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• in September 2012 establish a task and finish group, led by an experienced schoolgovernor, to consider the governance framework in which schools operate. Specificallythey will look at whether the respective responsibilities of headteachers, governing bodiesand local authorities are properly delineated and correctly apportioned, and will makerecommendations by March 2013 for reform of the system in time to make legislativeproposals in response, should that be appropriate, in the current Assembly Term• publish regulations in October 2012 that enable local authorities to exercise their powerto propose the federation of school governing bodies, in line with the best practiceguide from March 2013• introduce regulations in November 2013 which will restate and consolidate currentpowers of schools and further education institutions to form joint committeeswith delegated powers for collaboration purposes, and extend the power to form andjoin joint committees to local authorities, thus allowing them to formally collaborate withschools and further education institutions on an equal basis.Improving the performance management of headteachersWe have revised the performance management arrangements for headteachers toinclude a stronger focus on overall school performance informed by the use of relevantschool performance data against the backdrop of the Leadership Standards, introducedin September 2011. The headteacher’s Appraisal Panel will include representation fromgovernors and the local authority who will consider a range of performance data andensure that the headteacher’s objectives are focused on national priorities as well as schoolimprovement priorities identified through analysis of the school’s data. The performancemanagement arrangements also enable other practitioners to choose to use one or more oftheir performance management objectives to support their leadership development.The key priority is now to put the revised performance management arrangements intoeffect. We will:• require schools to move to the revised arrangements by 31 December 2012.28 Improving schools
Figure 12: High level timeline for action to support effective leadership at all levelsin schoolsAutumn 2012 Spring 2013 Summer 2013 Autumn 2013 Spring 2014Leadership developmentGovernancePerformance management• Sep – Second round NPQH starts• Oct – Leadership self-evaluation framework and support needs developed with school leaders• Feb – Lead practitioner schools launched• Jan – Consultation on leadership component of school development plans •• Nov – Guidance published and regulations introduced for mandatory training• Jan – Training starts• Sep – Review the role of governors starts • Mar – Report on review and preparation for any legislation needed• Nov – Introduction of collaboration regulationsMar – Regulations introduced• Oct – Consultation on regulations for federation •• Sep – New regulations in use• Sep – Training pack and model forms issued• Sep to Jan – School leaders and system leaders implementing new arrangements• Sep – Third round NPQH startsSep – Implement component in school development plans• Jun to Oct – School leaders and system leaders reviewing progress and planning next year’s cycleImproving schools 29
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Page 3 and 4: ContentsMinisterial foreword 2Intro
Page 5 and 6: in setting high expectations for al
Page 7 and 8: How are we doing nationally?Progres
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Page 13 and 14: SummaryThe three priorities for imp
Page 15 and 16: • Building capacity at a national
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Page 21 and 22: The priority now is to make the pro
Page 23 and 24: • publish guidelines for the 2013
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