1. Taking Barcombe school forward
Sheila Holden
Governor

2. CONTEXT A highly successful school – OUTSTANDING
Duty to share expertise
To assist others improve
To deliver more consistent primary education in the wider area.
Small schools are increasing difficult to sustain because:
Too few potential head teachers;
Difficulties in recruiting, retaining and developing high quality teachers;
Isolation makes individual schools less attractive;
Costs/pupil are high – budgets are at risk.
We cannot expect to stay as we are!

3. OBJECTIVES – what we want in the future
Happy and highly motivated children
High quality education with high standards of progress and attainment
Continued culture of success
High quality leadership
Outstanding teachers – developed and retained
Continued close ties with the community
Highly motivated staff
Positive approaches to partnership – leading the way
Prepared for budget pressures

4. Why work in Partnership
Partnership can help deliver:
Shared leadership;
Career development opportunities for staff;
Shared learning experiences for staff and pupils;
Building capacity that will stay in our group of schools;
Developing talent across a group of schools.
The best way of addressing teacher/head shortages
AND coping with inevitable financial constraints

5. FEDERATE
Benefits:
Stability and sustainability of high quality leadership and teachers
Teachers less isolated with opportunities for planning, assessment and moderation support
Higher quality support and professional development to all staff.
Children access shared pool of resources and talent.
Communities working separately and together creating diversity and opportunities for children to meet new friends.
Support for children in transition to secondary schools.
Improved financial stability
Risks:
Not having a single Head Teacher within the school.
Perception for the potential for a lowering of standards
Possible dilution of the Christian distinctiveness

6. WE are aiming for Small school feel, but with big school resources
Keeping the rural ethos of the existing schools,
but mixing it with the advantages of a large town school and all that can offer

7. What we have achieved so far June – November 2016
For Children and Parents:
Opportunities for children at different schools to work collaboratively. (Big Sing, Voice in a Million, Pantomime)
Access to more after school clubs.
Greater access to more resources to support the curriculum.
Greater emphasis on physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Greater sporting opportunities / attendance of local competitions.
Extremely high expectations of teaching and learning.

8. What we have achieved so far June – November 2106
For Staff and Governors:
Appointed and promoted outstanding staff to leadership positions with more accountability.
Support with planning and teaching ideas in parallel year groups across schools.
Created a new joint curriculum for three schools with an amalgamation of old curriculum ideas.
Created a multi school staffing organisation.
Shared INSET, staff meetings, targeted Professional Development.
Shared moderation of children’s work opportunities.
Sharing of high quality teaching and learning practices.
Shared assessment system.
Shared Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
Improved targeting and support for children with identified SEN / vulnerable children.

9. PLANS FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR
More opportunities for collaborative / shared practice with children in all schools (physically and electronically).
Shared school trips.
Shared curriculum / learning enrichment activities.
Greater access to after school activities and clubs.
High quality subject leadership of all curriculum subjects.
Continued sharing of resources.
Further support to improve teaching, learning and assessment.

10. Plans for the next 5-10years
Three schools with happy children and parents.
One strategic governing body with Outstanding leadership.
A shared vision of the highest quality teaching and learning underpinned by individual and unique village school ethos.
Three Outstanding schools.
Shared learning enrichment activities across schools.
Working with Universities /Secondary schools to support curriculum development and future aspirations for children.
Financial benefits of working together
Stable high quality experienced leadership and succession planning.
Focused / targeted professional development opportunities.
Shared resources across all schools.