Coventry Solihull Warwickshire
Local Leaders of Education

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Contents
Overview .........................................................................................................................................................................2

Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sub Region........................................................................................................2

Who can apply .................................................................................................................................................................3

Criteria .........................................................................................................................................................................3

*Criteria for the Headteacher’s school .......................................................................................................................3

Notes for independent school applicants ...................................................................................................................3

Closing date .....................................................................................................................................................................4

What a CSW Local Leader of Education does ..............................................................................................................4

Application ......................................................................................................................................................................4

Dates for recruitment in 2017 are as follows..............................................................................................................4

Selection Process.........................................................................................................................................................5

Application form..............................................................................................................................................................7

CSW LE application Part A ...............................................................................................................................................7

CSW Local Leader of Education application form part B: your track record...................................................................9

Appendix 1.................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Clarification of terms: ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Appendix 2.................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Pricing Structure: ...................................................................................................................................................... 11

Complaint Procedure ............................................................................................................................................... 11

Appendix 3.................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Policy for Reviewing Designation ............................................................................................................................. 12

Possible outcomes of a review of designation: ........................................................................................................ 13

Appeals ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Further questions? ................................................................................................................................................... 14

Appendix 4:................................................................................................................................................................... 15

CSW LE de-designation criteria ................................................................................................................................ 15

Appendix 5.................................................................................................................................................................... 17

CSW Leaders of Education Reference Form ............................................................................................................. 17

Referee 1 and 2 ............................................................................................................................................................ 18

Supporting Reference................................................................................................................................................... 18

Reference Form – For Information only ....................................................................................................................... 19

S u p p o r t i n g R e f e r e n c e .....................................................................................................................    .................... 19

Overview
If you are a Headteacher/ Principal, or equivalent (see Appendix for Clarification of Terms) and you would like to work with leaders in other schools to improve pupil outcomes, you might want to consider applying to be a CSW Local Leader of Education.

In addition to leading your own school which includes maintained, faith, free, academy or equivalent, you would have a school improvement role with a Headteacher whose school is in challenging circumstances.

The goal of the CSW Local Leaders of Education is to increase the leadership capacity of other schools to help raise standards. This is an important element of the government’s plan to give schools a central role in developing a self-improving and sustainable school-led system.

Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sub Region
The Teaching School Alliances across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire are working collaboratively across the sub-region to appoint CSW Local Leaders of Education (CSW LLE) to work in a range of schools. As a sub region, we offer a single opportunity to schools, LA, HMI, Dioceses, MATs and governing bodies to engage effectively across this area to access high quality leaders with capacity to provide school to school support.

The Teaching School Alliances that work collaboratively to appoint CSW LLEs are:

	Teaching School	Lead School	

Coventry	Blue Sky TSA	Sacred Heart	
	Castle Phoenix TSA	Caludon Castle Secondary	
	RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance	Whitley Academy	
	Swan Alliance TSA	Sidney Stringer Academy	
	Inclusive TSA	Sherbourne Fields and Castle Wood	
	President Kennedy TSA	President Kennedy	
	The Lion Alliance	Finham Park School	

Solihull	Hazel Oak Specialist Teaching Alliance	Hazel Oak	
	Tudor Grange TSA	Tudor Grange Academies Trust	
	St Peter’s Solihull TSA	St Peter’s Catholic Secondary	
	Unity Teaching School Alliance	Castle Bromwich Infants	

Warwickshire	Innovation Learning and Leadership Alliance	Ashlawn Secondary	
	Community Academies Trust Teaching School	The Polesworth School	
	Griffin TSA	Lawrence Sheriff School	
	Southam Teaching Alliance	Southam College	
	Shires TSA	Studley	
	Kenilworth Nursery School	Kenilworth Nursery School	
	Warwickshire Teaching School Alliance	Bedworth Heath Nursery school	
	Hillmorton Alliance	Hillmorton Primary	
For further information regarding designation, please contact the following
Warwickshire	Caroline Horne	caroline.horne@lawrencesheriffschool.com	
Coventry	Carol Harris	carol.harris@caludoncastle.co.uk	
Solihull	Hannah Lester	teachingschool@solihull.tgacademy.org.uk	

Who can apply
To become a CSW Local Leader of Education, you and your school need to meet the following criteria.

Criteria
To be eligible to be a CSW Local Leader of Education, you must:

· 	have at least 3 years of experience as a serving headteacher (or the equivalent – see appendix)

· 	have an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding and be the named headteacher on a recent Ofsted Section
5 or 8 inspection where the leadership and management has been judged as good either at your current school, or at a previous school, if you have changed headship within the last three years and has yet to receive an Ofsted Inspection. The Governance should also be judged as effective.

