North Down and Ards Area Learning Community From

North Down and Ards Area Learning Community

From Competition To Collaboration Or something in between !!!!!!!

Disparate Clusters Culture Bangor Learning Partnership Autonomy Other Ethos Structure Clusters Holywood Learning Partnership Managing Authorities Focus / Emphasis Peninsula Learning Partnership

O. S. Multi – lateral KS 4 Post 16 + KS 4 Bi-laterals, Tri-laterals, Multi-laterals NDALC – the Umbrella Group

An Umbrella Group! Maintained NDALC 16 Schools & Colleges Controlled 4 Selective 11 -19 5 Non-Selective 11 -19 SERC 4 Non-Selective 11 -16 Voluntary Integrated 2 Special

Structure Committees D. O. Chair + Coordinator Curriculum Communication Learning and Teaching Research and Development Finance

Successes ? ? ? Change of Culture Increased Trust Awareness of our Collective Strength Change of Attitudes

Successes ? ? Successes? ? ? Range, quality, appropriateness of Courses Quality Assurance Quality of outcome and standards? Management of the Pace of Change Timetable / Blocking Clustering Improved communication Children, Parents, Governors Discourse Pathways

North Down and Ards Area Learning Community

Align Policies Effectively DE / DEL Build on dialogue – build on Trust – Post 16 Capping of numbers / Review LTE on ALC basis. – Measure quality provision beyond 5 & 7 A* - C and crude financial efficiency – Transport – ALC based / between schools as well as to schools / Twilights – Quality costs! – target the funding towards the providers at the point of delivery – Understand that extending provision may not be predicated on financial efficiency.

– Work to ensure parity of Applied and General courses – Create conditions for flexibility of Teacher Contracts – Accept that one size does not fit all; facilitate variations between and within learning communities. – Don’t tie each other up in Red Tape and Bureaucracy.

We are on the same team!

Each and every child is important ! Together we must ensure that we do not leave anyone behind !