1. Paul Butler Director of School Improvement Exceed Academies Trust
Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE) and Local Leaders of Education (LLE)
Paul Butler
Director of School Improvement
Exceed Academies Trust

2. Introducing Teaching Schools

3. Exceed SCITT and Teaching Schools
Two Teaching Schools: Copthorne and Horton Grange primary schools
School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT): Awarding QTS from September 2017, hubs in Bradford and Leeds
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: 60+ 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. School improvement
…the number of middle leaders increased from two in 2016 to seven in 2019, all leading different aspects of the school, including mindfulness and well-being, research and development in education, and parental engagement. As a result, the leadership and management of the school have been strengthened even further .
Horton Park Primary School Ofsted report, June 2019

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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, all curriculum areas, Citizenship
Quality of teaching: ITT, NQT
Behaviour and safety: Behaviour, attendance

10. Eligibility: LLE Must:
be judged to be good serving headteacher with at least three years experience and expect to remain at current school for at least two years after designation
be able to demonstrate that you have sufficient experience of providing support as a coach or mentor to another headteacher or senior member of staff at a school other than your own
be able to commit to the minimum time expectation for LLE deployment (20-30 hours)
be accountable for one or more school(s) which meet the LLE school criteria
‘Good’ school
show consistently high levels of pupil performance or continued improvement over the last three years
show capacity and experience of senior leaders to work with and support other schools

11. 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?

12. Example deployments Support data analysis and curriculum development
Coaching a leader to develop practice
Facilitating network meetings or leading training
Research using evidence-based practice
1 to 19.5 days

13. Deployment Doesn’t always have to be away from your classroom!
Negotiated with Headteacher/LLE and SLE – capacity at that moment in time - brokerage
Commissioning and QA – System leaders and Teaching School
Interim/end of support report
Record of Visits

14. Deployment MATs becoming the key mechanism for deployment
DfE grants significant
Sponsorship
Provenance for the school, trust and system leader
Teaching Schools add formality to deployment: Vital for success

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

16. Recruitment and retention
SLE and LLE designation is part of this strategy
Provide effective leaders with new opportunities and experiences
Keep the best teachers and leaders in Bradford (and Leeds!)
Links to Teacher and Headteacher Standards

17. Payment for Teaching School-led projects/deployments
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)

18. Applying: SLE Prepare application exceedtsa@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk
Information pack and application forms
Headteacher supporting statement
Short interview with presentation

19. Applying: LLE Prepare application exceedtsa@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk
Information pack and application forms
DCS or CEO supporting statement

20. Questions or comments? Thank you for your time… @ExceedTSA #WeExceed