Academy Offer 2023-24

Offer Brochure 2023 - 2024

At Three Spires, we have adopted the four-stage model of school improvement in order to establish the foundations of support for all academies at all phases; leaders know that at different points of an academy’s journey, they will either need or offer capacity and strength.

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Access to an improvement cycle by DSI – diagnosis of need/ prioritisation/ communication/ 75-100 day plan/ capacity/ delivery/ evaluation / transmission At least 6 x ½ day attendance audit by DSS DSI to produce a tailored plan and report actions and impact to the Trust Board and AC each halfterm DSI/ DSS works with the school intensively for a number of days a week for an extended period of time to provide capacity and capability to help rapidly improve the school and address specific issues Focused Senior Leadership development Joint lesson observations in own and ‘freedom to excel’ academies Support with teaching judgements/ work scrutiny/ curriculum implementation/ professional growth

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DSI to produce a medium term plan and report actions and impact to the Trust Board and AC each term; 12 x ½ day visits per year by central team (inc. one monitoring visit) DSI/DSS works with the academy to support with teaching judgements/ work scrutiny/ curriculum implementation/ professional growth.

At least 1x day attendance audit by DSS Focused Senior Leadership development; Joint lesson observations in own and other academies Deploying lead practitioners/ leaders to support across the Trust

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6 x ½ day visits per year by central team (inc. one monitoring visit) At least 1 x day attendance audit by DSS Termly visits from the central team Identifying and preparing senior leaders from the Middle Leadership team Facilitating joint observations within the leadership team Focus work on moving from ‘passion to serve’ to ‘freedom to excel’ Deploying lead practitioners/ leaders to support across the Trust

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Of 3 x ½ day visits per year by the central team (inc. one monitoring visit) 1 x day safeguarding audit per year Deploying lead practitioners/ leaders to support across the Trust

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Academy improvement or transformational change?

There is debate to be had about the relevance

Along with 30 educational organisations nation

of the academy improvement rhetoric – is this

wide, Three Spires are keen to mobile change

the right focus to have and should we not

in education – a change which means all

instead, be debating the need for

young people will have the opportunity to

transformational and cultural change in order

achieve their God given potential by making

to address the challenges facing academy

education meaningful and relevant. Below are

leaders. Often, these are more about wider

two of the projects the steering group is

societal issues, as well as the need to ensure

currently working on.

all children can experience a well-rounded and full education which ignites their passion for learning and prepares them well for future life.

Current projects We believe the answer is a combination of the two; a drive for continuous academy

Rethinking Assessment

improvement which reflects the needs and

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A working party committed to providing

complexities of changing cohorts and a

workable solutions, practical ideas and

commitment to transformational change that is

approaches to making assessment fairer,

responsive to internal and external factors,

broader and more equitable.

which will ensure sustainability and support succession planning.

It is for this reason, Three Spires are proud to

The AED project

be working in partnership with Edge

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This AED project is focusing on developing

Foundation; an independent, organisation

a holistic and challenging professional

working to inspire the education system to give

development qualification that focusing on

all young people across the UK the

developing the whole child. The emphasis

knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to

is not on telling young people what to do

flourish in their future life and work.

with their lives, but ensuring they leave

school with the ability to competently and confidently progress in life, whatever they choose to go on to do.

Continuing Professional Development Offer 2023 - 2024

Welcome “Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”

Mark 4:1-20

Called Our vision is to establish a culture and context in

systems, but each individual setting has access to

which schools can grow, flourish and provide an

the full range of CPD. It means we can remove

excellent education with Christian values at its heart.

disadvantage together and work together to

We will seek to enable all children, young people

constantly aspire to be the best that we can be; do

and adults in our academies to realise their God-

‘with you’ not ‘to you’ in the best interests of all of our

given potential, aspire to succeed and to build

children.

communities where diversity is celebrated.

