Federation - leading to academy status?Part OnePhilosophy and Values

Part TwoProcess and Practicalities

So where did it all start…???

If we accept that change is constant then:

If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.

Change brings opportunity.

Change.

What does change bring? Fear

Confusion

Anxiety

Worry

Anger

Insecurity

Vulnerability

Confront the Brutal Facts…(Yet never lose faith.)

‘You must maintain unwavering faith that you can, and will, prevail in the end – regardless of difficulties. AND at the same time have the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.’

Jim Collins – Good to Great

It takes courage to be It takes courage to be vulnerablevulnerable..

It takes It takes disciplinediscipline to to improve.improve.

‘I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.’

‘Vulnerability is based on mutuality and requires boundaries and trust.’

Brene Brown – Daring Greatly

Vulnerability is key…‘If you want a culture of creativity and innovation, where sensible risks are embraced… start by developing the ability of leaders to cultivate an openness to vulnerability in their teams. And this, paradoxically perhaps, requires first that they are vulnerable themselves.’

So what’s stopping the risk?‘The secret killer of innovation is shame. You can’t measure it, but it is there. That deep fear we all have of being wrong, of being belittled and of feeling less than, is what stops us taking the very risks required to move our organisations forward.’

First the who… then the what.“Look, I don’t really know where

we should take this bus. But I know this much: If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the right seats, and the wrong people off the bus, then we’ll figure out how to take it someplace great.”

Jim Collins – Good to Great

The Process and Practicalities.

Part 2

(Hang in there… someone intelligent speaks in a minute.)

Federation Brief

• Why federate?– Rationale – academy agenda, not going away…– Alternatives?

• Who will it benefit?– Children– Staff– Governors– Other stakeholders

• Progress– Work to date – aligning values, systems, processes, building relationships, identifying goals and roles within federation.– Learning to be done.

• Next Steps - Additional schools multi-academy trust?

Timeline Governors agree

Expression of interest

Professional ‘dating’

Partner selection

Staff, parent, LA and Diocese consultancy

Timeline Formal Notice of Intended Federation

Legalities and finance

Final Governance models

Leadership structure (Roles and Responsibilities)

Completion. Next school? Optimum size?(Same again, but far fewer people and far more experience

for the next school and so on…)

Business and Finance Manager

School Manager and Admin

Head of Federation(The HoF!)

Leader of LearningKS2 teacher

Leader of Learning KS2 teacher

KS1 Teacher KS1 Teacher

EYFS Teacher EYFS Teacher

3 x TAs 3 x TAs

3 x LSAs3 x LSAs

SEND Leader 0.6

Handy person – 20hrs

Cerne Abbas VE CE First School Winterbourne Valley VA CE First School

The Process and Practicalities: Governance – a new approach. Barbara Southcott

Vice Chair of Governors at Cerne Abbas CE VC First School.

Governance is the management of an organisation such that its stated standards and ethos of practice are

constantly maintained and, where possible, improved.

1. Confirm implementation of National and legal educational requirements by reviewing progress and standards in the school based on the Head teacher's reports and independent assessments.

2. Review financial management and resource use through appropriate sub committees.

3. Be involved in staff appointments and most disciplinary procedures. Take on (as individuals) responsibilities in specific areas (Numeracy, SEND, Literacy, IT Safeguarding, Community relations).

5. Provide general support for the school, celebrate excellence, ensure a safe environment for the children (and staff), maintain morale and nurture Christian values.

6. Be constantly aware of changes in the National and local educational environment and devise future development for the federated schools.

Leader of Learning KS2 teacher

KS1 Teacher

EYFS Teacher

3 x TAs

3 x LSAs

Governance Structure

Federation Governing Body

Chair of Governors + Lead Governors + Head of Federation

Local Governing Body

Lead Locality GovernorLeader of Learning

5 other governors (one faith representative)

Local Governing Body

Lead Locality GovernorLeader of Learning

5 other governors (one faith representative)

Standards CommitteeFinance Committee

Standards CommitteeFinance Committee

Standards CommitteeFinance Committee

Local Governing Body

Lead Locality GovernorLeader of Learning

5 other governors

1. The model is simple.

2. lt provides appropriate groups for themanagement of both local and Federationissues.

3. Communication throughout is goodbecause of the cascade of representation.

4. There is a rapid response forum.

5. The model can accommodate theaddition of a third (or fourth) school

Thank you for listening.

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