Diocesan Education Alliance

1. Diocesan Education Alliance

2. Lead peer to peer professional development

3. Plays a greater role in training new entrants to the profession • Links with 6th Form students to encourage them to enter the profession • Links with parishes to recruit for the PCP SCITT or other PGCE pathways • Links with PCP SCITT and St. Mary’s • Recruitment to NQT posts • NQT Training

4. Lead peer to peer professional development • CPD for R.E. and worship • Signpost CPD from LAs, Teaching Schools, other organisations and schools within the Alliance • Signpost to CPD for Support Staff • Plan CPD for new initiatives • Support for Self Evaluation • Peer to peer quality assurance e.g. joint monitoring activities

5. Leadership and Governance development • Diocesan governor training • Signpost training from other LAs and organisations • Diocesan Training for new Headteachers • Signpost to LA and other organisations training for new Headteachers • Signpost to CPD opportunities for serving Headteachers • Signpost to sabbatical opportunities for serving Headteachers • Promote applications for LLEs, NLEs, NLGs • Signpost to training for Executive Headship

6. Identify and develop leadership potential • Audit to identify potential leaders • CPD opportunities for: Middle Leaders, Aspiring Deputies, Deputy Headteachers and Aspiring Headteachers • Identify and develop Business Managers • Secondment and exchange opportunities for staff

7. Provide support for other schools • Broker support for schools in need • Set up Strategic Improvement Group for any Academies with an OFSTED grade of 3 or lower or who are causing concern to the Diocese • Participate in Strategic Improvement Group for any Voluntary Aided schools with an OFSTED grade of 3 or lower or who are causing concern to a LA or the Diocese • Appoint Mentors for new Headteachers • Support for Academy conversion

8. Designate and broker Lead Teachers • Recruit, designate and deploy Lead teachers: - 5 English (Primary and 1 Secondary) • 5 Maths (4 Primary and 1 Secondary) • 2 Science (1 Primary and 1 Secondary) • 3 R.E. (2 Primary and 1 Secondary) • 3 SEN (2 Primary and 1 Secondary) • 2 Early Years

9. Engage in research and development • Identify and bid for Educational Endowment Fund projects • Develop policies • Investigate effective Teaching and Learning Strategies

10. Teaching Schools • Teaching Schools can apply for Grants from the National College • Teaching Schools can designate and appoint Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE) • Teaching Schools can have access to data usually given to LAs about schools • A Teaching School would provide funding to facilitate the Alliance • A Teaching School would enable the Alliance to deliver courses on behalf of licensees. • At the moment St. Joseph’s Aldershot have applied for Teaching School status • The more Teaching Schools we have, the more funding streams and new initiatives we would have access to

12. FAQ • What are the benefits? • How does it fit with the SLA? • What will the commitment be for the school? • What will the relationship be between the DEA and the Independent schools?

13. FAQ • What are the benefits? • How does it fit with the SLA? • What will the commitment be for the school? • What will the relationship be between the DEA and the Independent schools?

14. Greatest benefit is being part of an alliance that is owned by all our schools, and consequently will have that distinctive Catholic element woven throughout all its work. • Extending range of opportunities for CPD and sharing of expertise. • Providing CPD and induction support tailored to the needs of Catholic schools. • Acting as a cushion for those schools needing support – expectation that they will in turn offer support to others. Support from schools that understand our distinctive ethos. • Ensuring no school is left vulnerable by the limited provision on offer from their LA. • Strengthening and extending links between a school’s current diocesan partnerships and developing new ones. • Developing future leaders for our Catholic schools. • Providing opportunities for our current/prospective middle leaders to gain experience in other schools.

15. FAQ • What are the benefits? • How does it fit with the SLA? • What will the commitment be for the school? • What will the relationship be between the DEA and the Independent schools?

16. DEA • Links with 6th Form • Recruitment to Scitt/PGCE Pathways • Recruitment to NQT Posts Advice and Support for heads and governors Diocesan Partnership with HT groups Support for Schools in Difficulty • Signpost CPD for teaching and support staff • Develop CPD for new initiatives • Peer to peer quality assurance RE Advice and Support Diocesan Governor Training • Signpost leadership & governance training • Signpost CPD for serving headteachers • Signpost sabbatical opps • Promote applications for NLEs , LLEs • Signpost training for exec. headship Chaplaincy Support Attendance at Senior Appmts RE Managers/ Heads of RE Support New Heads Support Recruitment Admissions NQT Training and Support • Audit potential leaders • CPD for middle leaders, deputies etc. • Develop Business Managers • Secondment & exchange opps Pre and Post Validation Support Pastoral Support CPD for RE & Worship Catholic School Provision Representation statutory committees/ working with partners/CESEW etc. • Designate and broker lead teachers Support for Self-Evaluation • Engage in research and development SLA Governance

17. FAQ • What are the benefits? • How does it fit with the SLA? • What will the commitment be for the school? • What will the relationship be between the DEA and the Independent schools?

18. FAQ • What are the benefits? • How does it fit with the SLA? • What will the commitment be for the school? • What will the relationship be between the Diocesan Education Alliance and the Independent schools?

19. Questions • Is there anything else that needs to be added to the DEA outline? • What three positive things could the DEA give to your school? • What would be your main concern about the DEA?