1 Management Restructuring in Slemish College December, 2007

2 Process Form should fit function Implications for the organisational structure of the school Core purposes

3 Leadership, Management and Administration LeadershipManagementAdministration Doing the right things Doing things right Doing things Path making Path following Path tidying ComplexityClarityConsistency

4 Consideration of Roles in the School Focus on Learning a major priority in the College Focus on Learning a major priority in the College Need to promote Personal Development Need to promote Personal Development Develop the Vocational Educational side of the College Develop the Vocational Educational side of the College Provide for our statutory obligations in Assessment for Learning Provide for our statutory obligations in Assessment for Learning Support staff in roles in delivering the Revised Curriculum Support staff in roles in delivering the Revised Curriculum Create clear lines of communication Create clear lines of communication Provide ownership of changes in the context of legislative requirements Provide ownership of changes in the context of legislative requirements

5 Practical Steps Focus on Learning Focus on Learning Mr Bennett Mr Bennett School Leader with responsibility for Geography, Careers, work and employment. This is a very large brief. School Leader with responsibility for Geography, Careers, work and employment. This is a very large brief. Excellent teacher, involved in staff development. Leads Research and Development Group. Excellent teacher, involved in staff development. Leads Research and Development Group. Focus on Learning – Thinking Skills, dissemination of good practice. Keep teaching for learning at the forefront of the College Focus on Learning – Thinking Skills, dissemination of good practice. Keep teaching for learning at the forefront of the College Responsibility for in house staff development Responsibility for in house staff development Retain overview for Careers Retain overview for Careers

6 Draft Remit for Teaching for Learning Team To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of Learning To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of Learning To develop student’s generic capability as learners and teachers’ skills in the classroom. To develop student’s generic capability as learners and teachers’ skills in the classroom. To support teachers working together, help them reflect on practice and develop understanding of the principles of teaching thinking skills and personal capabilities. To support teachers working together, help them reflect on practice and develop understanding of the principles of teaching thinking skills and personal capabilities. To embed thinking skills and personal capabilities across the curriculum and expertise across the curriculum. To embed thinking skills and personal capabilities across the curriculum and expertise across the curriculum. To promote cross-subject collaborative work To promote cross-subject collaborative work To create conditions for staff to think and learn To create conditions for staff to think and learn To advise SLT on appropriate staff development To advise SLT on appropriate staff development *Focus on planning lessons *Focus on planning lessons *Classroom observation *Classroom observation *Being coached *Being coached *Gain access to theoretical ideas which can help staff understand and develop practice *Gain access to theoretical ideas which can help staff understand and develop practice * Build up a profile of interest and expertise in Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities * Build up a profile of interest and expertise in Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities

7 Personal Development Mrs Watts Mrs Watts Vocational Education, Faculty Head, Co- ordinator for Pastoral Care and Drugs Education involves responsibility for PSHE, counselling, Care Team Vocational Education, Faculty Head, Co- ordinator for Pastoral Care and Drugs Education involves responsibility for PSHE, counselling, Care Team Again a very large brief which needs to be unbundled. Again a very large brief which needs to be unbundled. Co-ordinator for Personal Development Co-ordinator for Personal Development

8 Draft Remit for Personal Development To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of the development of our students as individuals To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of the development of our students as individuals Responsible for the implementation of the Revised Curriculum in terms of: Responsible for the implementation of the Revised Curriculum in terms of: Personal understanding Personal understanding Mutual understanding Mutual understanding Personal health Personal health Moral character Moral character Spiritual awareness Spiritual awareness The above includes Child Protection The above includes Child Protection Drugs Education, liaison with outside agencies, Health Education, Care Team, Support Team Drugs Education, liaison with outside agencies, Health Education, Care Team, Support Team The team will have responsibility for Pastoral Care, Counselling and Drugs Education in the College, Inclusion and related issues The team will have responsibility for Pastoral Care, Counselling and Drugs Education in the College, Inclusion and related issues There will be a responsibility to Quality Assure our provision in the above There will be a responsibility to Quality Assure our provision in the above It will also be responsible for providing support for our students through such agencies as Love for Life, Tree of Knowledge It will also be responsible for providing support for our students through such agencies as Love for Life, Tree of Knowledge The team will provide advice on appropriate Staff Development to SLT The team will provide advice on appropriate Staff Development to SLT

9 Vocational Education Careers Officer Careers Officer Responsible for policy and teaching programmes throughout the college Responsible for policy and teaching programmes throughout the college Career visits Career visits Careers interviews Careers interviews Shared responsibility for work experience Shared responsibility for work experience Monitoring, evaluation and review of provision Monitoring, evaluation and review of provision Links with feeder schools and local communities Links with feeder schools and local communities Vocational Education Officer Vocational Education Officer Business enterprise Business enterprise Responsibility for Learning for Life and Work throughout the College Responsibility for Learning for Life and Work throughout the College Shared responsibility for work experience Shared responsibility for work experience Links with external agencies such as NRC Links with external agencies such as NRC Monitoring, evaluation and review of vocational provision and related Health and Safety issues Monitoring, evaluation and review of vocational provision and related Health and Safety issues

10 Assessment for Learning Assessment and Reporting Assessment and Reporting Responsibility for Reporting Responsibility for Reporting Introduction of Levels of progression. Level descriptors, legal requirements, skills acquisition and development Introduction of Levels of progression. Level descriptors, legal requirements, skills acquisition and development Monitoring of homework Monitoring of homework Mentoring and tracking of student progress Mentoring and tracking of student progress Monitoring and evaluation of Assessment for learning throughout the College Monitoring and evaluation of Assessment for learning throughout the College

11 Key Stage 3 Co-ordinators We have 3 in the areas of Science, Maths and English. They also have a responsibility for coursework. We have 3 in the areas of Science, Maths and English. They also have a responsibility for coursework. Changing circumstances re KS3 tests and coursework Changing circumstances re KS3 tests and coursework I have spoken to all 3 in terms of re-negotiating their management responsibilities to include monitoring and evaluation of Communication, Use of Maths and ICT across the College. This is legally required. It involves no extra cost to the College. I have spoken to all 3 in terms of re-negotiating their management responsibilities to include monitoring and evaluation of Communication, Use of Maths and ICT across the College. This is legally required. It involves no extra cost to the College.

