Leading Federated Partnerships through

Learning and Leadership

Sir David CarterCEO

Cabot Learning Federation

The Aims for my

Presentation• Introduce you to the Cabot Learning

Federation• How the National Landscape has changed

since 2010• Sustaining Partnerships you value• The CLF and University of the West of

England Partnership• The CLF Teaching School Alliance and

School Direct• The Future

Introducing the Cabot Learning Federation

CLF and the 4-19 Journey

• How is our Context Changing?– 900+ staff– 5638 students

• 1265 in Primary Academies (22%)

• 3870 in 11-16 (69%)• 503 in post 16 (9%)

– 11 Open Academies– 6 Secondary and 5

Primary• New Primary Academy-

September 2013-designed with UWE

• How is our Context Changing?– 900+ staff– 5638 students

• 1265 in Primary Academies (22%)

• 3870 in 11-16 (69%)• 503 in post 16 (9%)

– 11 Open Academies– 6 Secondary and 5

Primary• New Primary Academy-

September 2013-designed with UWE

• The Role of our Sponsors• Rolls Royce PLC• University of the West of

England• Teaching School

• The CLF Teaching School Alliance

• ITT-Primary and Secondary (27 School Direct for 2013)

• 40 SLE providing School to school support

• NPQH/NPQSL and NPQML

• The Role of our Sponsors• Rolls Royce PLC• University of the West of

England• Teaching School

• The CLF Teaching School Alliance

• ITT-Primary and Secondary (27 School Direct for 2013)

• 40 SLE providing School to school support

• NPQH/NPQSL and NPQML

What are the Key Progression

Points?• Progression 1-

ENTRY to SCHOOL

• Progression 2-RECEPTION to Y1

• Progression 3-Y2 into Y3

• Progression 4-YEAR 6 into YEAR 7

• Progression 1-ENTRY to SCHOOL

• Progression 2-RECEPTION to Y1

• Progression 3-Y2 into Y3

• Progression 4-YEAR 6 into YEAR 7

• Progression 5-TOWARDS GCSE

• Progression 6-ENTRY POST 16

• Progression 7-HE and WORK– Each Academy and

each Principal specialises in at least one progression point

• Progression 5-TOWARDS GCSE

• Progression 6-ENTRY POST 16

• Progression 7-HE and WORK– Each Academy and

each Principal specialises in at least one progression point

A Federated CPD ModelSeven Stages of Professional Development

Stage 1 Pre Graduation-Teachers for Tomorrow

Stage 2 “Top Up” during Degree

Stage 3 PGCE through CLF

ALUMNI GATEWAY

Stage 4 NQT Support for Outstanding Teaching

Stage 5 Becoming a Middle Leader

Stage 6 Becoming a Senior Leader

Stage 7 Becoming a Principal

The National Landscape since May 2010

• Academies• September 1 2013-

– 3364 Academies open or in the pipeline

– 24% are sponsored– 76% are convertors

• Free Schools (174 2011-13)– September 2011-24– September 2012-50– September 2013-100

approved

• Teaching Schools-186 as of March 2013

• UTC-31 are open or in pre-opening phase

• Studio Schools-32 are open or in pre-opening phase– The Landscape is

about more than just how we organise the system

The Validity and Value of Partnerships in the new

Educational Era

CLF and the University of the West of England

What Underpins Effective Partnerships

• A Brief History of School to School Partnerships– Beacon Schools– Leading Edge– Sponsorship of strong

and weak– Chains and

Federations– School Led System

Improvement

• What Keeps them Alive?– Trust and Open

Dialogue– Taking Collective

Responsibility for students

– 2 way effective practice sharing

– Clarity about who is responsible for what

Key Characteristics of Strong Educational

Collaboration

• Open & Confident• Trust and respect• Willingness to share• Willingness to give and receive help• Shared responsibility for

performance• Recognise that there are times when

people will give more and times less

• Open & Confident• Trust and respect• Willingness to share• Willingness to give and receive help• Shared responsibility for

performance• Recognise that there are times when

people will give more and times less

The Collaborative gene is dominant between

CLF and UWE

• The University of the West of England– “Better Together”

• CLF Mission Statement– “Collaboration for

Outstanding Achievement”

• Both Organisations are committed to;– Collaboration– Transformational

power of education– Impact on wider

community– Social Justice and

Equality– Widening

Participation

“Collaboration for Outstanding

Achievement”• Objective 1-To support all of our Academies on

their journey to sustained Outstanding performance through partnership, support and collaboration

• Objective 2-To develop, support and train our staff so that they can be inspirational leaders, outstanding teachers, and excellent supporters of student learning

• Objective 3-To lead a sustainable future for the Cabot Learning Federation so that outstanding performance can be secured for future generations of students in our Academies

UWE and Rolls Royce PLC are the Sponsors of the CLF

• The Nature of Academy Sponsorship• What does this relationship achieve?

– Outstanding Governance to Improve student outcomes

– Critical Friendship and Educational Challenge– Widening Participation from the Classroom to

the University for more students to access HE each year

• 109 students from CLF joined HE in 2013• 37 of these are studying at UWE

Research and Knowledge Exchanges

• Regional Recruitment within the Widening Participation Agenda– Milburn Report

recommendation makes explicit that HE use more of their WP funding to achieve this

• HEFCE funded research into enhanced partnerships-CLF case study within this

• NCTL Opinion Piece by Ron Ritchie Chair of CLF Board-Performance Management and Critical friend

• Sir David Carter contribution to UWE as a Visiting Professor

Taking Strategic Thinking to

Concrete Actions• CLF Teaching

School has UWE as a strategic partner– New Model of Initial

Teacher Training linking PGCE and School Direct

– CLF and UWE Staff work together

– Teaching School Partnership Group

• CLF is a Licensed Provider for the National College-UWE is our Lead HE partner– Masters for NPQH

delegates– Quality Assurance

role

• CLF Wallscourt Farm Academy

CLF and UWE-Building a Teaching School

• Why School Direct and our Alliance?

• Benefits to the CLF and UWE– Range of Academies– Range of Expertise

• Marketing and Recruitment to the course

• Recruitment to the CLF and the Employability question

• The Programme– August Summer

School– Blend of CLF and

UWE shared learning– Theory into Practice– The role of Specialist

Leaders in Education– Immersion Weeks– Placement A B and C

World Class-How do we define

this?• Credibility in the UK-top 2-

5% of schools• WC schools help others to

be outstanding• WC schools work with

Universities across the world to pioneer and understand learning

• WC schools develop global students speaking global languages embracing global cultures

• WC schools develop children and adults who have the team skills and the personal qualities to inspire others

• WC schools generate love and respect of the arts

• WC schools rent space to business partners for R and D

• WC schools have alumni in the 1000s who want to put back to support next generation