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Trust services and support
To provide support and challenge
in areas such as: Leadership, Curriculum,
Behaviour and Attitudes.
Monitoring and Governance
Review each school to discuss standards/concerns and ensure appropriate support is deployed
Trust services and support
Line Meetings
Purpose: To provide support and challenge in areas such as: Leadership, Curriculum, Behaviour and Attitudes.
Frequency: 3 times each term (more frequently for Attention Needed and CC schools)
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School Reviews
Purpose: Validate improvements made and identify further improvements
Frequency: Annual, 1 day team visit (termly for Attention Needed/CC schools)
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Commissioned External Reviews
Purpose: to provide an objective assessment of a school’s performance, validate self-evaluation and offer tailored support.
Frequency: Annual, 1 day
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Commissioned Safeguarding Review
Purpose: audit compliance and best practices for safeguarding children
Frequency: Annual, 1 day visit
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Continuous Professional Learning
Purpose: For all staff to be developing/learning:
•        Network development meetings
•        Trust annual conference
•        Online training courses
•        NPQs and other external training
Frequency: When necessary
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School Strategic Planning
Annual School Evaluation
Purpose: Annual evaluation of the school against Ofsted criteria
Frequency: Annual
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School Improvement Plan
Purpose: Outline school’s key priorities and steps to ensure continuous improvement
Frequency: Annual plan/termly review
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Key Performance Indicators
Purpose: To pool together live data on key areas, analyse the data and forward plan
Frequency: Half termly updates to be discussed in one-to-one meetings
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Rapid Action Plan (for schools in red category)
Purpose: Short-term plan to address and improve serious weaknesses in schools.
Frequency: Weekly reviews in line meetings
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Monitoring and Governance
Education Directors Review Meeting
Purpose: Review each school to discuss standards/concerns and ensure appropriate support is deployed
- Formally minuted
- Agenda set
- Involving CVJ/DOT/SH and Exec Heads
Frequency: half termly
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Executive Review Meeting
Purpose: Review SDP progress and complete Performance Management for Headteachers
- Formally minuted
- HT
- Involving CVJ/DOT and team leaders
Frequency: termly
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Governance
Standards Committee Meeting
Purpose: to review standards across the whole trust and progress towards targets
Frequency: termly.