Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust Governors' Briefing Pack

39 Appendix 5 -ODBST’s Shared Services Team offer ODBST enables school leaders to focus on the local needs of their school Our ODBST School Improvement  A bespoke package of up to six school improvement support visits provided by ODBST officers and advisers  Supporting the development of collaborations  Attendance at Headteacher & other senior leader Interviews  Brokering of leadership support  Headteacher mentoring and coaching  School Effectiveness Partner support for Section 5 Ofsted Inspections– this includes support for post inspection Statement of Action  Headteacher performance management for those schools that require improvement, or which are in a category  Compliance checks and contacts  Professional learning and development including termly Subject Leader training and annual Leadership conferences for School Leaders and Governors.  Respond to central and local government consultations and provide support for schools to engage in these  Develop and consult on policies where statutory for the trust and provide guidance on other policies for LGBs and support materials to ensure compliance of schools with statute  Unlimited 1:1 telephone and email access to advice from experienced BST advisers. In addition, the Oxford Diocese Board of Education will offer:  Two half day visits from ODBE advisers per year for primary schools or four half day visits for secondary schools on an agreed focus provided by ODBST  DBE support according to need as agreed at the joint annual categorisation meeting. This may include support for:  support for elements of leadership and governance including governance, subject/middle leadership  Teaching & Learning – support for ECTs and other aspects of teaching. Curriculum, SIAMs inspection, RE subject leadership, Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development, worship  For CE schools; one visit over three years to ensure the school meets the statutory responsibilities for RE/Collective Worship  Co-ordination and quality assurance over Section 48 inspections (where applicable)  Unlimited telephone and email access to advice from experienced ODBE advisers Finance & Operations  Individual school bank accounts enable local monitoring of cashflow and flexibility with purchasing  Schools use the same financial IT system for budgeting and financial monitoring