Educational Improvement
The Trust’s central education service, led by the CEO, means that Trust schools benefit from Trust wide strategic leadership of school improvement, access to Specialist Leaders of Education and School Improvement Directors (Primary and Secondary), school improvement resources and activities via the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance.
The education improvement service includes:
- Advice and guidance from the CEO (secondary), the Director of School Improvement (primary) and the Quality of Education Lead (primary) to include calendared half termly School Improvement Visits and half termly CEO link visit in line with the published Educational Improvement Strategy
- Educational networks and school to school support opportunities across the Trust including Headteacher Board meetings (approximately every 3 weeks), curriculum leader / DSL / SENCO networks
- Trust wide CPD opportunities, including calendared twilight events
- Membership of the Red Kite Alliance / Hub to provide further networks and additional staff CPD
- Membership of Diocese Enhanced Support Programme (Church schools) to give access to Church school specific support and CPD
- A Peer Review (with specialist consultant / Osted Inspector) every alternate year (minimum) – personalised to each school’s improvement priorities
- Brokering additional specialist consultancy / Ofsted preparation support when needed (supplement for consultant costs may be needed, depending on access to external funding)
- Biennial SEND specialist review – to inform improvement planning
- Biennial Safeguarding specialist review – to inform improvement planning
- Mentoring / coaching for newly appointed headteachers from CEO or Director of School Improvement
- Opportunities for staff professional development through delivering CPD and sharing strengths with other Trust schools and non-Trust schools (through the DfE funded Trust School Improvement Offer – TSIO work)
- For schools in an Ofsted category or in need of rapid school improvement, activities and support, including additional staff onsite where necessary, using a ‘Team Around The School’ approach.