The successes of our academies depends on our

Connected We know that all of our academies want to achieve and to be the very best version of themselves; to live out our EMBRACE values, and have proof of this in their everyday practice. It is important each and every one of our schools believe in true collaboration, to build mutual support and gain inspiration from each other.

investment in colleagues’ professional development and learning. Our emphasis on staff development and ‘growing our own’ talent is based on our commitment to spotting enthusiasm and nurturing ambition from an early stage, investing in every member of staff’s development through ‘in house’ and external programmes; coaching and mentoring, and a culture where there are numerous opportunities to step up and lead projects in and

Committed

across the trust.

As a trust, we are confident that our CPD offer has something for everyone. Each academy has its own unique culture and place within the community that it

Our programme is invitational and

serves, and our approach takes that into account.

inspirational – you are welcome to join

Our trust family may work within common

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Opportunities Christian Distinctiveness

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Professional Network Meetings

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Lead Practitioners

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NPQ Delivery Partner

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ECF Delivery Partner

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ECT Meetings

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ECM Meetings

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Safeguarding

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Christian Distinctiveness *This programme is offered in partnership with Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education and is co-delivered by Sarah Milne and Louisa Harrop.

SEF and evidence review meeting Monday, 16 October 2023 Face to face, Stafford office An opportunity to review academies' individual SEF progress using the new framework as a guide. Exploration of wider evidence bases and underused evidence portfolios in settings. This session is aimed at the Christian Distinctiveness and Worship leaders in each setting. Principals may also wish to attend.

TBC Friday, 23 February 2024 Face to face, Stafford office Content to be finalised once we have experienced the first inspections under the new framework.

Collaborative learning event.

TBC Tuesday, 4 June 2024 Face to face, Stafford office Content to be finalised

The new inspection framework: for principals, governors and trustees Date TBC Online This session will focus on the new framework – what is the expectation? How are decisions made? What does it mean to "inspected in a Christian way"? How does your setting's vision resonate with the Trust's vision?

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Professional Network Meetings

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What we offer?

Professional Network Meetings bring together different leaders from each

school within the trust for training, development, and networking opportunities. These meetings are chaired by our Trust leads and aim to ensure our in-school leaders are highly skilled and able to develop in their areas of responsibility.

Network meetings are held regularly, and between each meeting, ‘gap tasks’ are completed to ensure leaders are having impact in their settings. We currently hold network meetings for Teaching & Learning leads, subject areas, Reading, Inclusion and SEND.

Benefits Sessions aim to: Professional Network Meetings bring together different leaders from each school within the trust for training, development, and networking opportunities. These meetings are chaired by our Trust leads and aim to ensure our in-school leaders are highly skilled and able to develop in their areas of responsibility.

Network meetings are held regularly, and between each meeting, ‘gap tasks’ are completed to ensure leaders are having impact in their settings. We currently hold network meetings for Teaching & Learning leads, subject areas, Reading, Inclusion and SEND. THREESPIRESTRUST.ORG

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Executive Leadership Group

Thurs, 12 Oct 2023 Thurs, 22 Feb 2024 Thurs, 13 June 2024

Teaching & Learning

Business Managers

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 Thurs, 18 Jan 2024 Tues, 16 April 2024 Tues, 2 July 2024

Tues, 17 Oct 2023

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 23 January 2024

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 7 May 2024

1pm – 3pm

Data & Exams

Thurs, 5 Oct 2023 Wed, 10 January 2024 Thurs, 2 May 2024

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Reading

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 24 Jan 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 8 May 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 15 Nov 2023

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 20 Mar 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 3 July 2024

1pm – 3pm

Thurs, 16 Nov 2023

1pm – 3pm

Thurs, 21 Mar 2024

1pm – 3pm

Thurs, 4 July 2024

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 10 Oct 2023

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 21 Feb 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 5 June 2024

1pm – 3pm

PSHE / RSE

Maths

English

Wed, 18 Oct 2023

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SEND / Behaviour Assessment Christian Distinctiveness Sixth Form

