The National College – Supporting a self
improving system
Janet E Woods
Lead Associate, North of England
The Task …..
“As the College’s work has demonstrated, it is schools
themselves and our best school leaders who are
ideally placed to drive improvement in other schools.
I look to you to continue your work in supporting them.”
“ I realise it will take time to establish a fully school led
system… we must not lose sight of our focus on
transforming the quality of education for every pupil
through effective leadership in every school.”
The Secretary of State in the National College remit letter, March 2011
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By what means…….
A key role for the National College is to support, over the
next few years, the development of rigorously quality
assured infrastructures for school improvement – led by
schools for schools:
• Built around local context and what already exists, and
to complement LA capacity – not to reinvent wheels;
• That explore the potential for work beyond traditional LA
borders or regions;
• To support the development of sustainable and school
led models, and therefore a shift in accountability
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We are here to help…..
Lead associates will be strategic points of contact for our work with Local
Authorities, Department for Education, the Training and Development
Agency for Schools (TDA) and other partner organisations within their
region.
They will:
• lead a team of associates who will deliver aspects of the College remit,
focused on school improvement and leadership development;
• co-ordinate the work of the College with schools, academies to ensure
regional coherence;
• work with leaders to help reduce under-performance, close attainment
gaps, and develop self-improving systems across primary and secondary
schools and academies
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LLEs/NLEs
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LLEs/NLEs
Coordinating LLE/NLE
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LLEs/NLEs
Coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and LLE/NLE
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LLEs/NLEs
Coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and LLE/NLE
Pilot Teaching Schools
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LLEs/NLEs
ITP/OTP and coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and LLE/NLE
Pilot Teaching Schools
Coordinating System Leader
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SLEs
LLEs/NLEs
ITP/OTP and coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and LLE/NLE
Pilot Teaching Schools
Coordinating System Leader
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BsFs
SLEs
LLEs/NLEs
ITP/OTP and coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and LLE/NLE
Pilot Teaching Schools
Coordinating System Leader
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BsFs
SLEs
LLEs/NLEs
ITP/OTP and coordinating LLE/NLE
ITP/OTP and LLE/NLE
Pilot Teaching Schools
Coordinating System Leader
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