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Our Church School Family
to develop ‘a vision and strategy for the
coming changes’
The role of schools with a Christian
Foundation is crucial in our society
OfSTED Performance
Section 48 Performance
Oustanding
Good
satisfactory
Inadequate
Today
All schools are facing tough decisions –
• budgets• staffing• a world where LA support is being cut
centrally
The Future with the Diocesan Board of Education
We aim to:
• facilitate stronger church school partnerships
• maintain and continue to improve standards of educational provision for all ages
• share excellence in teaching and learning, leadership and governance across the Diocese
Vision & StrategyThe Diocesan Board of Education retains statutory policy role.
• maintain our close family of Christian schools together
• schools are not isolated• facilitate the transition in as easy and cost effective
manner for our schools• minimise the burden of responsibility on individual
Governors and Governing Bodies• working together at managing the risks associated
with independence
The Vision (an illustration)An Umbrella Trading Company
formed byThe Diocesan Board of
EducationThe Board of Education still fulfils its statutory functions
School
Multi AcademyCompany
Single AcademyCompany
Service Provider(s) for HR, Payroll, Legal, Insurance and more
Serv
ice
Prov
ider
(s) p
rocu
red
for a
ll to
acc
ess
Each Group Academy Trust and each school becomes a member
of the Umbrella Trading Company with the DBE and elects its Board
Benefits (1)• trading company will enable access to good quality
contracts with service provider/s for all• minimises costs and maximises mutual support • less administration and bureaucracy school level• each school / academy remains independent• schools are not isolated• enables desired degree of local and wider
collaboration without compromising local autonomy
Benefits (2)• trading company (and its profits, if any) belong to its
members• trading company acts as a mechanism for schools to
offer services to one anotherand also• can also encompass non Church schools• will maintain and enhance our Church School Family• will minimise the burden of responsibility on individual
Governors and Governing Bodies
Time Line• January 2011 – Advice to all schools on process for conversion• February 2011 – DBE commission legal opinion on options • March 2011 – Meeting with DfE in London to get approval of
principle• April 2011 – DBE set up “Task Group” to move option forward• May 2011 – Conference to launch Vision (today)• June to August 2011 – Task Group to flesh out the details. Collect
expressions of interest from Schools and clusters. Individual / group meetings with schools.
• Autumn Term 2011 – School Area meetings to update on progress and draft proposals for further consultation. Select provider(s). Initial wave of schools to commit to convert.
• Spring Term 2012 – Launch and “Go Live” with over arching company and first wave of schools and trust groups
• Summer Term 2012 – Support further schools and trust groups to convert.
If this is for the good of the school, community and
education it may be the right thing – but not if it
disadvantages someone else or somewhere else within the
community
‘Nourish those of faith,Encourage those of
other faiths,Challenge those, who
have no faith’(The late Lord Runcie)
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