Tues, 26 Sept 2023

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 5 Mar 2024

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 9 July 2024

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 7 Nov 2023

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 28 Feb 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 15 May 2024

1pm – 3pm

Thurs, 19 Oct 2023

1pm – 3pm

Fri, 23 Feb 2024

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 4 June 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

10am – 12pm

Wed, 7 Feb 2024

10am – 12pm

Wed, 19 June 2024

10am – 12pm

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Careers

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 7 Feb 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 19 June 2024

1pm – 3pm

Wed, 8 Nov 2023

1pm – 3pm

Thurs, 7 Mar 2024

1pm – 3pm

Thurs, 23 May 2024

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 18 June 2024

1pm – 3pm

Mon, 15 July 2024

9.30am – 3pm

Tues, 3 Oct 2023

1pm – 3pm

Thurs, 11 Jan 2024

1pm – 3pm

Tues, 12 Mar 2024

1pm – 3pm

Transition

Safeguarding

EYFS

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

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Lead Practitioners

What we offer?

What will this look like?

Lead practitioners are outstanding middle

Deployments are tailor-made to meet the

and senior leaders, with at least two years’

needs of the supported school, but

leadership experience, who have the skills to

typically the lead practitioner’s work

support individuals or teams in particular

includes:

subject areas and/or specialisms. You can apply to join this team – in the first instance,

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audits

colleagues should talk with their line manager,

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data analysis

and then with the Director of School

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coaching or mentoring support

Improvement to discuss the role in more detail.

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facilitating and training

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joint action planning

Benefits Lead practitioners are deployed into schools to develop the leadership capacity of individuals and teams that match their area of expertise.

Three Spires Trust has designated lead practitioners with a range of expertise, including subject specialisms, CPD, behaviour and SEND.

Our leads have a proven track record in their area of specialism and regularly undertake

training to ensure that the support they give is of the best possible quality.

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NPQ Delivery Partner What we offer

What it looks like

Why complete your NPQ with the Church of

At Three Spires, we are proud to

In undertaking an NPQ you will:

be one of the Delivery Partners

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England

gain a nationally recognised qualification;

Completing your NPQ with the

learn from a rich programme

Church of England, will give you

her you are a teacher looking to

centered on evidence-based

the added benefits of:

deepen your expertise or

practice;

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for the Church of England NPQ programmes. Whet

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Small group expert coaching,

be able to transfer your

in partnership with Chartered

yourself to the next transition in

learning as and when you

College of Teaching and

your career, we offer

change schools;

Leadership Matters;

a school leader wanting to stretch

an NPQ programme, which is suitable for you.

We currently have the capacity,

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complete your learning in a

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Learning alongside peers with

flexible way- both virtually and

shared commitment to vision-

in regional face to face

driven education;

groups

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Expert facilitators from across our Trust;

numbers permitting, to deliver the ›

Support for your wellbeing

following, fully funded

In addition, the revised suite

programmes:

of NPQs has been refreshed to

and personal growth through

reduce the workload burden on

our extensive Peer Support

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NPQH

teachers and school leaders,

Networks, and Diocesan

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NPQSL

while still enabling you to develop

Education teams.

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NPQLBC*

and apply your knowledge, skills

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NPQLT*

and understanding both to your current school and to other contexts.

*This can be delivered as a Flex model, in-house, by senior leaders.

For further information on NPQ, please visit www.cefel.org.uk/npq/ or contact awilliams@threespirestrust.org

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ECF Delivery Partner From September, we are proud to be Delivery Partners for Best Practice Network’s, Early Career Development Programme.

What we offer?

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School visits to be agreed with ECT and Mentor;

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Self-directed study allows for candidates to

The DfE-funded Early Career Development

delve into ECF content most relevant to

Programme from Best Practice Network &

themselves when convenient;

Outstanding Leaders Partnership delivers the ECF reforms through a combination of facilitated face-to-

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Mentor sessions with structured content and a safe space to reflect on progress.

face training, online workshops and self-directed study.

