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Banstead Infant School. Academy Meeting 19 June 2013. Purpose of Meeting. Explaining academies and what this means for us Consultation to obtain your views – decision rests with governors Answer your questions. What will stay t he same. Warm and friendly, nurturing atmosphere - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Banstead Infant School
Academy Meeting19 June 2013
Explaining academies and what this means for us
Consultation to obtain your views – decision rests with governors
Answer your questions
Purpose of Meeting
Warm and friendly, nurturing atmosphere Putting the children first in all decision
making Senior leadership still working together Highest quality education Uniform School name Costs Relationship with Banstead Junior School We will look the same as we do now
What will stay the same
Outstanding for over 15 years In order to maintain and develop our
outstanding status we want to work with and learn from others
We have developed a deep understanding of learning and are passionate about providing the best education for children
Distributed leadership has built a strong team
Why are we making changes? What’s in it for BIS?
Achievement Nurturing and values Learning skills Speaking and listening Confidence Creativity Environment
What we are proud of:
To learn moreTo lead the wayTo build our own futureTo share what we know with others
To provide a great education for many more children
We Are Ready
Surrey Initiative Majority of secondary schools have chosen to become academies
Failing primary schools are being made to academise with a secondary school
Aim is for secondary school to improve standards
However, secondary schools may not have a good understanding of primary teaching
Surrey Initiative Surrey is looking for outstanding schools to become academies so that they can more effectively help failing schools
An Academy is a state-funded, community school serving local residents.
Academies are accessible to all families, and remain part of the family of local schools.
They provide free education for students of all abilities.
What is an academy?
Academies are funded at the same level as other schools, but a multi Academy Trust would save money through economies of scale and this frees up money which can be spent where it is most needed - in the classroom.
Academies also have greater flexibility than maintained schools in the curriculum they provide.
They are inspected by Ofsted in the same way as maintained schools.
Recommendation by our governors to become a ‘Stand Alone Academy’
Our vision, our future
Word spread
Stand Alone Academy
Head and Deputy head teacher leaving
Approached us – ‘They were on the station platform when our train pulled in’
Excited about our future plansWanted to share our leadershipWant the ‘wow factor’
Warren Mead Junior School
Warren Mead Junior School is a good school
Working with Warren Mead Junior School will give us the additional experience of the whole primary phase
This will put us in a stronger position to help other schools in the future
Primary Expertise
For Banstead Infant School to become a Multi Academy
Trust with Warren Mead Junior School
Banstead Infant School and Warren Mead Junior School together are building the vision and values for a brand new Multi Academy
Trust
The Proposal
Trust GovernorsBIS
GovernorsWMJ
Structure of Multi Academy Trust
Structure across two schoolsExecutive Head Teacher
Head of Teaching and Learning WMJ
Head of Teaching and Learning BIS
Assistant Head BIS
Assistant Head WMJ
Assistant Head WMJ
Assistant Head BIS
Class teachers
Executive Head Teacher – Gill Harradine
Head of Teaching and Learning – Stephanie Storrar
Assistant Head Teacher – Ruth Tunnell
Assistant Head Teacher – Andrew Burbidge (new teacher)
BIS Leadership Team
Will lead the school on a day-to-day basis
Responsible for making things happen
Will be based in Head Teacher’s office
Head of Teaching and Learning
Train and empower leadership teams Responsible with the Trust for strategic direction of the schools
Hold leadership teams to account Ensure highest quality education Ensure excellent progress and achievement
The Executive Head Teacher
Working between both schools I will be at BIS every week Planning to build a garden office Banstead Infant School has been my home for 9 years
I am ready for more but I am NOT leaving
Total confidence in BIS team
Where will I be?
How our children would benefitThe more we all learn the better the education will be for the children at BIS because our teaching methods will continually evolve We will learn more about assessment and marking Subject leaders will work together to enrich and
develop their subjects across the curriculum We will have a better knowledge of the KS2
curriculum We will be able to better prepare our children better
for junior school because we will have perspective from both sides
We would be able to use the knowledge of KS2 staff to support gifted children in our school
More experienced leaders in the school leads to greater capacity for the development of the school
Working with other children gives our children greater opportunities
They do not need our leadership support
Why not Banstead Junior School?
The two schools will continue to work together as we have always done
Banstead Infant School children will still have priority at Banstead Junior School
Working with Banstead Junior
Other schools may join the academy: A strong school with the same ethos
OR A school which needs help to improve They then become a permanent part of the family.
We will let them join if we have the capacity i.e. both BIS and WMJS must be flourishing
Size of Academy
Oaks Academy Trust
Building a family of schools which provide an outstanding
education for our children
We want to create our own future We want to lead the way
Our Vision
Values for everyone in our family of schools – children, parents, carers, staff and governors
Values
AchievementIndividuality
RespectPassion
Resilience
VALUES
achieving more than you ever thought possible through:
Achievement:
respecting and growing the individuality of our children and schools
Individuality:
for each other, ourselves and the environment
Respect:
inspired to achieve excellence
Passion:
determined to rise to our challenges
Resilience:
We hope you will want to join us and support us in this exciting step.
Questions?