About
Education is close to all our hearts. We are all governors in maintained schools, Trustees in academy trusts, educationalists or senior leaders in education.
We believe everyone involved in any company should always strive to live by the mantra of
” leaving the place better than we found it “.
When we work with you, we strive to do the same.
Successful teams are made up of different mindsets and skill sets. No one individual knows everything. By up-skilling everyone, we make better decisions which lead to better outcomes.
Our services and courses are relevant to both individuals and organisations. Our CPD can be a powerful tool in improving knowledge and skill sets. Our Governance training can help the whole Board become better skilled. Our Governance Reviews can provide both an external perspective on Board performance and offer recommendations to improve the governance function of your school or Trust.
If you are looking to become a coach or are wanting to be coached, please feel free to contact us to speak to one of our professional coaches.
About Jeff Marshall
Jeff is the MD of Marshall Professional Development Ltd, a CPD, training and coaching company. Jeff has written accredited courses for Trustee Development, Being a MAT CEO and Maintained School Governance. Marshall Professional Development was voted Best Corporate & Education Training Provider 2023 – U.K, Best Education Training Provider 2024 and School Governance Training Provider of the Year 2025.
Jeff was a National Leader of Governance and Reviewer of Governing Bodies for 8 years. He has personally undertaken over 100 External Reviews of Governance on Maintained schools and Academy Trusts. Both of Jeff’s companies undertake Governance Review and Governance training work.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of CPD.
Jeff has been a school Governor for 31 years and Chair for 24, at one of the first 5 Primary Schools in the country to become an academy. For over a decade, he has been an Academy Trust Member and Chair of Trustees. He is also a Trust Member of a successful Multi Academy Trust.
Jeff is also MD of J & G Marshall Ltd which, since the company was formed, has supported over 330 schools to academy conversions around the country. The company supports many MATs in MAT Growth Audits, MAT MOTs, Trust Mergers and Due Diligence. J&G Marshall Ltd was voted Academy Conversion Provider of the year in both 2022, 2023, 2024 and Multi Academy Trust Support Company of the Year 2025.
About Our Trainers
Our team of Trainers and course leaders are all individuals with years of experience in the roles they are delivering teaching about. Decades of first-hand experience at the highest levels of educational leadership are behind what goes into the content of these courses. This means that when you take our courses, you are drawing directly from not only all those years of experience in these roles, but from the people who’ve amassed those experiences and that knowledge.
Headteachers, Executive Headteachers, Governors and CEOs across maintained schools, academies and Trusts of all kinds, teaching the (current and) next wave of the same. That’s what we’re all about.
If you’d like more information on us or any of our courses, or to sign up to one of our cohorts and begin, we’d love to hear from you, so please get in touch!
Using Marshalls to undertake an External Review of Governance (ERG) has enabled us to clearly identify strengths and areas for development as well as create an effective action plan that will allow the school to rapidly implement further improvements to our leadership team.
Excellent professional relationships have been built with all stakeholders and I would have no hesitation in recommending a Marshall to other leaders.
What makes Marshalls stand out is their way of working. They are always available and working to the principle that whatever is important to us is important to them. The combination of skills, experience and can-do attitude is a powerful one, and is the heartbeat in thier team.
Marshalls were appointed as our consultants and I can honestly say they were worth every penny. They have a dedicated team, with experience of leading many schools across the country successfully through the process. They are very well respected by the DfE. The specialist team provided excellent service and made a very complex process far easier for us!
I commend to you the services of Marshalls to guide you through the process of converting into an academy. As busy professionals, still running a school, we found their ‘no nonsense, just leave it up to us’ approach both refreshing and time-saving. They answered the key questions as they arose, with advice a-plenty if needed.