In addition

The programme is delivered by Three Spires and in

Additional sessions will be included in the package

collaboration with schools whilst the programme

for those ECTs who are interested to understand

content, divided into 9 modules and mapped to the

what it means to work in a faith school.

Teachers’ standards, draw from a range of subjects, phases and contexts ensuring relevancy and maximising participation.

What will this look like?

The Early Career Development Programme uses a blended delivery model that takes advantage of a range of channels to deliver learning including: ›

Online conferences at the start of each year to engage with early career teachers, outline expectations and facilitate the development of peer networks. With keynotes and workshops from leading practitioners

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Face-to-face training hosted by the School

Improvement Team at Three Spires; ›

Online facilitated workshops with expert

Schools can register their details through the Early Career Development Programme website.

facilitators;

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ECT Meetings Schedule of events 2023-24 Venue: Face to face, Stafford Becoming newly qualified is a challenging and exciting time and we’ve found that ECTs really benefit from the guidance, support and collaboration that the ECF training package offers.

Year 1 ECTs

What​

When​

Time​

Who​

Module 1​

Monday, 13 November 2023

14.00-16.00​

Aimee Williams / Tom Harrison

Module 2​

Monday, 15 January 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams / Tom Harrison

Module 3.1​

Monday, 26 February 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams / Tom Harrison

Module 3.2

Monday, 22 April 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams / Tom Harrison

Module 4​

Monday, 17 June 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams / Tom Harrison

Year 2 ECTS

What​

When​

Time​

Who​

Module 6​

Monday, 16 October 2023

14.00-16.00​

Aimee Williams / Lizzie Leek ​

Module 7​

Monday, 6 November 2023

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams / Lizzie Leek

Module 8​

Monday, 8 January 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams / Lizzie Leek

Module 9

Monday 25, March 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams / Lizzie Leek

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ECM Meetings Schedule of events 2023-24 Venue: Online The Early Career mentor role is key to successful teacher induction and as such mentors will receive access to high quality support and training.

What​

When​

Time​

Who​

Session 1​

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

14.00-16.00​

Aimee Williams

Session 2

Tuesday, 19 March 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams

Session 3

Monday, 1 July 2024

14.00-16.00

Aimee Williams

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Safeguarding Theme

Date

Time

Link

New to TST: Safeguarding the TST way – for any new safeguarding team members

Friday, 15 September 2023

11am – 11.45am

Link

Attendance for DSLs, Principals and senior leaders​

Monday, 18 September 2023​

10am – 10:45am​

Link

Record keeping​

Wednesday, 27 September 2023​

2:30pm – 3:30pm​

Link

Harmful and problematic sexual behaviour

Thursday, 12 October 2023​

10:30am – 11:30am​

Link

The role of the DSL and the SENCo in exclusions​

Wednesday, 18 October 2023​

12pm – 12:45pm​

Link

Writing a good exclusion letter​

Thursday, 26 October 2023​

1:30pm – 2:30pm​

Link

Online safety​

Friday, 17 November 2023​

10am – 10:45am​

Link

Prevent​

Wednesday, 22 November 2023​

3pm – 3:45pm​

Link

Culture of vigilance​

Monday, 27 November 2023​

10:30am – 11:30am​

Link

Attendance over time​

Wednesday, 6 December 2023​

1pm – 1:45pm​

Link

Safeguarding in the curriculum​

Friday, 15 December 2023​

10:30am – 11:15am​

Link

DSL/DDSL Development Day

Monday, 15 July 2024

9.30am – 3pm

Face to face, Stafford

Monthly safeguarding meeting

Thursday,14 September, Friday, 6 October, Thursday, 9 November, Tuesday, 5 December, Tuesday, 9 January, Monday, 5 February, Monday, 4 March, Tuesday, 9 April, Thursday, 6 June

10am – 11am

TBC

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Additional School Improvement Offer 2023 - 2024

“Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”

Mark 4:1-20

Not all academies require our additional services, but we believe all should at least consider them.

