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DCAT Scheme of Delegation/decision making matrix Date of issue: September 2021
Type: Maximum/all academies with a green point in time risk rating (POINTER*) *Appendix 1
Appendix 2 – Trust Non-Negotiables
The following are expectations of each of our Academies within the Trust. They are not exhaustive but are seen as the non-negotiables that sit alongside the individual approaches our distinct Academies choose to take. They should be read in conjunction with the Scheme of Delegation and Trust Handbooks. Each Academy must have:
A. Vision, Culture & Ethos
B. People & Partners
C. Teaching & Learning
D. Curriculum & Assessment
E. Quality Assurance & Accountability
F. Leadership & Governance
A.1) A Christian vision and values which are underpinned by the Bible and reflect excellent Church of England education.
B.1) A known staffing profile that informs high quality CPD including NQT and new staff induction
C.1) Good or better teaching throughout the school
D.1) A curriculum intent statement that articulates the Academy’s approach to curriculum design. This is on the academy website and is informative to parents/carers
E.1) Embedded systems in place to regularly review data and evaluate progress against key performance indicators set out in the academy development plan
F.1) An ambitious approach to school improvement with a tireless pursuit of excellence
A.2) An improvement culture that is fixed on high quality work at pace and performance above national averages in line with Trust aims
B.2) Regard to all staff wellbeing and workload is meaningful and supportive
C.2) Enacted systems to swiftly challenge and improve teaching performance that is below ‘good’ using the Excellence Pathways model as per the CPD handbook
D.2) Systemic and evident curriculum model ensures coverage which is understood, monitored and evaluated against outcomes.
E.2) Data cycles which have been carefully structured to ensure that information is collected in a timely enough manner to enable effective quality assurance and intervention
F.2) A high quality, evidence-based self- evaluation informing an ambitious development plan. Both are quality assured by Trust leaders
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