1. Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE)
Paul Butler
Head of Teaching Schools

2. Introducing Teaching Schools

3. Exceed SCITT and Teaching Schools
Two Teaching Schools: Copthorne and Horton Grange primary schools
Aspiring Teaching School: Oakworth Primary School
SCITT: Awarding QTS from September 2017
Leading provider of leadership development in Bradford’s primary schools – Aspiring Headteacher, Aspiring Executive Headteacher, NPQs
Large evidence-based CPD offer
£263,500 SSIF project – 11 schools
Bradford Opportunity Area board and working groups
System leaders: 50 SLEs. 13 LLEs. 4 NLEs. 3 NLGs. 1 Research Lead, 3 Research Champions, 1 Wellbeing Lead, 4 Wellbeing Champions – best of the best

4. School improvement
Leaders have responded with vigour and determination in addressing the areas for improvement identified at the last inspection. Continued engagement with a range of external partners, such as the local authority and a local teaching school alliance, have been instrumental in bringing about development at a fast pace.
Harden Primary School Ofsted report, May 2018

5. Accountability
The support will come from a MAT, an accredited system leader such as a teaching school, or a school improvement provider using evidence-based programmes.
DfE, May 2018

6. Eligibility SLE: Leadership role below the Headteacher – 2 years+
e.g. leadership of curriculum
HLTAs cannot apply
Don’t need to be from an ‘outstanding’ school
Your school must have capacity to ‘release’ you (up to 15 days per year)

7. Eligibility
Successful track record within your own school and/or from other schools
Used coaching/facilitation skills to bring sustainable improvement
Understand and able to communicate what constitutes ‘outstanding’ in your specialist area
Understand how your skills can contribute to school improvement

8. Areas of focus
Leadership and management: Assessment, leadership of CPD, school business management, leadership of curriculum
Pupil achievement: Closing the gaps, SEN, EY, more able, curriculum areas
Quality of teaching: ITT, NQT
Behaviour and safety: Behaviour, attendance

9. How does your responsibilities and experience relate to these roles
How does your responsibilities and experience relate to these roles? Are you ready to apply? What can you do to support your readiness to apply?

10. Deployment Support data analysis and curriculum development
Coaching a leader to develop practice
Facilitating network meetings or leading training
Research using evidence-based practice

11. Deployment Doesn’t always have to be away from your classroom!
Negotiated with Headteacher and SLE – capacity of SLE - brokerage
Commissioning and QA – System leaders and Teaching School
Interim/end of support report

12. Multi-Academy Trusts (MAT)
Becoming the key mechanism for deployment
Exceed Academies Trust, Bronte Academies Trust, Priestley Academies Trust
Sponsorship
Provenance
Teaching Schools add formality to deployment: Vital for success

13. Effective deployment

14. What deployment(s) would interest you
What deployment(s) would interest you? How would you benefit from a deployment? How would your school benefit?

15. Recruitment and retention
SLE accreditation is part of this strategy
Provide effective leaders with new opportunities and experiences
Keep the best teachers and leaders in Bradford!
Links to Teacher and Headteacher Standards

16. Payment Your school receives payments in some cases
Teaching Schools costs covered – sustainability, recruitment, QA, training, applications for funding, reinvestment, etc
SLE: £350 per day deployment fee to school/MAT requesting support from the Teaching Schools (£300 to your school/MAT; £50 to Teaching Schools to fund QA)

17. Applying Prepare application Headteacher supporting statement
Information pack and application forms
Headteacher supporting statement

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