1. Lisa Mannall Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West
South and West Association of Leaders in Special Schools (SWALSS)
Principals’ / Headteachers’ Conference
Lisa Mannall
Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West

2. About me

3. Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West

4. RSC SW team made up of civil servants based in London and Bristol
My team
RSC SW team made up of civil servants based in London and Bristol

5. RSC SW Delivery Team Leaders

6. Academies and LA maintained schools in the South West
2,337 state-funded schools in the SW, of which 1,074, or 45%, are academies or free January 2018
Nationally, 27% of primary schools and 71% of secondaries are academies or free schools
87 special schools in the SW, of which 25 or 29% are academies
21 of the 25 special academies in the SW are in a MAT
36 alternative provision, of which 17 or 47% are academies
Nationally, 984 special schools, of which 29% are academies
352 alternative provision, of which 34% are academies

7. LA maintained and academy special schools in the South West
Key
LA maintained special school
Special academy or free school

8. My vision for the South West
Together we will:
ensure all children in the SW, regardless of background, receive the high quality education that they deserve
work collaboratively across the sector to achieve this shared purpose by supporting and further developing the leaders and organisations in the region
ensure we have high quality school improvement
robustly tackle underperformance

9. As RSC I will work with you to:
Bring about rapid and sustainable school and trust improvement, with a focus on those most in need
Develop strong system leadership, including in governance, across our schools and trusts
Build capacity of trusts and sponsors, and enable the strategic growth of trusts working in the most challenging areas
Facilitate social mobility by challenging and supporting schools, trusts and sponsors to improve the attainment of their most disadvantaged pupils

10. Academisation and special schools

11. Tregonwell Academy – Ambitions Academies Trust

12. Fosse Way School – The Partnership Trust

13. Working with SWALSS

14. Support for governance in the region
National Leaders of Governance and NLG advocates
Our network of four NLG advocates work as brokers of support for governance, including through NLGs, co-ordinated by a project manager – Julia Steward – who has oversight of the region. More information, including contact details at:
Academy Ambassadors:
Not-for-profit programme funded by the Department for Education, which can work with you to strengthen your multi-academy trust board:
Inspiring Governance:
Supported and funded by the Department for Education - connects skilled volunteers interested in serving as governors and trustees with schools:

15. Questions