We know that each academy is unique with its own culture, challenges and ambitions. Still, all are striving forward under a unified theme: great opportunities and outcomes for its students. To help academies achieve this goal, Three Spires provides a number of services, in addition to the core offer, which are tailored to the needs of the academy.

Irrespective of whether you a member, associate member or belong to another Trust, there is something in here for everyone.

What to expect Pre-Review Meeting & Self Evaluation To reflect on the nature and quality of your school’s current provision and decision making and the impact that it has on pupils

School Visit Including meeting with stakeholders, focused learning walks, observations of intervention sessions for pupils, analysis of policies and relevant documentation (where appropriate)

Written Report Providing a summary of strengths and areas for development

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What we offer Pupil Premium Audit Leadership Performance Management Professional Growth Audit Pupil Book Studies Te a c h i n g a n d L e a r n i n g A u d i t SEND Review IT Audit Single Central Record Audit Health and Safety Audit Governance Health Check Link Champion Walk-thrus

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Pupil Premium Audit Pupil Premium is an important aspect of funding in many schools and academies but with this finance comes responsibility and accountability for school leaders, managers and governors.

What we offer

At Three Spires, a Pupil Premium

What will this look like? ›

audit works with leaders to analyse how the Pupil Premium

a pre-review meeting and self

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a thorough review of the

Grant is spent to ensure schools

documentation, extracting key

are achieving good value for

trails for further inspection;

money.

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1 to 2 days spent in school

parents, governors and

in which the Pupil Premium Grant

pupils;

is monitored and tracked.

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ensure the school’s provision

promotes full usage of Pupil Premium allocation;

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enables a holistic approach to student and stakeholder engagement.

talking with leaders, staff, The audit also evaluates the way

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is adventurous;

evaluation ›

Benefits

analysis of findings presented in a full report

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half day follow up review six months later*

*at an additional cost

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Leadership Performance Management improvement and children’s education;​

What we offer? ›

children’s education;​

The performance of the principal or Senior Leadership Team is key to the delivery of

set objectives linked to the improvement of

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enable the improvement of professional

outstanding leadership and management for

practice and identify the leader’s

your academy or Trust. Performance

professional development needs for the

management is the process by which your

next 12 months;​

board acknowledges the role the headteacher

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career aspirations;​

or SLT is playing in delivering the academy’s vision and strategy, as well as being the

recognise the need to consider the leader’s

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remain a confidential process unless the

mechanism for holding them to account for

leader decides to share objectives with a

meeting agreed objectives.

wider audience and​ ›

Benefits

will feedback to governors as necessary​

*Additional mid-year review can be completed on request

It promises to be a supportive and motivating experience where the leader in question receives specific and constructive feedback;​

the process is professional and strictly objective.

What will this look like?

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An experienced reviewer will:​

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reflect on the leader’s performance and how this impacts directly on school

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Professional Growth Audit If planned in the right way and built on solid guiding principles, professional growth can be a real driver of academy improvement, providing academies with a framework for translating their improvement priorities into action. It can then be tracked and measured to give a detailed picture of how you, as

leaders, are progressing against your improvement targets in a timely and efficient manner.

What will this look like?

The Academy Improvement team will work with leaders to complete the following activities:​ ›

pre-review meeting and self-evaluation​

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identify professional development needs, via discussions with the principal, to ensure they make a tangible contribution to the fulfilment of a school improvement objective;​

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review current targets ensuring they provide suitable challenge that is consistent with what should be reasonably expected of a teacher in the relevant role and at the relevant stage of their career – whether an NQT, mid-career teacher, or one who is more experienced;​

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review and provide support with the ‘professional growth’ processes in place for support and inclusion staff;​

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ensure ‘professional growth’ targets are SMART (specific, measurable,. achievable, realistic and timely) and consistent across the school in terms of role; career expectations and need

Benefits ›

ensure staff are suitably supported and challenged at every stage of their career stage;​

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improves accountability;​

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ensures all staff targets are aligned with the school’s main priorities

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Pupil Book Studies What we offer?

