Welcome to the National School of Government David Spencer Principal of the National School of Government 7 th November 2005 European Heads of Schools Forum

Our Point of Departure Second biggest ‘Business School’ in the UK Moving closer to the ‘heart of Government’ All Corporate Leadership Programmes now delivered in one organisation PFI has provided major investment

Outline Strategy New focus on public sector as a whole More clearly geared to reform agenda e.g. leadership; professionalism, sustainability Learning and development to be based on relevance and influence rather than revenue generation

Outline Strategy Greater emphasis on consultancy and bespoke development solutions Delivered through strategic partnerships with other Business Schools/Universities/individuals who are world class in their fields e.g. Warwick Business School Kennedy School of Government at Harvard Henley Management College Birmingham University Ashridge Working with other public service academies to ensure a service wide approach

Outline Strategy Strengthening our capacity: development of the Sunningdale Institute An association of leading academics and experts in business and public sector management appointed as Fellows of the National School – Concept of Professor Cary Cooper –Think-tank style discussions and analysis of major issues –Contribution to early thinking on policy areas –Seminars/presentations for the SCS and other key groups

Working with Others Collaboration is integral to our strategy –Look at familiar problems through unfamiliar lenses (geographic/political/cultural/economic) –Accelerate learning through working together –Enable knowledge to be applied locally –Employ leverage to influence outcomes –Gain accreditation to professional and academic standards –Enhance delivery capacity

Working with You A cliché, but the world is small and getting smaller – globalisation Schools of public administration are either on parallel tracks or they are moving towards each other Arguably the case for collaboration has never been stronger and we are delighted to have this opportunity to develop our relationship with you

Learning & Innovation Sunningdale Institute L&D Policy Professional Standards Research Horizon Scanning Academic Board Knowledge Sharing. Learning resources (physical and online) CEO Stakeholders Strategy Structure Secretariat Support to CEO on: Strategy Alliances Governance Ext. and int. Comms ’ Strategic Projects Strategic Relationship Management (UK and International) Strategic Engagement with client groups Identifying and scoping client requirements Brokering response from National School and others Professional Programmes Product Development Academic Standards Delivery Professional Communities Strategic Leadership Product Development Academic Standards Delivery SCS Leadership Community Operations Corporate Planning Finance Human Resources Information & Comms Tech E-Learning architecture Facilities Supply chain mgmt. Business Processes