challengepartners.org WHY WE ARE FOCUSING ON HUB EFFECTIVENESS Characteristics of developing and sustaining an effective hub Prof Sir George Berwick CBE Chief Executive, Challenge Partners

challengepartners.org What are we trying to achieve?

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners 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 knowledge Three elements lead to improvements in pupil outcomes Research Emerging effective innovation Best practice You are here The Institute of Education Challenge Partners

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners The approach: creating a virtuous learning community Bringing together three bodies of knowledge in a structured way

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners What have we learnt so far?

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners The Four Capitals Putting 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

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners Moral Capital Creating the moral climate for knowledge sharing between staff and schools 1. Track Record2. Collaboration3. Empathy4. Trust

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners Knowledge Capital Identifying 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

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners Social Capital Identifying 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

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners The nature of educational knowledge Identifying the activity required for learning

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners Organisational Capital Setting 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

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners Catalysts in a network Examples 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

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners Allowing the hub to grow organically The development of a hub 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

©George Berwick & Challenge Partners 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

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