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Welcome. Zenna Atkins. What I hope we will cover today. Who I am The government policy landscape Threats and opportunities Inspection Are we hitting the policy and missing the point?. The Government Policy agenda Small state - Localism. Financial stability Debt reduction

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  1. Welcome Zenna Atkins

  2. What I hope we will cover today • Who I am • The government policy landscape • Threats and opportunities • Inspection • Are we hitting the policy and missing the point?

  3. The Government Policy agendaSmall state - Localism • Financial stability • Debt reduction • Quantitative easing • Cuts • Decentralisation • Health • Education • Planning • Local action • Big Society • NCS • Volunteering • Community empowerment • Customer is king • Customer centric • Customer pays • Stop doing • NDPBs • Functions • Services • Cultural shift • Market • Competition • Every one is a better provider than the public sector • Commissioning not provision • Scrutiny

  4. National overview of the government Policy on Education The Vision • Every school in England - Academy status should become “the norm” Moving from State to Charity Governance • New schools – Free Schools • Local Authorities – commissioners, limited education involvement • New national curriculum or is it an old national curriculum • New GCSEs, AS,- new performance frameworks

  5. OverviewSchools no longer run by the state • Types of Academies • Sponsored • Converter • University Technology College • Studio Schools • Free School • Technical Academy • Others • Trust • Foundation

  6. Threats of the new schools environment • Collapse of LA education services • Non academies top sliced for nothing • Unfair funding • Messed up admissions and allocations • Lost disaffected children • Lack of support resources • Reduced affordability • No crisis support • Isolated leaders • Risk averse governance • Going bust • No system for managing failure • Isolated Primary schools

  7. Opportunities of the new schools environment • Re-engineer system and schools • Freedom from interference • Collaboration • Creating new economies of scale • Ability to innovate • Invest in what you want not what you are given • Manage the work force more robustly

  8. Leading Excellence • Vision • Culture • Testing the culture • Modelling excellence • Engaging with “whole school” • Generating ambassadors • Giving the pupils the language of excellence

  9. Inspection • Governance • Leadership • Teaching • Learning • Progress • Assessment and monitoring • Data DataData! • Community • Balancing humility, pride and ingratiation

  10. Global education the future trendsFor today its all about structure and standards, for tomorrow its about… • Power shift • User driven learning • User lead learning • Anytime, anywhere learning • Custom made learning • Living credible CVs • Global teaching global learning • Employer needed skills • Application of information and knowledge

  11. Never lose sight of the important • Delivering the best and most relevant education for the pupils • Getting the best results • Attracting, developing and keeping the best teachers • Facilitating parental engagement • Making the most of the money • Keeping it simple

  12. Thank You Zenna Atkins zenna@zennaatkins.com

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