Supporting Members with NAHT Assure Services
Regional Secretaries - NAHT
2nd July 2014
Stuart Collard – Head of Sales
Gabriel Obaseki – Sales South Region
Supporting Members with NAHT Assure Services
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Purpose (Why)
Membership take-up of Services (Where)
Progress since the Pilot (What)
Success of working with Branch Officials & lessons learned
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• How the Regional Secretaries can assist
Discussion
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Purpose (Why)
• A unique range of professional services to support Members with
practical on-the ground support when it matters
• Supporting & implementing NAHT Policy : HR, Health & Safety,
Payroll, Property & Finance : an outreach arm of the NAHT
• Independent & in the school’s interest, dedicated staff, specific to
education. Providing Headteachers and Business Managers with the
support and tools to make a positive impact allowing them to focus
on teaching and learning
• Designed and quality assured by the NAHT and Members.
Membership choice – taking the risk out
• Sharing innovation and success with the NAHT
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Membership take-up of Services (Where)
• England & Wales: Strictly Education reach into over 100 Local
Authorities
• Starting in February 2013 with a pilot in West Midlands, South
Wales, Yorkshire.
• 40 Contracts across 19 LA’s with a Value of £100k: £60k in 2013
• 761 current Members in our client base are benefiting from the
services and policies: adding value to existing Membership
• Clear that we make inroads where there is a need – schools are not
getting value from the LA
• Often Assure presence results in improving services from the LA
• Importance of working in close co-operation with the LA
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Progress since the Pilot (What)
• NAHT Partnership Board successful - challenge & innovation (e.g.
Asbestos)
• Communicating useful guidance: News articles in Leadership Links and
Leadership Focus, emails from Branch Officers. Endorsement and faceto-face conferences/workshops remain our most effective tool
• Agreement renewed for a further 3 years, launched Nationally in March
• Aim to reduce cost of reaching out. Problems engagement with Branches
• Working with Aspire to see how together we can make a bigger impact.
From joint marketing to programmes of support such as Finance and HR.
• On-line DBS with the NAHT, currently handling 700 checks per month, 34 days turnaround, visibility of status.
• Attended over 60 events representing Assure
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Success of working with Branch Officials & lessons
learned (How)
• Member and Branch Officer endorsement is key, but very
challenging to engage with. Responding to the local context and
challenges is crucial. (e.g. IoW, Wolverhampton, Merthyr)
• Most effective and successful when we form part of the policy
message and support (e.g. Roadshows & Performance Management)
• Personal communications and endorsement from Branch
Officers have the greatest impact otherwise opening rates are low
• Getting in front of schools in a workshop environment where we
can demonstrate knowledge and impact on local issues
• Provision of a safety net and support where LAs are failing,
providing poor value or pulling out
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How Regional Secretaries can assist
• Success will come with the long term endorsement and becoming part of the
fabric of the NAHT, raising the awareness of the Assure Brand
• Supporting Policy and being present in the communications and thinking
• Working closely with the NAHT Helplines and policy – an integrated service
• Ideas for innovative services – local knowledge of the challenges members face
• We should be able to increase the number of schools fourfold over the next 12
months and develop a range of On-line tools that provide scale, greater impact,
and better management (e.g. DBS, Contracts, linking with Aspire).
• Opportunities to be part of Branch meetings and workshops. Support
infrastructure to those meetings. NAHT Assure Booking system available for trial
Discussion
How we can better engage and reach out to Members & understand local Branch
challenges/opportunities (e.g. failing LAs).
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Stuart Collard [email protected]
(m) 07739 649611