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WHY WE ARE FOCUSING ON HUB EFFECTIVENESSCharacteristics of developing and sustaining an effective hub

Prof Sir George Berwick CBE

Chief Executive, Challenge Partners

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What are we trying to achieve?

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Ensuring that every pupil experiences the combined wisdom of the education system

The ambition: upwards convergence in all our pupils’ achievements A theory of action

Your hub

Starting point: Identifying the bodies of knowledgeThree elements lead to improvements in pupil outcomes

ResearchEmerging effective

innovation

Best practice

You are here

The Institute of Education

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The approach: creating a virtuous learning communityBringing together three bodies of knowledge in a structured way

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What have we learnt so far?

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The Four CapitalsPutting in place the key components of effective knowledge management

Moral capital is the glue that binds us

together.

It has to be constantly

nourished, takes a long time to set and can rapidly become

unstuck.

See pamphlet on the Four Capitals for more

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Moral CapitalCreating the moral climate for knowledge sharing between staff and schools

1. Track Record

2. Collaboration

3. Empathy

4. Trust

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Knowledge CapitalIdentifying those who have the knowledge for effective school practice and capturing it

Leading and managing change

Effective knowledge management

Talent management

Identifying and capturing best

practice

Your programme

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Social CapitalIdentifying the social skill set necessary to enable the effective transfer of knowledge and then equipping the staff accordingly

The capacity of the staff in a

school to learn directly impacts on

their pupils’ performance

See pamphlet on the Olevi Collaborative Learning model

for more

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The nature of educational knowledgeIdentifying the activity required for learning

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Organisational CapitalSetting up the organisational systems for people to share their knowledge with those who need to learn

Teaching Schools need to improve the quality of education of their own pupils, as well as those in

other schools

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Catalysts in a networkExamples of hub configurations in Challenge Partners

East Midlands South Hub 17 schools: 2 Teaching

Schools, 3 NLEs, and 5 LLEs

Brighton & Hove Hub 8 schools: 1 Lead School

See handout on catalysts for more

London West Hub 34 schools: 1 Teaching

School, 4 NLEs, and 6 LLEs

23 hubs

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Allowing the hub to grow organicallyThe development of a hub

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

East Midlands hub

West Midlands hub

18 schools

West Midlands hub

11 schools

Rushey Mead/George Spencer hub

8 schools

14 schools

East Midlands South hub

19 schools

East Midlands North hub

12 schools

East Midlands South hub

17 schools

East Midlands North hub

West Midlands hub

18 schools

17 schools

TOTAL SCHOOLS

8 524529

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5 Key Lessons

• Build moral capital to drive moral purpose• Understand the nature of the knowledge so that it can

be transferred effectively• Build a network around parallel rather than individual

catalysts • Allow the hub to grow organically• Ensure that users accept that they have to give more

to get more back

The quality of the people define the effectiveness of the hub

Find out more - 4 March: Introduction to Challenge Partners event - Papers and updates at www.challengepartners.org - Books available at www.georgeberwick.com