1. Academy Conference
Friday 20th May 2016

2. Welcome and Introductions
Mike White
Headteacher, Brompton-on-Swale CE Primary School
Director, The Swaledale Alliance
Andy Lancashire
Principal Adviser, Education and Skills, NYCC
Don Parker
Headteacher, Askwith Primary School and CEO of the Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust

3. Welcome and Introductions
Richard Noake
Diocesan Director of Education for the Leeds Diocese
The Right Reverend Paul Ferguson, Bishop of Whitby
Chair, York Diocesan Board of Education
Alison Smith
Acting Deputy Director of Education & School Effectiveness Adviser
James Royal
Executive Officer of the Methodist family of Schools (MAST)

4. Welcome and Introductions
Chris Brien and Andrew George
Project Lead, North Division of the Academies Group, Department of Education
Andrea Offord
Alliance Manager
Lucy May Garrick
Administrative Assistant

5. Alliance Update
CACHE Level 3 – Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools
Headteacher Appraisal for 2016/17– developing the school-led system
Partnership School Review – now available
The post of Strategy Manager
14 applications, really strong shortlist for interviews
Structural Change for 2016/17
Revised Executive Board and newly-formed Steering Group

6. The Academy Agenda What’s the purpose of our conference today?
To become knowledgeable and well-informed about the academy agenda
To hear from a colleague who is leading an academy
To network with other colleagues and governors in order to consider whether the academy policy could work for some of our schools in the north of the County.

7. The Academy Agenda Small Catholic Very small Methodist Primary
Primary in federation
Very small C of E
Primary requiring
improvement
Very small Community
Primary in federation
3 small federated primaries sharing a headteacher
Small C of E Primary
Teaching School
Large town
Community Secondary
Small
Community Primary
Very small village
Methodist Primary
Large town
Methodist Primary
Small C of E and
Catholic Secondary
Very small C of E
Primary sharing
a headteacher
Average sized C of E
Primary in Special Measures

8. The Academy Agenda Oh what to do!?!
As a collaborative group of schools, shouldn’t we be trying to create a structure to support schools who find themselves in challenging circumstances?
As individual schools (often very small in size) and small groups of schools (often containing a number of small schools) can we make the academy policy work for us?

9. The Academy Agenda Information available to you today
Schools in the north of North Yorkshire
Number on role, as per the October 2015 census
Various different groupings
It does include some schools that aren’t members of the Alliance
THIS LIST DOES NOT INFER THAT THE SWALEDALE ALLIANCE IS MAKING ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUSTS!

10. The Academy Agenda Information available to you today
Articles of Association for Academy Trusts
Are available via the links in the pack
Large documents!
Governors guidance available
Key questions for governors