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' (SIPs will)...provide expert support to schools in their drive to raise standards and improve the education of all pupils. ' - NCSL
The following information is from the National College for School Leadership website.
Please use the link below to visit this website for more information about SIPs (School Improvement Partners).
The Role of the SIP
The innovative role of the School Improvement Partner will provide expert support to schools in their drive to raise standards and improve the
education of all pupils.
School Improvement Partners are an element of the New Relationship with Schools.
In 2004, the DfES and Ofsted set out a vision for a new relationship between government and schools and for changes for the future of inspection.
The aim is to help schools raise standards - with clearer priorities and less clutter for schools, and more information for parents.
The introduction of an improved data-collection system, streamlined communications and a School Improvement Partner will give schools greater
freedom and autonomy.
This will release greater local initiative and energy in schools, helping them to raise educational standards.
The School Improvement Partner, who is in many cases someone with current or recent headship experience, will act as the conduit between central
government, the local authority and the school.
As well as helping to set targets and priorities, and identify support needed, the School Improvement Partner will also advise governors on
performance management of headteachers, providing the functions currently performed by the External Adviser.
For more information on the SIP role from DfES:
Information on the SIP role from East Riding of Yorkshire Council:
For further information on the New Relationship with Schools:
SIPs in Secondary Schools
Following a successful pilot in 2004, the accreditation of secondary phase SIPs began in spring 2005.
SIPs were introduced into secondary schools in 26 local authorities from September 2005 and a second wave started in April 2006.
A final roll-out to the remaining local authorities in September 2006 will ensure that all secondary schools have a SIP by January 2007.
SIPs in Primary Schools
School Improvement Partners will be introduced into primary schools on a phased basis between September 2006 and April 2008.
SIPs in Special Schools
A special school trial that began in September 2005 focused on clarifying the role and value of the School Improvement Partner function for
special schools.
The trial is being held in seven authorities: Barnet, Newcastle, Halton, Haringey, Sandwell, Enfield and West Sussex and is in association
with the National Association of Special Schools (NASS).
It includes 24 maintained special schools and two non-maintained special schools.
The trial is being evaluated by Leadership for Learning at Cambridge University.
The evaluation will help to inform a ministerial decision in the summer on whether to roll out SIPs for special schools nationally.
EMS Online
RAISEonline
Click on the image above to visit the RAISEonline website
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RAISEonline will be officially launched in the autumn term 2006.
Until then, Local Authorities have been given access to 2 anonymised datasets (1 primary and 1 secondary) to begin to use and understand the
functions available within the system.
Schools have also been given access to an anonymied dataset.
When logged in you will be able to search for the relevant school - enter either 'example primary school' or 'example secondary school' in the
name field.
You should then be able to select the school and get to the home page for that school (as shown above).
Tutorials are available throughout the system.
There is also a getting started tutorial (accessed via the page above) that you may find useful to work through before you start to
access the reports available.
Training/workshops will be provided for schools and School Improvement Service colleagues in the autumn term, but we thought you may like a sneak preview
before then!
For more information about the School Improvement Partners in the East Riding please contact:
Mike Furbank, Head of Improvement and Learning
Tel: (01482) 392402
E-mail: mike.furbank@eastriding.gov.uk
Jinny Crossley-Klinck, Area Relationship Manager (West)
Tel: (01482) 392413
E-mail: jinny.crossley-klinck@eastriding.gov.uk
John Seaman, Area Relationship Manager (East)
Tel: (01482) 392410
E-mail: john.seaman@eastriding.gov.uk
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