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Management Management Restructuring in Slemish Restructuring in Slemish

CollegeCollege

December, 2007December, 2007

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ProcessProcess

Form should fit function

Implications for the organisational structure

of the school

Core purposes

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Leadership, Management and Leadership, Management and AdministrationAdministration

LeadershipLeadership ManagementManagement AdministrationAdministration

Doing the Doing the right thingsright things

Doing things Doing things rightright

Doing thingsDoing things

Path makingPath making Path followingPath following Path tidyingPath tidying

ComplexityComplexity ClarityClarity ConsistencyConsistency

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Consideration of Roles in the Consideration of Roles in the SchoolSchool• Focus on Learning a major priority in the CollegeFocus on Learning a major priority in the College• Need to promote Personal DevelopmentNeed to promote Personal Development• Develop the Vocational Educational side of the Develop the Vocational Educational side of the

CollegeCollege• Provide for our statutory obligations in Provide for our statutory obligations in

Assessment for LearningAssessment for Learning• Support staff in roles in delivering the Revised Support staff in roles in delivering the Revised

CurriculumCurriculum• Create clear lines of communicationCreate clear lines of communication• Provide ownership of changes in the context of Provide ownership of changes in the context of

legislative requirementslegislative requirements

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Practical StepsPractical Steps

• Focus on LearningFocus on Learning• Mr BennettMr Bennett• School Leader with responsibility for Geography, School Leader with responsibility for Geography,

Careers, work and employment. This is a very Careers, work and employment. This is a very large brief.large brief.

• Excellent teacher, involved in staff development. Excellent teacher, involved in staff development. Leads Research and Development Group.Leads Research and Development Group.

• Focus on Learning – Thinking Skills, dissemination Focus on Learning – Thinking Skills, dissemination of good practice. Keep teaching for learning at of good practice. Keep teaching for learning at the forefront of the Collegethe forefront of the College

• Responsibility for in house staff developmentResponsibility for in house staff development• Retain overview for CareersRetain overview for Careers

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Draft Remit for Teaching for Draft Remit for Teaching for Learning TeamLearning Team• To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of LearningTo bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of Learning• To develop student’s generic capability as learners and teachers’ skills in the To develop student’s generic capability as learners and teachers’ skills in the

classroom.classroom.• To support teachers working together, help them reflect on practice and To support teachers working together, help them reflect on practice and

develop understanding of the principles of teaching thinking skills and develop understanding of the principles of teaching thinking skills and personal capabilities.personal capabilities.

• To embed thinking skills and personal capabilities across the curriculum and To embed thinking skills and personal capabilities across the curriculum and expertise across the curriculum.expertise across the curriculum.

• To promote cross-subject collaborative workTo promote cross-subject collaborative work• To create conditions for staff to think and learnTo create conditions for staff to think and learn• To advise SLT on appropriate staff developmentTo advise SLT on appropriate staff development

• *Focus on planning lessons*Focus on planning lessons• *Classroom observation*Classroom observation• *Being coached*Being coached• *Gain access to theoretical ideas which can help staff understand and develop *Gain access to theoretical ideas which can help staff understand and develop

practicepractice• * Build up a profile of interest and expertise in Thinking Skills and Personal * Build up a profile of interest and expertise in Thinking Skills and Personal

CapabilitiesCapabilities

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Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development

• Mrs WattsMrs Watts• Vocational Education, Faculty Head, Co-Vocational Education, Faculty Head, Co-

ordinator for Pastoral Care and Drugs ordinator for Pastoral Care and Drugs Education involves responsibility for Education involves responsibility for PSHE, counselling, Care TeamPSHE, counselling, Care Team

• Again a very large brief which needs to Again a very large brief which needs to be unbundled.be unbundled.

• Co-ordinator for Personal DevelopmentCo-ordinator for Personal Development

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Draft Remit for Personal Draft Remit for Personal DevelopmentDevelopment• To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of the development of our To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of the development of our

students as individualsstudents as individuals

• Responsible for the implementation of the Revised Curriculum in terms of:Responsible for the implementation of the Revised Curriculum in terms of:

• Personal understandingPersonal understanding• Mutual understandingMutual understanding• Personal healthPersonal health• Moral character Moral character • Spiritual awarenessSpiritual awareness

• The above includes Child ProtectionThe above includes Child Protection• Drugs Education, liaison with outside agencies, Health Education, Care Team, Support Drugs Education, liaison with outside agencies, Health Education, Care Team, Support