What will this look like?

Based on Alex Bedford’s evidence-informed

The strength of Pupil Book Study is the

guide to quality assuring curriculum provision,

precise examination of talking with children

the academy improvement team at Three

and studying work in their books.​

Spires, will use the ‘pupil book study’ approach to support leaders to deconstruct the working

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Review of the subject curriculum, including ​

components of their curriculum and teaching

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how well the curriculum structure supports pupil learning;​

and learning provision. ​

Unlike an Ofsted ‘deep dive’, this approach

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what knowledge is planned and taught;​

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how effectively vocabulary is planned and instructed;​

ensures leaders are using the most powerful and appropriate proxies for learning which

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content with pupils;​

avoid the traps of making assumptions. ›

what sorts of tasks pupils undertake;​

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the range and reach of questions and use and impact of retrieval practice;​

Benefits › ›

the process will serve as a manual that prioritises evidence to inform curriculum

how well teachers explain and model

the types and effectiveness of feedback – how well pupils understand and respond to it.

design;​ ›

it will illuminate strengths as well as focussing leaders to possible limitations in their curriculum;​

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enable the professional growth of teachers.

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Teaching & Learning Audit What we offer?

For an independent and objective review the

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pre-review meeting and self-evaluation​

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learning walks, book looks and meetings with key members of staff;​

quality of education in your school, the School Improvement team will look into every aspect

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as part of a focus group;​

of teaching and learning. The overarching aim of a T&L audit is to be developmental,

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a review of the current teaching and learning model;​

enhancing leadership capacity within school and building sustainable models of school

dialogue with students both in lessons and

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a review of the homework policy/ learning from CPD and its effectiveness on student

improvement for future success.

progress;​

Benefits

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a high quality report which celebrates strengths and clearly identifies next steps.

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provides an opportunity for leaders to

develop systems and sharpen skills in evaluating the overall quality of T&L;​ ›

provides evidence to externally moderate a school’s own self evaluation judgements and​

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provides specific feedback at both individual and whole school level

What will this look like?

Activities completed with leaders in your school could include the following:​

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SEND Audit What we offer?

What will this look like?

A SEND audit looks at how your education

The SEND team will work with leaders to

setting provides for students with special

complete the following activities:​

educational needs and disabilities. In a time of austerity, when academies are having to think

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meetings with stakeholders,​

differently about how best to meet the needs of

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focused learning walks​

children with SEND, the audit process

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observations of intervention sessions for pupils with SEND,​

provides an opportunity to gain a fresh

perspective from an experienced SEND and Safeguarding lead. ​

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exploring identification, monitoring and assessment processes.

The audit provides external validation of a academy’s self-evaluation and will help to develop the SEND strategy, in order to effectively support children and young people to achieve good outcomes.

Benefits ›

an opportunity for leaders to explore different approaches to raising pupil outcomes​

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gain an external perspective from experienced leaders with knowledge and expertise in school leadership and SEND​

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validate current strategies to build on their success

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IT Audit IT audits play a crucial role in the education sector by ensuring the effectiveness, security, and compliance of information technology systems and processes. These audits evaluate the infrastructure, data management, network security, software applications, and overall IT governance

within educational institutions.

What will this look like?

The IT team will work with technicians in the school to complete the following activities:​

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assess data security measures such as access controls, encryption, and backup procedures;​

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review the institution’s connectivity, including the telephone system and internet connections;​

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evaluate the overall system architecture, including components, network infrastructure, scalability and redundancy measure;​

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complete a website compliance assessment, including a full DfE compliance analysis with a detailed write up regarding findings and ​

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an evaluation of the effectiveness, readiness, and resilience of the institution’s cyber controls and disaster recovery processes.

Benefits ›

The audit will support schools to:​

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identify areas of improvement and potential risks;​

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ensure that technology is utilized to its fullest potential in supporting teaching, learning, and

administrative functions;​ ›

assess the alignment of IT systems with educational goals, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

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Single Central Record Audit What we offer?

