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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 ??