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1 Realise potential Achieve excellence Broaden opportunity System Leaders March 2020 rsaacademiesteachingschool.org.uk [email protected] rsaacademiesteachingschool.org.uk [email protected] 2 RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance INTRODUCTION School to School support from the RSA required. This may be at leadership level of support Teaching School Alliance by experienced NLEs or delivered by SLEs, Curriculum Leaders and / or a wide range of other The RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance is experienced practitioners who are trained in dedicated to ensuring that the School to School outreach guidance, including Business Support Programme provides schools with a Management and non-teaching role support. significant and extensive level of expertise. The RSA Academies have experience of supporting The Alliance Partner Schools are highly over 20 schools in the past few years. We strongly experienced in delivering efficient, personable and believe that the best way of school improvement is cost effective support, having worked with as many through school to school support. Our track record as 25 schools in recent years, to secure demonstrates that the support we can offer can improvements at all levels. A number of supported turn a school around from an ‘Ofsted category’ to schools have moved from Ofsted Categories to Outstanding. We have expertise at all levels of “Outstanding” during this period. The time period of teachers, middle leaders and support staff and at support is entirely negotiable and arranged National Leaders of Education (NLE) level. We can according to need. offer a variety of support and relationships that can Support Commissioning Process be built on a formal and sometimes informal level through coaching, mentoring and one to one An outline of the commissioning process is support. The Alliance has three former Principals, available on page 2 of this booklet. now School Improvement Partners and a CEO as NLEs, Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs), and How to request School to School Support Lead Practitioners. The Alliance has also The best way to engage with the RSAA TSAs successfully appointed SLEs covering Teaching School to School Support offer is to complete our and Learning, Middle leadership, Data systems and request form online. Visit: Mentoring/personal development. www.rsaacademiesteachingschool.org.uk Our School to School Support offer Alternatively you can contact Matthew Purslow The School to School Support Programme offer [email protected] from the RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance is extensive and bespoke according to Quality Assurance and testaments for previous need. It is facilitated by 3 “Outstanding” schools, work and schools worked with are also available by Abbeywood First School, Redditch; RSA Academy contacting Matthew Purslow. Arrow Vale, Redditch; Holyhead School, Birmingham. There are a number of other key strategic partners supporting cross phase capacity including Ipsley CE RSA Academy, RSA Church Hill, St Stephens CE RSA Academy, all situated in Redditch; Oldbury Park RSA Academy, Worcester; RSA Academy, Tipton; RSA Sutton Park, Kidderminster; & Whitley Academy, Coventry. The school support offer is led by NLEs in the alliance who will broker the bespoke expertise 3 RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance COMMISSIONING PROCESS The School to School Support Commissioning Process is outlined below. If you would like to know more about the process or School to School Support please contact Matthew Purslow via email: [email protected] or by telephone on 01527 585580 ; if you would like to request School to School Support, please complete the School to School Request Form online. Request Made Request for School to School (S2S) Support is made to the Royal Society for Arts (RSA) Teaching Agreement Signed School Alliance (TSA). This could come for example from a Local Authority/Diocese/School/ All parties sign up to a contracting agreement National College/Department of Education/another (including action plan), reflecting the agreed terms Teaching School for the deployment. Request is received Deployment Begins Request goes to either the Director of RSAA TSA, our School Improvement Partner, or one of our SLE completes short summary of action each visit. National Leaders of Education: these colleagues Time sheets submitted to SLE’s school, and that are in charge of School to School Support Strategy school sends monthly invoice to supported school. at the RSA TSA and Abbeywood Teaching School. Mid Term Review Work is Brokered Is the support working? Is it appropriate? Any S2S Group Lead contacts school and brokers work. changes? Next steps. Consider if support should Needs are confirmed and costs presented. continue? If not, a final timescale and exit strategy