Ashton on Mersey School

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Ashton on Mersey School Vicky
Beer Headteacher vbeer_at_aom.trafford.sch.uk
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Standards
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8 Secondary 43 Primary
Beacon School
Sports College
High Performing Status
50 Mentors 61 Outreach NW Network
Applied Learning
Training School
National Secondary Support School
Pilot National Teaching School Teaching School
Collaboration
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Continuous Improvement is better than delayed
perfection Mark Twain
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Remaining Successful Change
B
A
Sigmoid curve - Handy,1994
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School to School Support Parrs Wood School -
Manchester Westhoughton - Bolton Levenshulme
Manchester Flixton Trafford Broadoak
Trafford Egerton - Trafford Forest Gate
Trafford Families of Schools Good to
Great Gaining Ground SLE Pilot Operational
Programme Leads Strategic Lead GMLS
Teacher Training / CPD ITT GTP School
Experiences Enrichment phase PGCE/BEd. Open
Schools Associate Head/NPQH Teach
First Transition to Teaching Student Associate
Scheme Open Schools Maths MMU project LJMU PE
project Trafford NQT North West Training
Schools
Beacon School ... Specialisms ... HPSS ... NSS...
Teaching School
Outreach
Middle Leaders Senior Leaders NLE / LLE /
SLE Governor Champion All staff
Improving Teacher Programme Outstanding Teacher
Programme Outstanding Facilitation
Programme Specialist Leaders of
Education Facilitation Hub Training Research Team
Hubs
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The role of Teaching Schools ...

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Leadership development and talent management
• Support for schools
• Coaching and mentoring
• Initial teacher training (ITT)

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Ashton-on-Mersey is an outstanding school
Outstanding leadership and management have
enabled the school to go from strength to
strength in developing the services it provides
for students. The collaborative partnership that
makes up the schools leadership, with unstinting
support from governors, has given the school a
clear direction for continuous improvement. The
system of distributed leadership, accompanied by
high levels of accountability, works
exceptionally well in all aspects of the schools
work.

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One of the barriers to distributed leadership is
how leadership distribution is viewed by heads
and teachers Harris 2008
Delegation off-loading extra work to
staff? erosion of power loss of control?
protection of strategic space? creation of a
shared purpose? succession planning?
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Growing leaders is like growing fruit trees.
Other owners may one day have the benefit of your
trees, but maybe you will benefit from other
unknown owners of orchards. The best
organisations take pride in the fact that they
grow more leaders than they need they are net
exporters of leaders. Steve Munby 2008
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Distributed Leadership
System Leadership
Distributed System Leadership
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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit,
wisdom is knowing that you dont put it in a
fruit salad Eric Cantona
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Co-operation vs Competition
Increased challenge Opportunities for
reflection CPD Developing distributed
leadership Recruitment Retention Stronger
partnerships Supporting the system Increasing
standards attainment
Collaborative group Acceleration of
performance
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Trafford
Sixth Form College
Blackburn
Trafford
Warrington
Trafford
Warrington
Alliance
A on M Teaching School
Bolton
Cheshire East
HEi (Mchester)
Trafford
Wigan
HEi (Lpool)
Stockport
Manchester
Manchester
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Cheshire
Kent
Leeds
Trafford
Sixth Form College
London
Blackburn
Trafford
Warrington
Trafford
Warrington
Oldham
Alliance
A on M Teaching School
Bolton
Cheshire East
Trafford
HEi (Mchester)
Trafford
Wigan
HEi (Lpool)
Stockport
Manchester
Manchester
Trafford/Oldham
Oldham
Networks
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Developing a teaching school ethos ...
Trust Attitude to risk Consistency Clarity Sta
ndards Commitment
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Frequently Asked Questions

• What will I be committed to providing?
• By offering staff time and support, will
  standards and achievement slip at my school?
• Id like to be part of a Teaching School Alliance
  but I cant see where I have the capacity to
  release staff.
• How do I know my staff can make a difference in
  another school?
• Can this become a funding stream for my school?
• Does my school have to be Outstanding to be
  able to offer support?
• What about if my school needs support, how does
  that affect our staffs credibility for working
  in other schools?
• Who will Quality Assure our Teaching Schools
  Alliance support offer?
• Will there be a mechanism to both assess need, to
  tailor provision, and assess impact, through
  measurable outcomes, of support provided?
• How do I find out who my nearest Teaching School
  is?
• Do I approach them or will they approach me?

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Why bother?
Annual grant from National College Opportunity
to shape regional and national practice Strengthe
n relationships with key partners Improve the
quality of Teaching Learning Increase
Standards attainment Moral purpose
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Annual School Improvement Plan
To sustain outstanding overall effectiveness by
improving our school and community through
consistency, collaboration and collective
responsibility