System Leadership Keith Grimwade January 2013
Single SchoolCo-headship Executive Headship Federation Trust Collaboration / Partnership Academies Converter Academy Sponsored Academy Academy Chain Free Schools School companies National, Local and Specialist Leaders of Education; Advanced Skills Teachers Teaching Schools National Leaders of Governance Head of School A new role for Local Authorities Independent providers: sole trader; for profit company; not for profit company Distributed Leadership Multi Academy Trust Free Schools DfE
Why do governing bodies need to know? There may be compelling reasons for change: Improving outcomes for children Addressing workload, capacity and succession issues Headteacher recruitment Meeting the needs of children across an area Responding to local challenges and priorities
What should governing bodies do? What do we want / need to achieve? How successful and sustainable are our current leadership and support structures / processes? How could we organise our leadership / support? What will we do?