TeamTeam

• The team will have responsibility for Pastoral Care, Counselling and Drugs Education in the The team will have responsibility for Pastoral Care, Counselling and Drugs Education in the College, Inclusion and related issuesCollege, Inclusion and related issues

• There will be a responsibility to Quality Assure our provision in the aboveThere will be a responsibility to Quality Assure our provision in the above• It will also be responsible for providing support for our students through such agencies as It will also be responsible for providing support for our students through such agencies as

Love for Life, Tree of KnowledgeLove for Life, Tree of Knowledge• The team will provide advice on appropriate Staff Development to SLTThe team will provide advice on appropriate Staff Development to SLT

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Vocational EducationVocational Education

• Careers OfficerCareers Officer • Responsible for policy and teaching programmes throughout the collegeResponsible for policy and teaching programmes throughout the college• Career visitsCareer visits• Careers interviewsCareers interviews• Shared responsibility for work experienceShared responsibility for work experience• Monitoring, evaluation and review of provisionMonitoring, evaluation and review of provision• Links with feeder schools and local communitiesLinks with feeder schools and local communities

• Vocational Education OfficerVocational Education Officer• Business enterpriseBusiness enterprise• Responsibility for Learning for Life and Work throughout the CollegeResponsibility for Learning for Life and Work throughout the College• Shared responsibility for work experience Shared responsibility for work experience • Links with external agencies such as NRCLinks with external agencies such as NRC• Monitoring, evaluation and review of vocational provision and related Monitoring, evaluation and review of vocational provision and related

Health and Safety issuesHealth and Safety issues

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Assessment for LearningAssessment for Learning

• Assessment and ReportingAssessment and Reporting• Responsibility for ReportingResponsibility for Reporting• Introduction of Levels of progression. Level Introduction of Levels of progression. Level

descriptors, legal requirements, skills descriptors, legal requirements, skills acquisition and developmentacquisition and development

• Monitoring of homeworkMonitoring of homework• Mentoring and tracking of student progressMentoring and tracking of student progress• Monitoring and evaluation of Assessment Monitoring and evaluation of Assessment

for learning throughout the Collegefor learning throughout the College

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Key Stage 3 Co-ordinatorsKey Stage 3 Co-ordinators

• We have 3 in the areas of Science, Maths We have 3 in the areas of Science, Maths and English. They also have a responsibility and English. They also have a responsibility for coursework.for coursework.

• Changing circumstances re KS3 tests and Changing circumstances re KS3 tests and courseworkcoursework

• I have spoken to all 3 in terms of re-I have spoken to all 3 in terms of re-negotiating their management negotiating their management responsibilities to include monitoring and responsibilities to include monitoring and evaluation of Communication, Use of Maths evaluation of Communication, Use of Maths and ICT across the College. This is legally and ICT across the College. This is legally required. It involves no extra cost to the required. It involves no extra cost to the College.College.

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Draft Remit for Assessment for Draft Remit for Assessment for Learning TeamLearning Team

• To bring structure and coherence to the To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum in terms of Assessment for Learningcurriculum in terms of Assessment for Learning

• Responsibility for the implementation of AfL Responsibility for the implementation of AfL across the curriculumacross the curriculum

• Responsibility for ReportingResponsibility for Reporting• Monitoring of HomeworkMonitoring of Homework• Mentoring and tracking of student progressMentoring and tracking of student progress• Quality assurance of AfL throughout the CollegeQuality assurance of AfL throughout the College• Advise SLT on Staff Development in AfLAdvise SLT on Staff Development in AfL

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Draft Remit for Employability Draft Remit for Employability TeamTeam• To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum To bring structure and coherence to the curriculum

in terms of employability, economic awareness and in terms of employability, economic awareness and education for sustainable developmenteducation for sustainable development

• Responsibility for the implementation of the Responsibility for the implementation of the Revised Curriculum in terms of Learning for Life and Revised Curriculum in terms of Learning for Life and WorkWork

• Responsibility for Careers Education throughout the Responsibility for Careers Education throughout the CollegeCollege

