HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE WORKING

JULIE BRANCH – EXECUTIVE HEADTEACHER

BARRY SMETHURST – CHAIR OF FEDERATION

HELEN JONES – FEDERATION GOVERNOR

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

IDENTIFYING THE HURDLES

•Staff /parent/ governors reactions to forthcoming progression and changes – 3 year change cycle

•Any finance issues

•Senior/middle management moving on

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

BACKGROUND

OFSTED

ST HELENS – FEBRUARY 2013 – ‘REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT’

HOLYWELL – JUNE 2013 – ‘OUTSTANDING’

‘LOW LEVEL’ SCHOOL TO SCHOOL SUPPORT

HOLYWELL HEADTEACHER WORKING AS A CONSULTANT HEADTEACHER FOR ST HELENS AS PART OF THE LAIG

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

SCHOOL TO SCHOOL SUPPORT MODEL

Examples of collaboration

*Informal sharing of best practice

*St Helens NQT mentored by Holywell staff

*SENCO support to St Helens provided by Holywell SENCO

*St Helens staff – lesson observations at Holywell

DISCUSSIONS INITIATED ABOUT FEDERATION

LA/HMI/SCHOOLS

FEDERATION FORMED IN AUTUMN 2014

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

‘NITTY GRITTY’

PRACTICAL OUTCOMES OF COLLABORATIVE WORKING

DATA MIDDLE LEADERSHIP MONITORING/EVALUATION

SUPPORTING STAFF DEVELOPMENT

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

RECIPROCAL BENEFITS

GROWING THE SCHOOL FAMILIES INTO FEDERATION

TRUST – SHARING - WILLINGNESS

EFFICIENCIES

STAFFING – RECRUITMENT – SHARED RESOURCES

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

BENEFITS OF WORKING TOGETHER

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

BENEFITS OF A NEW GOVERNANCE MODEL

•Sharing and developing good practice across both schools with staff and parents

•Joint events with both PTA’s – for example Christmas/Summer fetes, fundraising activities

•Media coverage for both schools

•Increasing the size of the Federation?

•Skill mix of the Board of Governors

•St Helens to become Outstanding at next Ofsted and for Holywell to remain Outstanding

HOLYWELL/ST HELENS PRIMARY FEDERATION

THE FUTURE ?

EMBEDDING OUTSTANDING PRACTICE

WORKING AS ONE

GROW THE FEDERATION ?

ANY QUESTIONS ??