Sheringham Primary National Teaching School Alliance
NORFOLK NATIONAL TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCES
SHERINGHAM PRIMARY NATIONAL TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE
SYSTEM LEADERS (SL)
Protocols
Confidentiality
- Conversations will be treated by all parties in the highest confidence.
- Consultancy work will NOT be contributing to any evidence of a Headteacher’s performance.
Courtesy
- Reasonable prior notice of meetings or cancellation of meetings on either side is expected.
Accountability
- There will be accountability between the SLs and the partner head as part of the on-going evaluation process between the two.
- There will be accountability between the SLs and LA Lead Adviser regarding the quality of consultancy provided.
- It is the responsibility of the partner Headteacher to report to their Governing Body about the impact of the coaching, mentoring process in supporting the improvement agenda.
- It is the responsibility of the client or SL to contact the LA Lead Adviser by telephone or email if there are concerns beyond the programme.
- It is the responsibility of the partner head, SL and intervention adviser/LA adviser to assess progress and impact against the agreed contract criteria as part of the exit strategy and/or at any other point if concerns are raised.
- Funding – the school providing the SL to receive 50% of funding grant on receipt of signed contract by the teaching school. The remaining 50% to be paid to SL’s school on TS’s receipt of exit surveys.
Communication
- Initial meetings will be held with SL and the partner Headteacher to set the context, agree the contract and then evaluate the impact.
- Records of visit will be signed off by the SL and partner Headteacher at the end of each meeting. A copy will be kept by the SL and partner head with a third copy being sent to the partner school’s intervention adviser/LA and copied to teaching school.
NORFOLK NATIONAL TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCES
SHERINGHAM PRIMARY NATIONAL TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE
SYSTEM LEADERS (SL)
WAYS OF WORKING
Core purpose:
To promote and secure learning centred leadership within the school which impacts upon the achievement and attainment of all pupils.
Expected Outcomes:
- Confidence in learning centred leadership which is evidenced through modelling, monitoring and dialogue.
- Build leadership capacity within the Senior Leadership Team.
- To achieve the identified pupil targets across the school.
- To establish clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities within the leadership team which enables sustainable improvements in learning.
Schools need to commit to:
- A regular pattern of meetings with the SLs and to follow agreed protocols.
- A coaching, mentoring approach to supporting the development of the leadership team.
- To sharing their school data as an aid to identifying the agenda for improvement.
- An allocation of time for the Senior Leadership Team to exercise their roles and responsibilities in relation to learning centred leadership.
- An agreed, negotiated action plan and to report regularly on outcomes.
SPNTSA SLs will commit to:
- A regular pattern of meetings with the partner school and to follow agreed protocols.
- Communicating with the LA Lead Adviser that the visits have taken place on the agreed proforma.
- Modelling good leadership practice and when appropriate extending the modelling to using their own school.
- Having clear understanding of the various support strands within the school.
- Completing CONTRACTS, RECORDS OF VISITS and EXIT FORMS and sending copies to the TS and LA since with the ever increasing sums of public money being diverted to schools to provide support there needs to be a clear audit trail.