· 	have accountability for one or more school(s) that meet the criteria below*

· 	have the support of your school’s governing body, MAT (or equivalent governance), Local Authority and
Diocese (if appropriate)

· 	demonstrate  that  you  have  sufficient  experience  providing  support  and  challenge  to  another headteacher, senior member of staff or governing body at a school other than your own, either formally or informally

· 	commit to the time expectations.
*Criteria for the Headteacher’s school
For you to be considered as a CSW Local Leader of Education, your current school must:

· 	have an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding

· 	show consistently high levels of pupil performance or continued improvement over the last 3 years (see footnote 1)

· 	be above the  current floor standards set by the government

· 	have experienced senior leaders with capacity to work with other schools
If you are applying as a sixth form college, you must be able to show evidence of supporting maintained
schools in addition to any support provided to sixth form colleges.
Notes for independent school applicants
If your school is not inspected by Ofsted, it must be judged as good by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in the areas of:

· 	leadership and management

· 	quality of pupils’ achievements

· 	pupils’ personal development

Alternatively, if the school is inspected by Ofsted, then the school must be judged good or excellent for overall effectiveness, capacity to improve and leadership and management or equivalent.
Floor standards are not applicable to independent schools. Independent schools will have to show consistently high levels of performance or continued improvement over the last 3 years.

1 Lorna Fitzjohn WM Ofsted Regional Director ‘Strong trend of performance over five year window’

Closing date
The application round is currently open.
·	Closing date for applications is Friday 15th February 2018 – 17:00
Information on future application rounds will be circulated by Teaching School Alliances across the region.
What a CSW Local Leader of Education does
The majority of the work of a CSW Local Leader of Education is working closely with another headteacher, the senior leaders and Governing Body to raise standards through School to School Support.

Each placement is negotiated separately with the relevant Local Authority, Teaching School, or other organisation. Schools that are a priority for support are those where:
·	attainment is below the floor standards
·	the school is considered to be vulnerable
·	recently appointed Headteacher requests support
·	there is an Ofsted grading of Requiring Improvement or Inadequate (or other gradings of Good or
Outstanding which is at significant risk)
·	Collaborative and School Improvement Boards
·	Solihull School Improvement Strategy
·	Warwickshire Education Challenge Boards

Application
Dates for recruitment in 2017 are as follows

Action	Dates	Notes	
Raising awareness of applications and application form emailed	14th January – 15th February 2019		

Application window	15th February 2019		

References	1st March 2019	All references need to be received by this date	

Interviews	Week beginning 11th March 2019	Interviews held across
Coventry Solihull Warwickshire	

Panel to meet and ratify decisions	Week beginning 18th March 2019		

Notification to successful applicants	From 25th March 2019		
All schools across Coventry, Solihull
and Warwickshire to receive updated list of CSW LEs for area	April 2019		

Orientation sessions for CSW LEs	April 2019		

Selection Process
·	Each applicant completes an application form
·	A reference on each applicant will be requested from either an appropriate Local Authority
Officer, appropriate senior educational professional or the leader of a Teaching School
·	Applications will be assessed, and successful applicants will be invited to interview
·	Interview panels will consist of members across the sub-region of Coventry, Solihull and
Warwickshire, including TSA leads and LA or Diocesan members
·	To avoid conflict of interest:
o Interview for Coventry applicants will consist of Solihull and Warwickshire members o Interview for Solihull applicants will consist of Coventry and Warwickshire members o Interview for Warwickshire applicants will consist of Coventry and Solihull members
·	Successful applicants will be required to attend the orientation sessions (see above) prior to
deployment
·	Each successful CSW LLE will be aligned to a Teaching School
·	Unsuccessful applicants will be given developmental feedback and offered the opportunity to apply at a later stage

Application Process

Interest

• Applicant access flyer in electronic or paper format

Engagement

• Applicant has option to email for the application form:
cswteachingschools@gmail.com  or
• Applicant has option to access on the website link https://tinyurl.com/covsolwarks

Application

• The applicant completes the application form and identifies two suitable referees

Submission

• The applicant returns completed form with details of two references to cswteachingschools@gmail.com by 15th February 2019.

Suitability

• References will be called for immediately by the panel
• References should be received by 1st March 2019
• Successful candidates will be called for interview from 7th March 2019

Application form 	
CSW LLE application Part A (boxes will expand automatically)	
Please provide your full name		
1.	Please provide the full name of your school (or equivalent)
		
2.	Please detail the type of school (e.g. Academy/ free/ maintained) and if appropriate, the name of your MAT to which you belong.
		