12 Draft Remit for Assessment for Learning Team To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of Assessment for Learning To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of Assessment for Learning Responsibility for the implementation of AfL across the curriculum Responsibility for the implementation of AfL across the curriculum Responsibility for Reporting Responsibility for Reporting Monitoring of Homework Monitoring of Homework Mentoring and tracking of student progress Mentoring and tracking of student progress Quality assurance of AfL throughout the College Quality assurance of AfL throughout the College Advise SLT on Staff Development in AfL Advise SLT on Staff Development in AfL

13 Draft Remit for Employability Team To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of employability, economic awareness and education for sustainable development To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of employability, economic awareness and education for sustainable development Responsibility for the implementation of the Revised Curriculum in terms of Learning for Life and Work Responsibility for the implementation of the Revised Curriculum in terms of Learning for Life and Work Responsibility for Careers Education throughout the College Responsibility for Careers Education throughout the College Responsibility for links with outside agencies Responsibility for links with outside agencies Responsibility for work experience Responsibility for work experience Responsibility for Quality Assuring the above provision Responsibility for Quality Assuring the above provision

14 Draft Remit for ICT Strategy Team To ensure systemic embedding of ICT as an enabling technology in policy and practice throughout the curriculum. To ensure systemic embedding of ICT as an enabling technology in policy and practice throughout the curriculum. To support staff in making effective and innovative use of technologies to enable learning To support staff in making effective and innovative use of technologies to enable learning To provide guidance for SLT on appropriate staff development, requisitioning of hardware and software To provide guidance for SLT on appropriate staff development, requisitioning of hardware and software To promote a better understanding of the pedagogy of ICT in the college To promote a better understanding of the pedagogy of ICT in the college To review progress in ICT against the emPowering schools strategy milestones To review progress in ICT against the emPowering schools strategy milestones To adopt and apply the BECTA Self Review Framework To adopt and apply the BECTA Self Review Framework To seek ICT Mark status for the College To seek ICT Mark status for the College To ensure that sufficient notice is taken of the prior learning os students with ICT To ensure that sufficient notice is taken of the prior learning os students with ICT To work with the AfL team in relation to the use of ICT in assessment, recording and reporting and with the respective co-ordinators for Communication, Using Maths and ICT to effect change as envisaged in ETSD To work with the AfL team in relation to the use of ICT in assessment, recording and reporting and with the respective co-ordinators for Communication, Using Maths and ICT to effect change as envisaged in ETSD To develop the College website and on-line learning programmes To develop the College website and on-line learning programmes To seek through ICT to extend the partnership between the home, community and the College To seek through ICT to extend the partnership between the home, community and the College

15 Cost of Proposals Careers Officer Careers Officer Vocational Education Co-ordinator Vocational Education Co-ordinator Assessment and Reporting Co-ordinator Assessment and Reporting Co-ordinator Total Cost – 3x£1750 Total Cost – 3x£1750

16 Benefits V Disadvantages Frees up overburdened staff Frees up overburdened staff Creates opportunities for staff development Creates opportunities for staff development Fit for purpose in terms of Revised Curriculum Fit for purpose in terms of Revised Curriculum Provides for greater staff ownership Provides for greater staff ownership Supports College priorities Supports College priorities Cost - although not prohibitive! Cost - although not prohibitive! Does not deal with some subject areas Does not deal with some subject areas May not necessarily contribute to a flat structure May not necessarily contribute to a flat structure

17 Assessment for Learning Assessment and Reporting Performance Management Exams OfficerAttendance Learning Co- ordinators

18 Personal Development Co-ordinator for Personal Development Induction Ethos Co- ordinator Child Protection Citizenship Health and Safety SENCO/Learning Support Assistants

19 ICT Strategy Team Chair of Team ICT Hardware ICT across the curriculum Representative from Research and Development Team if required ICT Web Development ICT Subject Leader

20 Teaching for Learning Director for Teaching for Learning Faculty Heads Research and Development Committee Subject Leaders Vocational Education Co- ordinator Chair of ICT Strategy Group Co-ordinators for Other Skills

21 Employability Vocational Education Co- ordinator Careers OfficerBusiness Studies Special Needs Support Officer External Agencies

22 Bursary? In order to provide for Staff Development I would suggest a bursary for which staff may apply. In order to provide for Staff Development I would suggest a bursary for which staff may apply. This would be on a one/two year basis. This would be on a one/two year basis. It will be to further learning in the College: It will be to further learning in the College: Possible Subject Areas – these are not definitive Virtual Learning Consultative Learning Use of Classroom Assistants After school learning Gifted and Talented This should allow for flexibility and creativity This should allow for flexibility and creativity Collaboration between 2 members of staff could be a possibility Collaboration between 2 members of staff could be a possibility

23 What does it involve? Making a case to the Board of Governors Making a case to the Board of Governors Two presentations per year to the Board Two presentations per year to the Board What is being done? What is being done? Why? Why? Where will it be taken? Where will it be taken? Presentations to whole staff and SLT Presentations to whole staff and SLT