Welcome to the National School of Government

David SpencerPrincipal of the National School of Government

7th November 2005

European Heads of Schools Forum

Our Point of Departure

• Second biggest ‘Business School’ in the UK

• Moving closer to the ‘heart of Government’

• All Corporate Leadership Programmes now delivered in one organisation

• PFI has provided major investment

Outline Strategy

• New focus on public sector as a whole

• More clearly geared to reform agenda e.g. leadership; professionalism, sustainability

• Learning and development to be based on relevance and influence rather than revenue generation

Outline Strategy• Greater emphasis on consultancy and bespoke

development solutions

• Delivered through strategic partnerships with other Business Schools/Universities/individuals who are world class in their fields e.g.

• Warwick Business School • Kennedy School of Government at Harvard• Henley Management College• Birmingham University• Ashridge

• Working with other public service academies to ensure a service wide approach

Outline Strategy

• Strengthening our capacity: development of the Sunningdale Institute

• An association of leading academics and experts in business and public sector management appointed as Fellows of the National School – Concept of Professor Cary Cooper

– Think-tank style discussions and analysis of major issues

– Contribution to early thinking on policy areas

– Seminars/presentations for the SCS and other key groups

Working with Others

Collaboration is integral to our strategy– Look at familiar problems through unfamiliar

lenses (geographic/political/cultural/economic)– Accelerate learning through working together– Enable knowledge to be applied locally– Employ leverage to influence outcomes– Gain accreditation to professional and

academic standards– Enhance delivery capacity

Working with You

• A cliché, but the world is small and getting smaller – globalisation

• Schools of public administration are either on parallel tracks or they are moving towards each other

Arguably the case for collaboration has never been stronger and we are delighted to have this opportunity to develop our relationship with you

Learning & Innovation• Sunningdale Institute

• L&D Policy• Professional Standards

• Research• Horizon Scanning• Academic Board

• Knowledge Sharing.• Learning resources(physical and online)

CEO• Stakeholders

• Strategy• StructureSecretariat

Support to CEO on:• Strategy• Alliances

• Governance• Ext. and int. Comms ’

• Strategic Projects

Strategic RelationshipManagement

(UK and International)• Strategic Engagement with

client groups• Identifying and scoping

client requirements• Brokering response from

National School and others

Professional Programmes• Product Development• Academic Standards

• Delivery• Professional•Communities

Strategic Leadership • Product Development• Academic Standards

• Delivery• SCS Leadership

•Community

Operations• Corporate Planning

• Finance• Human Resources

• Information & Comms Tech• E-Learning architecture

• Facilities• Supply chain mgmt.• Business Processes