3.	Please provide URN for the school you have named above (Please note that this is the 6 digit number from Edubase, not your LA/establishment code).
		
4.	For Safeguarding purposes, please provide your DBS reference
number	
		
For current headteachers/ principals	
5.	When did you take up the post of substantive headteacher at the school you have listed above? (DD/MM/YY)
		
6.	Please provide details of any other headships you have held, including dates in post:
		
7.	If you have been a substantive headteacher for less than 3 years, please provide details of your previous role(s)
		
8.	Are you a Chief Executive or an Executive Headteacher/ Principal?
		
9.	If you have answered 'Yes' to the above, please list the additional schools you have responsibility for, including the date (s) you took up post.
		
Current headteachers/principals go to question 13	
For other Senior educational professionals/ leaders	
10.	Please state your current or most recent role/ job title
		
11.	When did you take up this post as named above?
		
12.	Please give details of any relevant senior leadership roles you have held (see appendix 1)		
13.	What is your preferred contact telephone number?
		
14.	What is your preferred contact email address?
		
15.	Have you provided support to a headteacher or senior leader at a school other than your own?
		
16.	Please provide the date of your current school’s most recent section
5/ 8 Ofsted or ISI inspection.
		
17.	If you were not the substantive headteacher or senior leader at the
time, please confirm the date, URN and name of the school where you were named as substantive headteacher or Senior leader on the section 5 or 8 inspection.
		
18.  	Grade for Overall Effectiveness
		
19.	Grade for Leadership and Management
		
20.	Grade for Capacity to Improve
(if judgement is included in report)

21.	Any references to the leadership of the headteacher or your specific role if not the named headteacher in the Ofsted or ISI report (please include quotes as appropriate)
		
22.	Please provide your 2018 results for the phase which is applicable to your school
Nursery: 
% at GLD and % at expected or above standard in reading,
writing and number (specifics)

Primary:
EYFSP % at GLD and % at expected or above standard in reading, writing and number (specifics)
KS1
% at expected standard for Reading, Writing and Maths (separately)
KS2
% at expected standard for Reading Writing and Maths (separately)
and the progress measures for each
KS2
% at expected standard plus for Reading, Writing and Maths combined
Secondary:
KS4
A*-C in English and Maths and Progress 8
KS5
Progress: a value added progress measure for academic and Applied General qualifications and a completion and attainment measure for Tech Levels.
Retention: % of students who complete their core aim
Special Schools: Please provide evidence of how your pupils have progressed over the past three years.
This should include progress against the progression guidance, if applicable.

Please provide any relevant information such as % of pupils in the upper, median and lower quartiles, cohort size and targets for next year.

PRUs: Please provide a summary here of your pupils’ performance over the last three years, including how they compare to national standards for PRUs.
		
23.	If your school's performance data is not published by the Department for Education, please provide a summary here of the school's performance over the last two years.
		
24.	I can confirm I meet the CSW LLE eligibility criteria (see page 3)
		
25.	I agree that the details given in this application are correct and I understand that the data I have given will be processed and retained (for a minimum period of six months) by the Teaching Schools CSW Strategy Board and hereby give my permission for my details to held.
I also understand that my application may be rejected for withholding relevant details or giving false information. I also understand that unsuccessful applications will be retained for six months and successful applications will be retained for three years after final deployment.
		
26.	How did you hear about the CSW LLE Programme?

CSW Local Leader of Education application form part B: your track record
The following questions have been designed to gather evidence regarding your experience of providing support and challenge to another headteacher or senior member of staff at a school other than your own.

The word limit for each of the questions is clearly stated below. Any text that exceeds this limit will NOT be assessed by the panel. The word limit provided is an upper limit and you will not be penalised if your answer is shorter, provided there is sufficient evidence to fulfil the assessment criteria.

Please answer the questions in the format set out below i.e. please do not add any school logos/templates or diagrams to this document. In the interest of equity only written information provided in this document will be assessed and additional information such as websites will not be taken into account.

CSW LLE application Part B questions (boxes will expand automatically)

Please outline how your organisation has built capacity to enable you to support senior leaders beyond your setting.

(300 words)

Please outline your experience of providing coaching/mentoring support to a headteacher or a senior leader in a setting other than your own.

Please include details regarding the type of support provided and the impact this has had on the supported setting.

