Our published change and innovation techniques
What this book is about: Learn how sustainable change can be delivered in organizations regardless of company size and industry sector by drawing on these best practice examples.
Our contribution: Multi-locational complex change and leadership requirements for a 3200 people change initiative across seven countries. The use of hothousing techniques to mobilise extremely complex transformation programmes.
“Brings much needed insight at a time when the pace of change is increasing for everyone, everywhere. Real-life case studies from real-life change experts offer reassuring clarity for business leaders when all the traditional rules for managing change just don’t work any more.”
Warren Parry, author of ‘Big Change, Best Path’ and Managing Director of Accenture Strategy
International and national start-up awards
In a multi-country competition for online pitching, held independently in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, with 800 submissions from 80 higher education institutions, the ChangeSchool/Essex University partnership produced the International champion start-up winner GreenDom across all the participating nations. GreenDom had conceptualised a therapeutic Greenhouse preparing children with disabilities for the labour market a massive move towards social impact;
ChangeSchool partnerships with City University, London South Bank University and Essex University also produced 3 of the 5 national winners in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Uzbekistan
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Highest levels of executive education programme ratings
The Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a metric that quantifies customer satisfaction and loyalty by gauging the likelihood of individuals recommending a product, service, or company to others.
Our exec ed sessions have high engagement and Net Promoter Scores: We consistently achieve an NPS of +85 and above. NPS scores range from -100 to +100. NPS Score of over +50 is excellent, and over +70 is considered world-class.
In our deliveries for UK government programmes, in 2023 for the Education and Training Foundation, ChangeSchool achieved a 100% satisfaction rating for all three programmes and a recording-breaking Net Promoter Scores
ChangeSchool has achieved an NPS of +100, which is a record high, across deliveries by any provider for UK Government provision for the Education and Training Foundation (Mar 2023).