Specialist Leaders in Education and/or other agreed. members of the TSA team are identified. First meeting arranged and Lead Senior Leader from the Final Written Review TSA is named. This process takes account of: school phase/school context/location and Final written review and impact evaluation written geography / specific experience / working style and by Head of client school. Sent to the TSA's National approach. Leader of Education in change of School to School Support Strategy and disseminated to the SLEs Initial Meeting and TSA schools involved. TSA Senior Lead and/or TSA SLEs go to meet Head or nominated lead from the school requesting support for initial discussion with appropriate senior staff. The meeting will cover: focus of work, expectations for outcomes, funding, length of deployment, frequency. 4 RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance OUTCOMES Outcomes for Schools Organisational Impact • Improved exam results • Improved internal processes and standards • Improved progress within specific department • Improved self-evaluation or specialist areas. • Improved planning, including strategic planning • Improved attendance • Greater focus on priorities • Improved Ofsted evidence • Improved financial processes and systems • Successful Academy transition • Improved behaviour / discipline Impact on Others • Progress in closing the achievement gap (particularly in relation to pupils in receipt • Improved views of parents, governors and others of FSM and vulnerable groups). in the community. • Reduction of in-school variation • Increased support for the most able pupils. • Evidence of external accreditation • Greater progress by individual children • System leadership developments Impact on Staff • Improved growth, confidence and learning • Improved quality of teaching and learning • Improved CPD • Improved knowledge management • Falling rates of staff absence • Improved team ethos / morale • Increased networks / partnerships and collaboration • Improved development of ITT / NQTs • Increased willingness to secure accountability of others • Increased leadership profile 5 RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance NATIONAL LEADERS OF EDUCATION National Leaders of Education (NLEs) are Outstanding Principals / Headteachers who, “ together with staff in their schools (designated National Support Schools or Teaching Schools), use their skills and experience to support schools, often in challenging circumstances. Their main focus is to bring about School Leadership improvement and help “ raise standards. National Leader of Education (NLE) Directory Forename Surname Phase School/MAT Lorraine Allen OBE Cross RSA Academies Sarah Bates Primary Guy Shears Cross Central RSAA Trust Di Smith Primary/Middle Abbeywood TSA/Central RSAA Trust 6 RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance NATIONAL LEADERS OF EDUCATION LORRAINE ALLEN FRSA, OBE GUY SHEARS FRSA National Leader of National Leader of Education Education/Chief Executive—Central RSAA Trust INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Lorraine’s expertise covers all aspects of school Guy is Chief Executive officer of the Central RSA leadership and management as an NLE. She has a Academies Trust, having been a successful reputation as someone with a clear vision, who can Headteacher in two secondary schools. He has a engage with others to ensure change management strong commitment to opportunity for all and is effective. Lorraine has the capacity to create significant expertise in School Improvement. loyalty and commitment, promoting “high equity as well as high excellence”. BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE • Consultant with RSA Teaching School Alliance • Executive Principal/CEO Central RSA (NLE System Leader since 2008) Academies Trust • Principal RSA Academy Arrow Vale 2011- • Principal of Whitley Academy, Coventry 2004 – 2017 (Ofsted outstanding 2014, 2018) 2015 (Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ 2010 and 2013) • Accounting Officer of RSA Academies • DfE Pupil Premium Reviewer Teaching Schools Alliance • Ofsted Inspector; School Improvement Partner • DfE Pupil Premium Reviewer since 2011 • Former Ofsted Inspector SPECIALISMS • Leadership and Management : Quality SPECIALISMS Assurance • Leadership and Management : Quality • All aspects of School Improvement: Assurance • Primary • All aspects of School Improvement • Secondary (Secondary) • Ofsted preparation • Multi-academy Trust and Governance • Performance Management and Accountability • Ofsted preparation • Performance Management & Accountability • Middle leadership development • Teaching and Learning Strategy • Data Analysis 7 RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance NATIONAL LEADERS OF EDUCATION DI SMITH FRSA SARAH BATES National Leader of National Leader of Education & Executive Education Head Primary CRSAAT INTRODUCTION