Middle tier structure (1)
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(Sub?) Regional Commissioners Local Authority Trust Multi Academy Trust Individual Trust Schools The Middle Tier Ofsted Sub-Regional Commissioners Management of School Places Through the creation of these roles the state becomes the contractor for all schools. The commissioners would enter into contracts with an approved provider from the managerial tier and funds the delivery of that contract for its duration. The commissioner can extend both the time and scale of a contract increasing the number of places available within a school and running competitions for managerial tier providers to open new schools where necessary. Contracts will be for a specified period of time. Approval of Managerial Tier Providers The commissioner would manage a rigorous rolling licence programme for all managerial tier providers – supported by school performance data and Ofted judgements. Intervention in Failing Schools If a school has continued poor performance, is placed into special measures and it judged to not have the capacity within its current arrangements to improve then the commissioner could terminate the contract with the existing provider and run a competition for a new managerial provider to take over the failing school. The commissioner will have some limited capacity to intervene in the school whilst the transfer process is underway to ensure that immediate steps are taken to address underperformance – for example an IEB Managerial Tier A managerial tier provider (LA, Chain or Single Academy Trust) operates under contract with the commissioner . These providers can expand by winning competitions for new schools, attracting schools from other providers when contracts expire or by taking over schools that have been failed by their existing provider. Schools Over a realistic time period all schools could be converted to academy status and so have the same funding arrangement through a managerial tier provider (even if this is an individual trust). Schools move providers if they are under-performing or if, at the end of the current contract, they decide that a move is in their best interests. Collaboration & Innovation Beyond their relationship with their managerial tier provider heads are encouraged to collaborate and innovate. This might include teaching school alliances, religious networks and local networks. Schools move providers if they are under-performing or if, at the end of the current contract, they decide that a move is in their best interests. New Schools & Changing Managerial Providers If a district needs a new school or an under-performing school has been removed from a managerial provider the commissioner will run a transparent competition to find a managerial provider (either existing or new) that can open/turn around the school. The competition process will include ‘Community Hearings’ where the shortlisted managerial providers are able to put their Ofsted Ofsted will continue to inspect all schools and will begin inspecting all managerial tier providers. It’s judgements will be taken into account when deciding where contacts should be awarded. Shouldn’t the LA commission new schools? No. 1) Quality is highly variable across authorities 2) Specialist skill set required – not viable to maintain within each authority due to frequency of new schools opening. 3) LA managerial tier provider so conflict of interest if it is commissioner and provider. Schools in Multi-Academy Trusts have no individual Governing Body – how would they make the decision to leave a managerial provider at the end of a contract? Schools that are performing well should have a mechanism by which they can move to another managerial provider if they wish to. This would involve amendments to the academies act. If all schools are academies how would the Local Authority continue to be a Managerial Tier Provider? Over time, each Local Authority that wanted to be a Managerial Provider would set up a Trust in the same way as an Academy Chain.
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(Sub?) Regional Commissioners
Local Authority Trust
Multi Academy Trust
Individual Trust
Schools
The Middle Tier
Ofsted
Sub-Regional Commissioners
Management of School PlacesThrough the creation of these roles the state becomes the contractor for all schools. The commissioners would enter into contracts with an approved provider from the managerial tier and funds the delivery of that contract for its duration.
The commissioner can extend both the time and scale of a contract increasing the number of places available within a school and running competitions for managerial tier providers to open new schools where necessary.
Contracts will be for a specified period of time.
Approval of Managerial Tier Providers The commissioner would manage a rigorous rolling licence programme for all managerial tier providers – supported by school performance data and Ofted judgements.
Intervention in Failing SchoolsIf a school has continued poor performance, is placed into special measures and it judged to not have the capacity within its current arrangements to improve then the commissioner could terminate the contract with the existing provider and run a competition for a new managerial provider to take over the failing school.
The commissioner will have some limited capacity to intervene in the school whilst the transfer process is underway to ensure that immediate steps are taken to address underperformance – for example an IEB Managerial Tier
A managerial tier provider (LA, Chain or Single Academy Trust) operates under contract with the commissioner . These providers can expand by winning competitions for new schools, attracting schools from other providers when contracts expire or by taking over schools that have been failed by their existing provider.
Schools
Over a realistic time period all schools could be converted to academy status and so have the same funding arrangement through a managerial tier provider (even if this is an individual trust).
Schools move providers if they are under-performing or if, at the end of the current contract, they decide that a move is in their best interests.
Collaboration & Innovation
Beyond their relationship with their managerial tier provider heads are encouraged to collaborate and innovate. This might include teaching school alliances, religious networks and local networks.
Schools move providers if they are under-performing or if, at the end of the current contract, they decide that a move is in their best interests.
New Schools & Changing Managerial Providers
If a district needs a new school or an under-performing school has been removed from a managerial provider the commissioner will run a transparent competition to find a managerial provider (either existing or new) that can open/turn around the school.
The competition process will include ‘Community Hearings’ where the shortlisted managerial providers are able to put their case to local people whose views will be incorporated into the decision making framework.
Ofsted
Ofsted will continue to inspect all schools and will begin inspecting all managerial tier providers. It’s judgements will be taken into account when deciding where contacts should be awarded.
Shouldn’t the LA commission new schools? No.
1) Quality is highly variable across authorities 2) Specialist skill set required – not viable to
maintain within each authority due to frequency of new schools opening.
3) LA managerial tier provider so conflict of interest if it is commissioner and provider.
Schools in Multi-Academy Trusts have no individual Governing Body – how would they make the decision to leave a managerial provider at the end of a contract?
Schools that are performing well should have a mechanism by which they can move to another managerial provider if they wish to. This would involve amendments to the academies act.
If all schools are academies how would the Local Authority continue to be a Managerial Tier Provider?
Over time, each Local Authority that wanted to be a Managerial Provider would set up a Trust in the same way as an Academy Chain.
