Journey To Excellence
Leadership and coordination
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'We keep reinventing ourselves constantly - evolving practice - we're never satisfied with what we do.' Headteacher
| A school is good to the extent that… | A school is excellent to the extent that… |
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| It has established effective links with a range of establishments, agencies, local businesses and voluntary organisations. Leaders of partner agencies are clear about the aims of their joint working and communicate these to the staff involved. | Partnership activities with other establishments, local businesses, voluntary organisations and training and careers organisations are managed through partnership agreements which make clear the expected outcomes of joint working, the roles of the key partners and the funding arrangements. Partnership agreements ensure that young people benefit from enrichments to their learning, achieve success and are safe and well supported. |
| Aims, policies, procedures and guidance make clear the purposes of joint working and the roles and responsibilities of individual partners. They result in consistency in the way children are treated to ensure their safety. | The success of aims, policies, procedures and guidance for partnership working is regularly monitored and evaluated. Necessary improvements are made to ensure that pupils’ learning is maximised. Policies and guidelines encourage innovation and flexibility. |
| Protocols for information sharing are clear and are followed by staff. They enable the necessary decisions about pupils’ learning and welfare to be made. Partners, young people and families are consulted regularly and at an early stage in developments. | Management information systems enable all partners to have access to the information they need to ensure young people’s emotional wellbeing and improve their learning. Pupils and their families are fully aware of any information held about them and with whom it might be shared. Partners, young people, families and other stakeholders are actively involved in decision making at key stages. |
| Representatives of the community, agencies and other stakeholders are informed of relevant decisions taken within school committees. | The community, agencies and other stakeholders are represented on relevant school committees and decision-making groups. Members of joint groups make decisions and commit resources, within agreed parameters. |