Support for Leadership and Management in Schools September 2020 to July 2021

School Improvement in the new academic year is focused on vulnerable pupils and bridging the gap as children and schools continue to meet the challenges arising from Covid-19.

In Warwickshire we want to build on the stronger relationships and collaborative working developed from March 2020 onwards.

Below is a summary of the ways in which we will be supporting schools over the academic year.  Further detail for some of our actions is provided in today’s edition of Heads Up, with more information to follow in the coming weeks.

We will make available for all schools:

• Regular monthly virtual LA briefings for all Headteachers and primary consortia/secondary area network chairs including provision of links with subject matter experts and services across the council.
• A single point of contact for each primary consortium and secondary area network (Find more information here). 
• Financial resources to support the work of primary consortia and secondary area networks with specific Covid recovery themes. Find out more here. 
• Leadership and Management - themed webinars. Please find dates and how to book here.  
• https://schools.warwickshire.gov.uk/ webpages with latest guidance/resources available, including transition programmes with bridging units
• Headteacher Wellbeing. We are still offering our ‘Listening Ear’ service and next week we’ll give details of some well-being webinars we have commissioned specifically for headteachers along with an upcoming coaching course. Please find here a full list of resources
  to support Headteachers with their own mental health and well-being: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. 
• Termly LA Headteacher Conferences. 
• Wellbeing Education Return Fund (provides training on mental health support to Mental Health Support leads in all schools, further information to follow)
• Support for governing bodies with recruitment of new headteachers

We will make additional targeted resources available for some schools including:

• Schools who were categorised as Category C or D in 2019 – more information to follow in direct communication with those schools. We will continue to commission headteachers who are System Leaders to support this work and to support System Leader CPD through Warwickshire School Improvement Partnership (WSIP)
• ‘Warwickshire Challenge’ for all Key Stage Three students to encourage young people to engage with opportunities outside of school – more details next week
• Support through Sustainability Action Groups for those schools with deficit budgets or projected deficits.
• Support for maintained schools which find themselves in exceptional circumstances.
• Nuneaton Education Strategy, details for the Coordinator post here
• Inclusion of some schools in EEF Improving Educational Achievement of Disadvantaged CYP in Warwickshire
• Continuation of Warwickshire Improving SEMH and SEND in Schools Project (WISSSP)