Grow Your Own Teaching School: Our Experiences so far …. Angelo Goduti Deputy Headteacher Farlingaye High School Cath Breckell Deputy Headteacher Kesgrave High School The National Context… The Context of our Teaching School • ‘Job-share’ with no lead school existing culture of S2S support outstanding practice Very different school cultures • Alliance partners who? why? • The region rural/urban divestment of LA three tier / two tier • Mixed school profiles The original alliance • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Farlingaye High School Kesgrave High School St. Albans High School Claydon High school Northgate High School Copleston High School Samuel Ward Academy Kyson Primary School Gorseland Primary School Suffolk LA University of Cambridge University of East Anglia Anglia Ruskin University SNITT Governance and Leadership • • • • • • • • Teaching Schools link Teaching School Co-ordinator Termly strategy meetings Regular email contact Event opportunities Contribution to direction Project Leads Website jpd Consider your capacity…. Activity National College Launch Event Initial Teaching Schools Strategy meeting Preparation paperwork for meeting: summary documents and agenda Preparation for R&D bid Meeting time and task designation. Preparation for Lead School application Letter to strategic Partners drafted and sent Lead Schools draft document Lead Schools finalised document Preparation for SLE trainer bid, SLE forecasting document completed SLE trainer bid finalisation Teaching Schools Update Meeting Follow-up meeting Teaching School Partners Meeting Meeting time to write action plan and complete key information form Draft SLE advert and e-mail to strategic partners and LA Webex SLE conference Preparation for start-up meeting Start-up meeting Draft Action Plan ITT Application ITT bid finalisation Key Information form and phone calls Who Date NB,AG 13-14/09/2011 NB, SH, AG, CB, RJ, KC 22/09/2011 Hours 2 days 1 AG RH, AG, CB 23/09/2011 21-28/9/2011 1 2 AG,CB CB AG,CB CB 27/09/2011 28/09/2011 29/09/2011 29/09/2011 2.5 0.5 3 1 AG,CB AG,CB,SW NB, SH, AG, CB, RJ, KC, AC, MR AG,CB NB, SH, AG, CB, RJ, KC, + Strategic Partner Heads 04/10/2011 05/10/2011 2 2 13/10/2011 13/10/2011 1 1 17/10/2011 1.5 AG,CB 18/10/2011 1 AG AG,CB AG,CB NB,SH,AG,CB CB SW/KC AG/CB AG/CB 18/10/2011 19/10/2011 20/10/2011 20/10/2011 19/10/2011 20/10/2011 31/10/2011 31/10/2011 2 1 1 2 3 7 1 1 Project Leadership Approach: inclusivity and sustainability In focus: ITT Rapidly changing landscape….. School Direct – Bursary (UEA) School Direct – Salary (SNITT) website Managing our finances Benefits of training for Business Managers Academy convertor context – helpful Setting up of a Trading Company The Interim: • • • Transparency of accounts Separate cost-centres Take your time – get it right “Look up before you look down” www.farlingayekesgravetsa.co.uk