(500 words)

Signed  	(electronic signature acceptable)	Date  	

Please email your form to  cswteachingschools@gmail.com

by 5pm 15th February 2019

Appendix 1
Clarification of terms:

The terms listed below are used throughout the criteria. The use of terms is solely for ease of readability, and does not in any way imply that our assessment process does not take into account the differing contexts of those organisations which are eligible to apply.

o	Headteacher: also represents a range of roles for example:
o principal
o chief executive or executive headteacher/ principal
o associate headteacher
o head of school

o	Senio	r educational professional/ leader:	
	o	retired headteacher (no more than two years)	
	o	Director of Teaching School	
	o	have substantial experience deputising for the head	

o	School: also represents a range of entities for example:
o academy, free, maintained, independent, nursery, sixth-form college , University Technical College (UTC), General Further Education Providers and Colleges (GFE) and Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)

o	Governing body:
o	also represents the body appointed to be accountable for the management of the school, federation or trust including the board of trustees or equivalent

b

o	Suita	le Referee	
	o	a senior school improvement officer from your LA	
	o	a senior school improvement officer from another LA	
	o	a senior diocesan representative	
	o	a senior officer in the Department for Education	
	o	lead adviser of academy	
	o	Chief Executive/ Principal/ Executive Head	

o	DfE: represents the Department for Education

If you require further clarification on your role and eligibility please contact:
cswteachingschools@gmail.com

Appendix 2
Pricing Structure:

General Principles:
The table below outlines the proposed Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire agreed daily consultancy rates for all schools; charges are based on a full day rate. For twilights/half days please pro-rata the charges.
The daily consultancy rates are based on the complexity of the work, rather than the role or designation of the
person carrying it out;
Some examples of the nature of the work are given for each charging band – this list is by no means exhaustive and is for illustration purposes only; colleagues recognise the wide range of support requests and the need for flexibility as school-to-school support partnerships develop.

Level of Deployment/Professionals Deployed	

Examples of nature of the work	Client
School
Pays	
Commissioned School Receives	
Hourly rate	
TSA Retains	
COMPLEX WORK
Head teacher/NLE/CSW LLE/Head of School or equivalent	· 	Complex HR or governance work
· 	Multifaceted work with other agencies
· 	Bespoke school improvement work
· 	Safeguarding work
· 	Statement of action writing
· 	Report for HMI/external parties	

£550.00	

£467.50	

£91.666	

£82.50	
TARGETTED OR TASK &
FINISH WORK
Head teacher / NLE/ CSW LE
/ SLT Member/ SLE / SBM /
lead practitioner etc	· 	School Peer or Partnership review
· 	Targeted work – Task & Finish
· 	Delivering training to whole school groups
· 	Head teacher coaching and mentoring
· 	CPD delivery to large groups
· 	Support to produce financial deficit repayment plan	

£450.00	

£382.50	

£75	

£67.50	

Complaint Procedure
This is available on request

Appendix 3
Policy for Reviewing Designation
Review of Designation Panels are Teaching School-led and reviews may be undertaken at any time. The review of designation process consists of four stages:
1. Identification: CSW LLE is identified for a review of designation
2. Notification of review: CSW LLE is informed a review is required
3. Supporting statement: CSW LLE given the opportunity to submit a supporting statement
4. Review of designation panel: A panel consisting of teaching school leaders who review the available evidence
5. Moving Headship: When a CSW LLE moves headship, they should contact us at
cswteachingschools@gmail.com and we will agree the next steps.

Stage ONE: Identification

CSW LEs are identified for a review of designation for one or more of the following reasons:
·	Eligibility: The CSW LLE or school associated no longer meets the eligibility criteria
·	Misconduct: The CSW LLE has behaved in a way which brings the LE role, Teaching School Alliance into disrepute
·	Delivery: The CSW LLE has failed to demonstrate that they have met expectations in relation to delivery of the role

For a full overview of the review of designation criteria please see appendix 1.

Stage TWO: Notification of review

Once a CSW LLE is identified for a review of designation, they will be notified via email by the review of Designation Team. This email will also set out the timescales for the review, outlining next steps and invite the CSW LLE to discuss the case with a named colleague from the CSW Strategy Board should they wish to do so, who will not be a member of the Designation Panel.

Right to withdraw

We understand that CSW LLEs may prefer not to have their case reviewed by a Review of Designation Panel as outlined in the next section, and the Strategy Board respects the right to withdraw from the programme. This can be done by the CSW LLE emailing  cswteachingschools@gmail.com stating that they wish to withdraw and this withdrawal takes immediate effect from the date that the email is sent.
This will not have any impact should a LLE or school meet the eligibility criteria in the future and wish to re- apply for CSW LLE designation.

