The Henry Moore Primary School Academy consultation May 2015

Page 2 What is the proposal?  The Henry Moore Primary School to convert to become an academy  Build on the benefits of supporting schools like St James  Develop a new partnership of schools through a multi academy trust  Apply to be an academy sponsor so Henry Moore can support under-performing schools in the local area  Apply to run the proposed Newhall school to open September 2017 Proposal that enables The Henry Moore Primary School to have greater control over its future in a challenging, educational landscape

Page 3 The challenges that Henry Moore faces  Maintaining and sustaining improvements in pupil attainment and progress against ever changing, challenging Government targets  Securing or improving the Ofsted grade as assessment framework toughens  Tighter budgets as revenue flat/declining, costs increasing and lack of clarity over future funding formula  Time and resource efficient access to quality, cost-efficient services  Vulnerability of neighbouring schools & impact of sponsorship on local arrangements BUT  Increasing realisation among schools that strong partnership can help schools respond effectively to these challenges  DfE policy and practice to encourage academy partnerships

Page 4 How will Henry Moore pupils and staff benefit?  Better recruitment and retention of teachers and support staff Staff being part of a larger organisation that can better meet their career aspirations  Enhanced professional development for staff Staff developing and sharing best practice with a larger group of colleagues with wider range of experience and skills  Easier access to specialist teaching and learning Opportunity to employ/commission specialist teachers across group of schools  Richer curriculum and learning opportunities for pupils Ability to develop innovative cross-school projects, activities and experiences  More effective use of budgets through group economies of scale  Access to new revenue and capital funding Sustain and build on the strength of pupil development, progress and achievement

Page 5 What will stay the same at Henry Moore?  Ethos and values of a community school  Focus on the children  Headteacher  Teachers and support staff  High standards of academic and personal development  Excellent quality of teaching and learning  Broad curriculum with core focus on numeracy and literacy  The Henry Moore Primary School as the official name  Uniform  Ofsted inspection  Key Stage 1 and 2 tests  Government funded

Page 6 What will change at Henry Moore?  New employer for staff  New Trust Board with many existing Governors as Directors  Trust Board directly accountable to Secretary of State  No longer Local Authority controlled but still part of Harlow family of schools  New Local Governing Body, mostly current Governors  Additional funding for academy responsibilities  Opportunity for other schools to join the Trust  Opportunity to sponsor other schools

Page 7 How the governance of the school will be different Academy #2 LGB Academy #3 LGB The Henry Moore LGB Trust Board of Directors Trust Members The Henry Moore Governing Body Essex County Council 3 existing/former Governors will become Trust Members out of 5 Members in total At least 6 existing Governors will become Trust Directors out of 9 Directors in total Harlow Education Trust

Page 8 How other partner schools will be chosen  Develop criteria for choosing partner schools Local Primary Community ethos & values Commitment to excellence Mutual benefit for our staff and pupils  Carry out due diligence on potential partner schools Pupil progress and attainment Quality of teaching & learning Financial sustainability Governance & leadership  Seek DfE approval to sponsor or convert a school When it is in the best interests of Henry Moore!

Page 9 Next steps  Consultation closes May 19th  Consultation report including survey responses will then be written  Governing Body will meet in early June to review the report, consider progress on key issues and decide whether to proceed with proposal  The Henry Moore Primary School would officially convert September 1 st 2015  Bid to run proposed Newhall School to be submitted in Autumn 2015  Next school might join the Trust from January 2016