AGENDA ITEM NO. 3
ERW JOINT COMMITTEE
11TH MARCH 2015
ERW BUSINESS PLAN
Purpose: To inform the Joint Committee about the ERW Business Plan and to seek
approval for the plan to be progressed across the region in line with the arrangements
set out in the Legal Agreement
RECOMMENDATIONS / KEY DECISIONS REQUIRED:
It is RECOMMENDED that the Joint Committee authorises officers to progress this plan on the
basis outlined in this report.
REASONS:
To enable ERW to support, challenge and intervene in all schools to enable
them to improve and to lead that improvement and professional learning, leading to improved
and more consistent teaching, learning and leadership in all of ERW’s schools.
Report Author:
Designation:
Tel No. 01267 245633
Betsan O’Connor
ERW MD
E. Mail:
Betsan.oconnor@erw.org.uk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ERW JOINT COMMITTEE
11TH MARCH 2015
ERW Business Plan 2015-18
BRIEF SUMMARY OF PURPOSE OF REPORT
The aim of the report is to provide members with an overview of the business planning
process and priorities and to elaborate on the earlier discussions in 24th November and
9th February 2015.
The report has three main overarching priority outcomes:

Leading learning

Teaching and learning and

Support for learning.
The plan illustrates in detail how the region will deliver improved outcomes for learners
through its work streams and organizational structure. There is a foreword jointly signed by
Joint Committee members, which set the tone for and supports the work.
The plan includes ERW’s governance and working arrangements together with the vision and
mission statement. The whole report includes the following sections, and the dashboard as
agreed in the last meeting as means of capturing at a glance the progress against the agreed
key priority outcomes.
There is also a section on internal improvement arrangements. A specific section on
Democratic Accountability arrangements will come to the next full JC as a stand alone
agenda item.
Section 1 Priorities
Leading learning
Priority Outcome Dashboard
Teaching and learning
Priority Outcome Dashboard
Support for learning
Priority Outcome Dashboard
Section 2 Internal Improvement Priorities
Systems and Structures
Planning for Improvement
Communication
Accountability
Section 3 Risk Register
Planning and accountability structure
Democratic accountability framework
Delivery structure and day to day arrangements
Section 4 Roles, responsibilities and operating procedures
Section 5 Success criteria
Welsh Government have asked for progress on key planning templates against workstreams
(attached). These will be the foundation from which we finalize the Business Plan.
The main work stream targets are highlighted in the templates for WG. The burden of the
process has meant that the main plan is incomplete whilst the templates to WG have been
submitted.
DETAILED REPORT ATTACHED?
YES - APPENDIX A
IMPLICATIONS
Policy, Crime &
Disorder and
Equalities
Legal
Finance
Risk Management Issues
Staffing Implications
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
CONSULTATIONS
Details of any consultations undertaken are to be included here
Section 100D Local Government Act, 1972 – Access to Information
List of Background Papers used in the preparation of this report:
THESE ARE DETAILED BELOW
Title of Document
File Ref No. Locations that the papers are available for public
inspection
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APPENDIX A
Business Plan
Introduction and Context
1.
The National Model sets out the arrangements for the business planning process of
regional consortia.
“The overall consortium business plan
Each regional consortium will produce an annual business plan, using a standard template that
will set out:
a summary of the consortium’s strategic objectives, priority outcomes and targets.”
“The business plan as agreed by the joint committee will be submitted to the Welsh Government
for sign-off by the Minister for Education and Skills by February of each year. The process of
the submission and sign-off of the business plan should be completed by the end of March of
each year.”
1. The standards templates submitted to WG are attached for information and provide an
illustration of the details which will sit underneath the three priority outcome sections.
This is captured in the work stream overview
2. Dashboards have been set up as requested in last JC and in line with the 2014-5 plan.
3. The arrangements and details in the plan will be informed by the SER, and update was
required for WG as part of the BP process.
Recommendation
1.
It is RECOMMENDED that the Joint Committee authorizes officers to progress and
complete this plan to completion on the basis outlined in this report and supporting
documentation.