MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENTBirches Head High School

“Building Brighter Futures For All”in partnership with...

S-on-T Sixth Form College, Staffordshire University, Partners in Creative Learning, S-on-T LA, Forest Park Primary, Abbey

Hill Special School, supported by the Co-operative College and all TILT members present and future.

Children services in Intervention until 2010 Re-organisation of city secondary education Reduction in secondary schools 5 sponsored academies Top down leadership and centralisation of

control = passivity

Local Context

2005-6 Special Measures Deficit budget 2004-6 Capital build to put school on one

site 2010 – Co-operative Foundation Trust 2011 – Ofsted judged school good – with

outstanding partnership work

Our context

Values: RICH

Principles:- Leadership at all levels- Participation through partnership

Underlying principles of our journey....

Learner Members

Parent Members

Community Organisation Members

Staff Members

TRUST

FORUM

TRUST

BOARD

Community Members

Co-operative Model & Management Structure

Starting principles: Engage members through authentic action Start from a position of strength Members lead membership engagement

Our story......

Engage membership with current active stakeholder groups through:

- Visioning Day - Competition with primaries and

secondary to design logo- Design of members card - Celebration of TILT 1 year

Year 1 we.....

Community organisations Celebrated and engaged existing partnerships through our

Community Cohesion GroupLearner Restructured pastoral system to create vertical tutoring families

within Houses with TILT Reps to create House Action Team Houses Elect TILT Rep Learner Reps to Trust ForumParent & Community Parent group (small) based on survey of parents who said would

help with creating Parent Online Forum Staff Staff group –engaged those already interested in partnership

work Reviewed staffing structures and Job descriptions to support TILT

Developing Membership:

Calendar of meetings Remit for groups established and agreed Elected members to Trust Forum Trust Board agreeing priority theme for year 2 Trust Forum 1st meeting and initial priorities

for year 2 within theme and........

Year 1 ended with groups agreeing:

100 Learning Partners & Learning Partners Awards & Celebration TILT 01

Year 1 members....

A range of agencies & services from the local area are meeting each month at BHHS to discuss how they can work together on a wide range of opportunities for young people, their families & the local community. Representatives from 20 different organisations have already attended and many new links have been made between the agencies. They include our partner primary schools, colleges, emergency & health services and partners from various children’s, family & ethnic groups.

CCG: Our Community Organisations Member Group

Driving Skills & Road Safety

In the safety of the school premises, BSM instructors gave a series of “taster” driving lessons to our year 11 students. They were taught basic manoeuvres and techniques to control the car along with valuable road safety advice and information.

These sessions have proved very popular as they combine the serious issues of becoming a new young driver with the fun and exciting aspects of driving for the first time. Our students were praised by the instructors for their ability and attitude to driving which they said would help them when starting out on the road by themselves.

CCG MEMBERS HAVE SUPPORTED...

Art in the Community

Students from BHHS, along with 3 other city schools, were asked to design a piece of artwork themed around aspects of community in Stoke-on-Trent.

The artwork was professionally printed and mounted to form a 3m x 2m mural which is now on show at the Bentilee Neighbourhood Centre.

The mural was unveiled by The Lord Mayor for the City of Stoke-on-Trent, Councillor Denver Tolley.

Improving Local Facilities

Takeover Day offers young people a chance to work with adults and get involved in decision making. A group of year 7 & 8 students were asked for their ideas on redeveloping the Drive Park area of Birches Head. Our students worked with local police officers and councillors to produce a proposal for the area that will appeal to all members of the local community. Their plans are currently being reviewed.

Police Post Volunteer

technicians from the BHHS community IT group installed equipment into the local Police Post at the Bridge Centre in Birches Head.

Learning With Partners for Science We have linked up with the Police to increase awareness of a range

of issues which affect our community, including road safety around the school. Here we see students checking the speed of cars passing the school entrance. This activity was also used to support their science work when studying how speed was calculated.

Primary Partners Birches Head students are working directly

with partner primary pupils to raise their awareness of internet security & safety.

Student Sports leaders deliver sport activities

Dance Leaders deliver dance activities Btec Media, Performing arts and Sports

students work with primaries whilst completing own courses

Science work on curriculum development and teaching of Science

English staff are involved in learning from primary practise and cross phase moderation

Literacy Co-ordinator builds on primary Big Write

Sharing TechnologyBHHS and Abbey Hulton Primary School share IT resources, installed by our volunteer technicians.

Silver SurfersOur group of community learners meet every Tuesday after school and are all making great progress in their knowledge of computer applications, email and internet browsing.

Created online forum for parents for discussion and surveying

Now.... Creating members page on TILT website

Parents & Community Members ....

Offering partnership activities including:

Youth Mania Y5&6 Youth Club led by secondary students & staff Dance Leaders workshops for primary Sports Leader sessions for primary STEM, Science and Media projects led by secondary & primary staff Subject leader network for Primary & Secondary staff Leadership support through Primary & secondary TILT network Behaviour Support for vulnerable students Staff & student reps are working together and have developed the role of

the TILT Rep in our House system

Staff & Learners

Community Organisation Member Group

Second menu: Third one to include BHHS facilities & resources

1st Day provision and support for vulnerable students

Curriculum enhancement and taster menu Subject leaders network from all 8 schools –

launched April Vulnerable transition menu

Primary & Secondary Heads

To represent the views of membership groups and shape the Trusts action

To create a membership action plan that moves forward the trust vision

Recommend to the Trust Board priorities for TILT To enable equality and inclusion for all members in

shaping the direction of the trust Support & facilitate the delivery of the action plan through

the membership groups To monitor and manage the delegated budget(s) in

relation to the TRUST Action Plan supported by the Trust Board

Organise own calendar and procedures for Forum

Purpose of Trust Forum

www.tilttrust.org.ukWorking with 6th Form College

Input from all member groups

Site forecast to be up and running by Summer term 2012

Trust Members & Forum Website

www.tilttrust.org.ukDragons Den: 14th May at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College

Winning Design of TILTs Dragons Den

First leadership training session presented by Staffordshire University

Included analysis of team roles and behaviours Belbin’s Team Skills Management

Research & evaluation development – Oct 12

Leadership Training as Community Leaders

“ Members commendations for action that exemplifies one of the co-operative values for members and partners”

LEARNING PARTNERS AWARDS 2012

Equality

Abbey Hill Special School, SENNS, Birches Head, NHS , SoT North Sports Partnership

Self Responsibility

Sustran, Y6 & Transition Team, Changes YP, City Library, Forest Park Primary

Equity

Abbey Hulton Primary School, Primary Heads TILT NetworkChristine Simpson, HMYOI Werrington

Democracy

Groundworks, Trust Forum, Rob Smith, Staffordshire University

The journey goes on.......

• Our membership groups are creating mini collaboratives

• TILT is becoming a Shared Trust

• All member groups will have at least 1 project on offer to other members