The Deployment Of Challenge Advisers

Action Taken Reports and discussions with directors Discussion with Headteacher Strategy Group Informal discussion with Welsh Government Discussion with managing director of another consortia Discussion with assistant directors of the other three consortia Workshop with challenge advisers who chose to attend. One to one interviews with School Challenge Cymru advisers. One to one discussions with SCAs Discussed with diocesan officers

Extent Of Support Up to Green- up to 4 days Yellow-up to 10 days Amber-up to 15 days Red- up to 25 days

Relevant Guidance Document (no. 198/2016) ‘Each challenge adviser will determine the nature of the bespoke support package to be provided to each school according to need which may result in the allocation of additional support days. This additional support could be delivered by a range of providers’

Teams - Advantages Coaching/development opportunities Using expertise of CA team for the benefit of schools Simplifying the existing line management system Has the potential to enhance primary/secondary transition Collective knowledge of schools as opposed to knowledge being with one person and lost when they leave/move. Fewer issues when personnel leave as the schools will become used to working with more than one CA. 

Teams-Advantages Facilitates joint working. Provides a model into which school leaders and expertise from within schools can be drawn. Experience and knowledge of working with specific types of schools can be developed. Fits with Donaldson’s model and could facilitate the delivery of Successful Futures. Facilitates innovation and flexibility

Secondary Team New Team Existing secondary CAs Accelerated Progress Leads New appointments, including headteachers

Accelerated Progress Leads CSC version of SCC adviser but Employed by us Work with CA team Use our systems

Risks Silo working (mitigated by cross regional processes and training) Admin to organise team (mitigated by SCA meetings.) Accountability (mitigated by having a named CA for each school) Introduces more change to CAs for many schools (mitigated by the development of a team knowledge of a school)