• Responsibility for links with outside agenciesResponsibility for links with outside agencies• Responsibility for work experienceResponsibility for work experience• Responsibility for Quality Assuring the above Responsibility for Quality Assuring the above

provisionprovision

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Draft Remit for ICT Strategy Draft Remit for ICT Strategy TeamTeam• To ensure systemic embedding of ICT as an enabling technology in policy To ensure systemic embedding of ICT as an enabling technology in policy

and practice throughout the curriculum.and practice throughout the curriculum.• To support staff in making effective and innovative use of technologies to To support staff in making effective and innovative use of technologies to

enable learningenable learning• To provide guidance for SLT on appropriate staff development, To provide guidance for SLT on appropriate staff development,

requisitioning of hardware and softwarerequisitioning of hardware and software• To promote a better understanding of the pedagogy of ICT in the collegeTo promote a better understanding of the pedagogy of ICT in the college• To review progress in ICT against the emPowering schools strategy To review progress in ICT against the emPowering schools strategy

milestonesmilestones• To adopt and apply the BECTA Self Review FrameworkTo adopt and apply the BECTA Self Review Framework• To seek ICT Mark status for the CollegeTo seek ICT Mark status for the College• To ensure that sufficient notice is taken of the prior learning os students To ensure that sufficient notice is taken of the prior learning os students

with ICTwith ICT• To work with the AfL team in relation to the use of ICT in assessment, To work with the AfL team in relation to the use of ICT in assessment,

recording and reporting and with the respective co-ordinators for recording and reporting and with the respective co-ordinators for Communication, Using Maths and ICT to effect change as envisaged in ETSDCommunication, Using Maths and ICT to effect change as envisaged in ETSD

• To develop the College website and on-line learning programmesTo develop the College website and on-line learning programmes• To seek through ICT to extend the partnership between the home, To seek through ICT to extend the partnership between the home,

community and the Collegecommunity and the College

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Cost of ProposalsCost of Proposals

• Careers OfficerCareers Officer

• Vocational Education Co-ordinatorVocational Education Co-ordinator

• Assessment and Reporting Co-Assessment and Reporting Co-ordinatorordinator

• Total Cost – 3x£1750Total Cost – 3x£1750

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Benefits V DisadvantagesBenefits V Disadvantages

• Frees up overburdened Frees up overburdened staffstaff

• Creates opportunities Creates opportunities for staff developmentfor staff development

• Fit for purpose in terms Fit for purpose in terms of Revised Curriculumof Revised Curriculum

• Provides for greater Provides for greater staff ownershipstaff ownership

• Supports College Supports College prioritiespriorities

• Cost - although not Cost - although not prohibitive!prohibitive!

• Does not deal with Does not deal with some subject areassome subject areas

• May not necessarily May not necessarily contribute to a flat contribute to a flat structurestructure

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Assessment for LearningAssessment for Learning

Assessment for Learning

Assessment and ReportingPerformance Management Exams Officer Attendance Learning Co-ordinators

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Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development

Co-ordinator for Personal Development

Induction Child Protection Health and Safety

Ethos Co-ordinator Citizenship SENCO/Learning Support Assistants

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ICT Strategy TeamICT Strategy Team

Chair of Team

ICT Hardware ICT across the curriculum ICT Web Development

ICT Subject LeaderRepresentative from Research and Development Team if required

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Teaching for LearningTeaching for Learning

Director for Teaching for Learning

Faculty Heads Subject Leaders Chair of ICT Strategy Group

Co-ordinators for Other SkillsVocational Education Co-ordinatorResearch and Development Committee

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EmployabilityEmployability

Vocational Education Co-ordinator

Careers Officer Business Studies Special Needs Support Officer

External Agencies

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Bursary?Bursary?

• In order to provide for Staff Development I would suggest a In order to provide for Staff Development I would suggest a bursary for which staff may apply.bursary for which staff may apply.

• This would be on a one/two year basis.This would be on a one/two year basis.• It will be to further learning in the College:It will be to further learning in the College:Possible Subject Areas – these are not definitivePossible Subject Areas – these are not definitive

Virtual LearningVirtual LearningConsultative LearningConsultative LearningUse of Classroom AssistantsUse of Classroom AssistantsAfter school learningAfter school learningGifted and TalentedGifted and Talented

• This should allow for flexibility and creativityThis should allow for flexibility and creativity• Collaboration between 2 members of staff could be a possibilityCollaboration between 2 members of staff could be a possibility

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What does it involve?What does it involve?

• Making a case to the Board of GovernorsMaking a case to the Board of Governors

• Two presentations per year to the BoardTwo presentations per year to the Board

• What is being done?What is being done?

• Why?Why?

• Where will it be taken?Where will it be taken?

• Presentations to whole staff and SLTPresentations to whole staff and SLT