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relevant risk assessments in place for

those members of staff appointed before 2013;​

The safeguarding lead in the Trust will complete a comprehensive ‘deep dive’ into the

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‘right to work’ checks, as appropriate;​

Single Central Record, spending time

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agency and third-party staff checks​

ensuring, there is a robust and up-to-date record of the relevant pre-employment checks

Discussions with the leadership team to

required to ensure safer recruitment.

discuss procedures and maintenance of the Single Central Record.

Benefits ›

ensures compliance with statutory guidance and associated legislation​

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provides an opportunity for leaders to develop systems and sharpen rigor in this area of safeguarding;

What will this look like?

Activities completed by the lead will include the following:​ ›

identity checks have been carried out and signed;​

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an enhanced DBS check/ certificate provided;​

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‘Prohibition from teaching’ check;​

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Check against the Barred List;​

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Check qualification records;​

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Health and Safety Audit Health and Safety for schools is an essential aspect of the management of schools and academies and determines how students, pupils, members of staff, and others are kept safe.

What we offer

All academies must comply with

What will this look like? ›

leaders in your school could

the Health and Safety at Work

include the following:​ ›

education sector have duties to

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health and safety

ensure, so far as is reasonably

improvement plan for the

practicable, the health, safety,

school​

and welfare of teachers,

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fire risk assessments ​

education staff, pupils and

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fire safety improvement plan

students – both in the academy and during off-site visits is at the

for the school​ › ›

both safe and compliant with statutory guidance and associated legislation​ ›

leaders will receive strengths, areas for development and appropriate actions that need to be addressed.​

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half day follow up review six months later*​

full audit of policies and procedures​

forefront of everything they do.

confidence and assurance that the school environment is

health and safety compliance audits​

regulations. Employers in the

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Activities completed with

the legal requirements outlined in

Act 1974 and its associated

Benefits

*at an additional cost

discussions with leads in the school to discuss systems and processes

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Governance Healthchecks the governance information you are

What we offer?

required to publish? ​ All governing bodies want to be sure that they

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governance record review - review of your

are providing effective shared leadership with

minutes, training records, link governor

the management team in their schools/

visits, strategies, and action plans;​

academies. ​

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succession planning for your chair and/or vice chair;​

To assist governors in assessing the

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review of your skills audits;​

contribution they are making to the success of

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Support for your clerk/Governance

Professional;​

their school/ academy, this health check will review all six features of effective governance,

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modeling chairing or clerking; ​

which are set out in the Governance

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support with agenda setting;​

Handbook.

Benefits ›

confidence that you have met your

governance publishing requirements;​ ›

you will receive a written report setting out recommendations and next steps;​

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support in readiness for due diligence or an External Review of Governance.

What will this look like?

A health check could cover the following activities; ​ ›

website compliance - have you published

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Link Governor Walk-thrus What we offer?

What will this look like?

The link governor walk-thrus are a suite of

By the end of the sessions, you will have:

workshops which provide opportunities for governors to truly understand their role as link

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examined good practice in relation to

champions. Along with exploring and

monitoring and the protocols for arranging

unpicking key academy documentation (SEF

and conducting school visits;​

and development plans), governors will then

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explored, through discussion, the

learn how to use this information to inform

approaches to monitoring school

subsequent monitoring visits. ​

performance undertaken by other boards;​ ›

As these are practical workshops, delegates

a ‘link governor’ walk-thru handbook, tailored to the needs of your governors.

will be asked to bring to the session copies of their board’s monitoring visits policy/ protocols as well as any other documents which may support the visits. These can be referred to and reflected upon during the workshop.

Delegates will receive an email containing guidance and instructions ahead of the session.

Benefits ›

Confidence that governors are making the best use of visits to academies;​

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assurance the visits are well planned, focused on academy/ Trust priorities and make a positive difference;

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