1. 1 Brent Schools Headteacher Conference 17 th June 2014 Key Strategic Developments for the coming year Farzana Aldridge, Strategic Director

2. 2 ●Strengthening capacity within Brent schools to lead and deliver professional development and bespoke school to school support ●Partnership and collaboration with Brent LA and Teaching School Alliances to ensure coherence and alignment of offer to schools whilst retaining Brent Schools Partnership autonomy and independence ●A stronger focus on collation and analysis of needs in BSP member schools Key Strategic Developments

3. 3 ●Developing capacity within BSP to deliver commissioned activities from the LA, from Brent schools and others ●More effective and efficient communication about the work of the Partnership Key Strategic Developments

4. 4 Two significant developments: ●The establishment of Brent Centres of Excellence, Expertise & Development (CEED) ●Brent Secondary Schools Collaborative Strengthening Capacity

5. 5 Defining CEED schools ●Expertise and outstanding practice/track record ●Commitment capacity, energy and enthusiasm to share knowledge ●Innovate and go beyond tried and tests solutions ●Not necessarily Good or Outstanding schools ●Responsibility for the impact on improving outcomes in their client or partner schools Opportunity to become a CEED School

6. 6 Process for application and designation ●Written submission – expertise, track record, in school capacity ●Written commitment to deliver ●Assessment Panel to consider applications ●Further information gathered if required ●Designation ●Feedback to unsuccessful school and pointers towards developing practice or capacity for a future bid Opportunity to become a SEED School

7. 7 Brent Secondary School Collaborative Commitment to ensuring that every school has : ●Access to high quality Leadership and Professional Development ●Celebration and sharing of expertise and areas of outstanding practice ●Local delivery, led and managed by Brent Secondary Schools

8. 8 ●Synergy and alignment with other key stakeholder, in particular with Brent Local Authority and Teaching School Alliances, so that schools support and challenge are within a coherent framework ●The principle of autonomy of BSP within a collaborative ethos ●Engagement at strategic level, as well as operational Partnership and collaboration

9. 9 ●Schools feedback on needs and priorities ●Inspection findings ●Analysis of schools Raiseonline and Data Dashboards where schools make these available ●Identification of priorities to inform provision from BSP ●Liaison with the Local Authority on all the above Analysis of needs

10. 10 ●BSP Associates Team ●BSP Board strategic planning, incorporating the outcomes of education commission ●More efficient systems and processes for access to BSP provision ●Agreed charging framework for some BSP offers ●The possibility of a register of Quality Assured BSP Consultants – Brent schools/external consultants Developing Capacity within BSP

11. 11 ●BSP web development ●Regular update/newsletter ●Linking with LA communication to schools ●Communication through clusters of schools Communication

12. 12 Prepare to succeed ●Managing the Ofsted process, not being managed by the process ●Using the Ofsted criteria to inform longer term strategies for improvement ●Today is the start. A further 12 sessions will be on offer over the coming year. Today’s Conference