Changing, improving and learning is a game we all play, as leaders of education
Our setting is a small school with the maximum capacity of 30 pupils. As of July 2019 we have 26 pupils on role with 23 members of staff (including auxiliary staff). The school has a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) team made up of a Headteacher and two Assistant Heads (one for Education and one for Pastoral). In addition, there are subject leads for Science, English and Maths and a Senior Keyworker. As part of the development of specialisms other key roles include, an Assistant Educational Psychologist and a Team Teach Tutor.
The case study plots a journey of ups as downs through a programme of staff retention to lead to improvements in teaching and learning and behaviour – perhaps best depicted as a game of snakes and ladders.

Date Published: 10th October 2019
Report Author/s: Beth Tyrrell, Tania Hales-Richardson
Organisation/s : Arc School Napton, NASS
Sector: Education, SEND, Special Schools
Topic: School Improvement, School Leadership
Type of Report: Case study
Country: England
Keywords: Capacity, Data, evidence, management, recruitment, Reflection, School Improvement, Structure, Systems, Teams
Additional Notes:
This case study is included in Special School Leaders

Edited by Anita Kerwin-Nye and Matt Overd. Foreword by NASS Chief Executive Claire Dorer.
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