Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Investing in your Workforce Developing effective Governace that holds the system to account Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance 31 January, 2018 12:05 12:10 12:15 12:20 12:30 12:35 Content of the workshop: SW - Welcome & introductions - Key messages & the opportunities we have (holding the school-led system to account) EW - The EMTSA Developing Stronger Governance programme - Future challenges CF - The Northamptonshire Pilot. All - Group work All - Question & discussion time Close 1 Steve Ward,, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach Steve Ward NLG Advocate

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Investing in your Workforce Developing effective Governace that holds the system to account Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance 31 January, 2018 The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance. All boards, no matter what type of school/academy or how many schools they govern, have three core functions: Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction and encouraging a culture of ambition Holding the Headteacher & SLT to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent these are reflected in:- - The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances (England) Regulations 2013, - The governors handbook 2017 - The criteria Ofsted use to judge a schools governance 2 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach Steve Ward NLG Advocate

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Investing in your Workforce Developing effective Governace that holds the system to account Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance 31 January, 2018 What governance needs to do to be effective:- Understanding of the responsibilities of governance. Recognising the difference between governance and management Remember:- Vision & Strategy (ambitious expectations) Financially solvent Challenging of the HT’s & SLT’s (holding to account for performance) Structure – clear lines of accountability i.e. Terms of Reference & schemes of delegation. Leadership (the role of the Chair at all levels of governance) Purposeful meetings, effectively managed Engage in School to School support 3 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach Steve Ward NLG Advocate

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance What is different this year from last year The shift from NCTL driving governance support to TS Strategic School Improvement Fund (SSIF) Sub Region Improvement Boards (SRIBs) NLG Advocacy managed by the EMTSC Representative In EM region there is a clear strategy to embrace effective governance as a tool to complement school management in improving education outcomes What are our expectations from the workshop – Key messages If you are part of governance support ensure you are not ignored Work collaboratively with other governance support groups and with the wider school improvement support leaders. Work collaboratively to identify areas where governance would benefit from support before it fails to prevent standards falling hold the school-led system to account 4 Steve Ward, Ed Wydenbach Ed Wydenbach

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance EMTSA Developing stronger governance strategies:- In each teaching school alliance Link a NLG to each TSA Each TSA to create new role LLG Each TSA to develop one SLE with expertise in governance In each sub-region area - see chart following slide Each sub region to have an NLG area based coordinator Each sub region area to develop & Manage an LLG Scheme In the EM region One regional NLG champion to lead, support & QA the regional scheme, reporting to the TSC, RSC and the key strategic partners The EMTSA business support partner will provide extra capacity for the NLG champion and support regional elements e.g. QA, mapping etc 5 5 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness Ed Wydenbach

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Map illustrating how the new region of East Midlands, South Yorkshire and Humberside (EMSYH) brings together 17 LA areas York East Riding Hull NE Lincolnshire N Lincolnshire Doncaster Rotherham Barnsley Sheffield Derbyshire Nottinghamshire Lincolnshire Derby Nottingham Leicestershire Leicester Rutland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 6 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach,

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Progress so far:- Cohort 10 designation round for NLGs attracted applications from EM LA areas. We await the designation outcomes. The management of the Advocacy role transferred to the TSC rep for EM LLG established in Derbyshire Pilot group set up in Northamptonshire to look at ways of coordinating/integrating governance support and creating a LLG role (Charlie Furness to expand on this in a few moments) In Lincolnshire five LLGs have been appointed by their chosen TSA Review of the Advocate role:- Regional Champion interviews took place 23 June Jane Lewis was appointed NLG area coordinators for the four current Regions in EM – 4th July 7 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance The Northamptonshire Pilot Background/Driving Principles :- An identified need to increase capacity of Gov. support A clear EMTSA strategy to develop Gov. support in local area An initiative to explore ideas & improving the impact of gov. support Key milestones :- Establish a working group embracing all stakeholders Funding All identified gov. support considered alongside other school support Recruit 5 LLGs Establish a fully integrated TSA led school support provision 8 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance The Northamptonshire Pilot Current position :- Steering group in place Recruitment and selection process in place, 2 x LLGs appointed Lincolnshire mirrored process and have recruited 5 x LLGs Most TSAs in Northamptonshire & Lincolnshire have NLG aligned Funding under review Coordinating of school to school support for both education & governance support being undertaken initially by (Maplefields TSA) Induction and Training of LLGs arranged. (designations to follow) Overview of all governance training being developed. Quality Assurance QA being developed in conjunction with the NLG area coordinator roles. 9 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance The Northamptonshire Pilot Next steps :- Recruit additional LLGs in Northamptonshire Establish process in Leicestershire/Leicester/Rutland area Develop QA arrangements Develop a cost model and funding source Reaching Academies and MATs Appointing SLE with expertise in governance Centralising governor training provision & validation (where practical) 10 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach

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Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance EMTSA Good Governance Partners Teaching School Council Representative National College for Teaching and Leadership NLE NLGs LLGs Regional Champion Good effective governance that holds the System to Account Governance Regional Champion NLG area based coordinator LA Diocese Academies MAT RSC TSAs SLE LLG 12 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Working in small groups consider the following question’s 1. Please consider the challenges & relative merits of the following when implementing the EMTSA Stronger Governance Strategy Engaging all schools in your mini region Recruiting LLG Cost model and funding Evidencing school improvement as a result of more effective governance Collaborating effectively with other TSA Reaching Academies and MATs Centralising the governor training Appointing SLE with expertise in governance Centralising quality assurance controls 2. Consider the relative merits of teaming up NLEs. LLE & SLEs with NLGs/LLGs in a school/academy where leadership and management is shown to be inadequate 13 Steve Ward, Charlie Furness, Ed Wydenbach

Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Investing in your Workforce Developing effective Governace that holds the system to account 31 January, 2018 Investing in your Workforce Developing effective governance Thank you, now for feedback on group work and question time 14 Steve Ward, Charley Furness, Ed Wydenbach Steve Ward NLG Advocate