High Performing Specialist Schools
The Government is considering all education policy, including specialist schools, in line with the priorities it has established. In the meantime, no changes have been made to the funding for specialist schools. However any funding arrangements beyond 2011 are subject to the outcome of the forthcoming Spending Review.
Strategies
Developing Leaders
Gifted & Talented
Personalising schooling
Aims
Outcome: Successful courses offered to partners in Middle management, preparing for SLT and Year Coordination
Target: Construct a programme of leadership and management courses for partner schools
Timescales: Year on year programme
Outcome: National recognition as centre for leadership centre by 2011
Target: Become a local leadership centre
Timescales: 2008-2011
Gifted and talented programme to include the City Challenge GATES project. Outcome: Successful introduction of the GATES programme
This will allow increase choice and provide an increase in entitlement for students.