2. To explain and seek views on proposals to develop a new strategy for improving educational standards at Woodslee Primary School (WPS). The Parent/Carer Consultation will end on Monday 16 th May 2016 @ 4.00pm.

3.  Wirral Local Authority (LA);  Department for Education (DfE);  WPS Interim Executive Board (IEB);  WPS Governing Body;  WPS Families;  Townfield Primary School (TPS).

4.  To improve pupil progress and attainment;  To become judged as a ‘Good School’ following the next Ofsted inspection visit;  To work with the IEB to plan and develop a new Governance Structure for the School as the IEB will be stepping down;  To manage the current Headteacher vacancy;  To manage a challenging financial situation;  To increase pupil numbers;  To improve the school learning environment.

5.  Appointed IEB to provide stability and leadership;  Appointed TPS to support the improvement in teaching and learning;  Appointed Acting Headteacher (Caroline Williams);  Appointed WPS Parent and Community Governors.

6.  To establish a new mutual partnership agreement between WPS and TPS under a Multi Academy Trust (MAT);  WPS to convert to a new sponsored academy school;  TPS to become the sponsor school;  New partnership will be unique and pioneering in Wirral;  New partnership will develop to provide stability, excellence and high standards of education;  MAT will increase in school numbers over time (maximum 5 schools).

7.  Current name;  Unique ethos and identity;  Governing Body;  Colour of uniform;  School site;  LA term dates;  Staff transferred on the same terms and conditions of employment.

8.  Shared expertise in order to raise educational standards;  Establish a unique curriculum model that provides opportunities to develop the whole child;  Improve school leadership and management;  Shared specialist expertise in areas such as human resources, finance and asset management;  Develop ‘economies of scale’ and provide improved best ‘value for money’.

9.  Direct government funding providing greater flexibility to target resources to meet specific requirements;  Improved access to capital funding via DfE;  Establish a strong and experienced governance structure;

10.  Form a partnership relationship with a business orientated academy school;  Unlikely to be a Wirral based partnership and risks losing the unique WPS attributes described above.

11.  Located in Oxton;  Kate Lee – Headteacher;  Ted Behan – Chair of Governing Body;  Only stand-alone primary school academy in Wirral (October 2014);  Educate children from the ages 2 – 11 years;  Includes Pre-school and Hearing Support Base facilities;  Judged as ‘Good with outstanding features’ at last Ofsted inspection visit (December 2010).

12.  Townfield Extended Day Care Scheme (TEDS) judged as ‘Outstanding’ at the last Ofsted inspection visit (February 2013);  Constantly achieves good to high levels of progress and achievement in KS1 and KS2;  Demand for admission in Foundation 2 constantly oversubscribed – approximately 150 requests for 60 places for September 2016;  Extensive enrichment programme – all pupils from years 2 – 6 included in overnight educational visits. International trips to Russia and China.

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