Working in partnership

Publications

• The new landscape for schools and school leadership - seminar report
  A summary of the discussion, and the recommendations that emerged from an event in 2012
• Mutual support mutual challenge
  A study of developing support systems for a networked group of school leaders
• A self-improving school system in international context
  The third in a series of thinkpieces on a self-improving school system by David H Hargreaves, setting inter-school partnerships in a broader international context.
• System leadership among headteachers
  Key findings from a 2009-10 research programme
• Building sustainable school improvement through systems leadership and collaboration
  Think piece by John West-Burnham exploring the benefits of effective system leadership and highlights schools working better

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Case studies

• Promoting Collaboration: Sutton East
  National College resources: Birmingham's Sutton East cluster finds a collaborative solution to short-term funding for family support.
• Promoting Collaboration: Sherwood
  National College resources: Nottingham's Sherwood cluster of schools develops extended services as a seamless extension to their existing strong collaboration - a case study.
• Promoting Collaboration: Selly Oak
  National College resources: how a strong and determined cluster co-ordinator crafted an effective extended services cluster from a group of schools that would not naturally have formed a collaborative alliance - a case study.
• Promoting Collaboration: Middlesbrough
  National College resources: extended services teams within schools reduce Middlesbrough headteachers' workload and promote collaboration.
• Promoting Collaboration: Lincroft
  National College rersources: trusting relationships create a strong cornerstone for collaboration for Bedfordshire schools - a case study.

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Interactive resources

• Encourage parents to be involved in children's learning
  In this video, Headteacher Carolyn Chivers shares her experiences in encouraging parents to be more connected
• Preperation for birth and beyond: resource pack to help parenthood groups
  A pack which aims to help the NHS, local authorities and the voluntary sector in planning or running groups for expectant and new parents, has been published today
• Family and parenting institute resources
  The Family and Parenting Institute offer tried and trusted resources which can help to support the workload of the busiest practitioner.
• More information about all aspects of the Munro review
  An independent review into child protection, including the Government's reponse to the review
• The Munro review of child protection: Final report
  Professor Eileen Monro's third and final report on the independent review of child protection in England, exploring key features of the child protection system

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Articles

• How resourceful leadership improves outcomes for children
  Research into how behaviours and attributes of early years leaders directly impact on outcomes for children.
• Insights into system leadership
  Introduction to a series of video case studies showcasing some of the schools in Yorkshire and the Humber who are working in collaborations and partnerships with others
• Working with integrated professionals on team development in a challenging urban area
  A case study about how the Multi-Agency Team Development programme helped a group of professionals in Nottinghamshire to work more collaboratively
• Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
  Information about the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission