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WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?

WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?. Autumn 2010. Changing role of the local authority Restructure within the local authority Budget restrictions for local authority and schools Education White paper encouraging autonomy and partnership

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WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?

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  1. WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?

  2. Autumn 2010 • Changing role of the local authority • Restructure within the local authority • Budget restrictions for local authority and schools • Education White paper encouraging autonomy and partnership • Need to establish a clear forum to give a voice to governors across the city • Schools already working in ‘Education Improvement Partnerships’ coming together to develop leadership and learning – start of Derby Schools Learning Partnership

  3. So …………………. • Should governors form a partnership and work with Derby School Learning Partnership? • Focus group met to look at a way forward – YES • 2 places offered on Management Board of Derby Schools Learning Partnership alongside Primary, Secondary and Nursery heads

  4. Primary EIP 3 Primary EIP 2 Primary EIP 4 Derby Schools Learning Partnership Management Board Primary EIP 1 Primary EIP 5 Derby Governors Partnership Secondary EIP Nursery Schools Partnership

  5. A trading arm of a company with limited trust run by a specialist secondary school of performing arts that has a commercial theatre • PB Associates contracted to deliver our services till December 2012

  6. Purpose • To work within the Derby Schools Learning Partnership  • To provide a forum for governors to work together to support raising standards of pupil achievement and narrowing gaps in attainment across Derby • To facilitate governor and clerks development through high quality training, support and networking opportunities • To raise standards of school governance so that more governing bodies are judged to be ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ • To liaise with regional and national bodies

  7. Derby Governor’s Partnership Who are the members? • Schools who buy into the Governor Support Package Who can attend the Partnership meetings? • 2 from governing body of member schools How often are meetings held? • At least once a term

  8. GOVERNOR PARTNERSHIP STEERING GROUP 10 Governors representing all phases, Secondary, Primary, Nursery & 2 Clerks Governors elected at the spring term meeting of the Governor Partnership Clerks elected at spring term meeting of Clerks Network For a 2 year term of office • Representatives to DSLP Board • 1 x Primary Governor • 1 x Secondary Governor • Elected by the Governor Partnership Steering Group • For a 2 year term of office

  9. One Year on……. • Steering Committee formed and now managing finance and strategic development • Constitution agreed • First year of a Programme of Training and Events completed • Buy up of over 60% of schools • Governor and Clerks Conferences both well attended • Termly briefing sessions for Governors and Clerks • Induction Training • Full programme of other training courses, i.e. Understanding data for monitoring and evaluation

  10. Second year, 1st April 2012 onwards • Opportunity to confirm links with NGA including ‘Gold’ membership for our Partnership members • Working with Derby University, NCSL and LA • Developing ‘Governor Improvement Partnerships’ (GIPs) • In school bespoke support to meet individual needs and budget. • Buddies for new governors, clerks and chairs • Introducing Governor Improvement Partnerships

  11. GOVERNOR IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPS Aims • To work with governors and clerks to achieve outstanding Governance in support of Leadership and Management as judged by Ofsted. • Through governor and clerks collaboration, support networks, training and appropriate challenge, working toward school improvement and improved pupil outcomes How • Small groups of governors and clerks (GIPs) with a facilitator meeting at least once every term working in a supportive way to meet specific needs of the group • Helpline /email /telephone support within the GIP, with reference to DSLP and NGA helpline if required. • GIP section on each termly newsletter. • Suggest items for Governing Body termly Agenda to be placed in the newsletter • Feed ideas into Partnership meetings.

  12. GOVERNOR IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPS External information via DfE, NCSL, NGA, LA, etc. DSLP BOARD Cross Phase Strategy 7 other Partnerships HE and FE provisions Procurement opportunities Governor Partnership Governor Partnership Steering Group Finance and Development Strategy GIP 1 Working in a collaborative Partnership GIP 2 Working in a collaborative Partnership GIP …… Working in a collaborative Partnership

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