Stage THREE: Supporting statement:
Although personal representation at the Review of Designation Panel is not possible, the CSW LLE being reviewed is invited to submit a supporting statement including any evidence that they wish to be presented to the panel. This can include evidence and supporting evidence from those connected with the CSW LLE role.

Stage FOUR: Review of Designation Panel:
The Review of Designation Panel will comprise three Teaching School representatives from CSW SB. The panel will review all evidence submitted by the CSW LLE and make a final decision. The Review of Designation Panel will contact the CSW LLE to inform of the decision as soon as possible, but no later than five working days after the Review of Designation Panel convenes to review the case.

Possible outcomes of a review of designation:

There are three possible outcomes of a review of designation and each one is explained in further detail below:
·	designation is retained
·	designation is placed under review
·	designation is removed

Designation is retained

The panel will make a decision to retain the CSW LLE designation and the designated CSW LLE should continue as before. No further action is required unless otherwise stated by the panel.

Designation is placed under review

CSW LLE designations may be placed under review for an agreed period of time, up to a maximum of one year, in a number of circumstances such as where:

1.   there is a concern over delivery of the role, but where the panel feels there are opportunities to address such concerns;
2.   where there is a concern over the LLE’s eligibility, for example, where pupil performance at the
associated school has fallen when compared with previous high performance.

In cases where designation is placed under review for an agreed period of time, careful consideration will be given as to whether the CSW LLE is able to continue with his/her role during this period. Clear targets and a date for future review will be set by the panel to ensure clarity on how and when the review period may end, and what needs to be achieved to ensure that full designation can be re-instated. Prior to the case being considered again by the panel, the CSW LLE will have a further opportunity to submit a supporting statement.

Designation is removed (de-designation)
The decision to de-designate a CSW LLE is not taken lightly, and the Review of Designation Panel considers all evidence carefully. However, de-designation will result in immediate cessation of CSW LLE
work/support. The CWS LLE’s school/academy/equivalent will be remunerated for all work/support carried out up to this point.

Appeals

All CSW LLEs whose review has resulted in de-designation are eligible to appeal the decision. Full details on how to appeal will be provided in the outcome letter of de-designation.

Further questions?
Further questions about this policy and the review of designation process can be sent to the Review of
Designation Panel at  cswteachingschools@gmail.com

Appendix 4:
CSW LE de-designation criteria
CSW LEs will be eligible for de-designation if they meet one or more of the following criteria. The review of designation will determine the final outcome.

Area	Criterion	Potential outcomes	Examples:
for designation and frequency of review	
Eligibility	A CSW LLE no longer
meets one or more of the current designation criteria	·	Retained
·	De-designated
·	Placed ‘under review’

Reviewed termly or as required	LLE no longer meets one or more of the eligibility criteria	
Professional
misconduct	The CSW LLE has
behaved in a way which brings the role or Teaching School into disrepute.

Please note: this is in relation to the CSW LLE designation and any cases of alleged serious misconduct can be referred to DfE under the teacher regulations. This is
a separate process.	·	Retained
·	De-designated
·	Placed ‘under review’

Reviewed as required	The Review of Designation (RoD) Panel will seriously consider complaints which allege
that an LLE has engaged in professional misconduct. The preliminary stage of any complaints review will determine whether there are grounds for a review of designation.

The ROD Panel broadly defines professional misconduct as:

·	failure to behave in a way that upholds the reputation of the LLE role and the
Teaching School.
·	Failure to comply with Teachers’ Standards, as set out by the DfE.

Examples of behaviour and practice which may lead to de-designation under the misconduct criterion, include, but are not limited, to:

a)   withdrawal from a commitment (contractual or otherwise) to provide support to a school, without just cause and reasonable notice	

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	b)   failure to meet terms and conditions agreed in the brokerage process of the LLE
deployment,  including conditions related to past or present grant funding

c)    withholding or misrepresenting any information in the LLE application which may have materially affected the orginal decision

d)   involvement by the CSW LLE in behaviour, including that outside their work in school, which brings into question their integrity or probity*

*Where a CSW LLE has been suspended from his/her post as a headteacher pending investigation by an external body, the designation of the CSW LLE will automatically be placed under review until such point as the investigation has concluded.	
Delivery	A year or more has
elapsed since the LLE has provided school-to-school support.	·	Retained
·	De-designated
·	Placed ‘under review’

Reviewed annually or as required	A year or more has elapsed since the LLE has provided school-to-school support, despite
being offered appropriate opportunities to do so by the Teaching School. Examples of exemptions from this criterion include:
·	The CSW LLE is suffering long-term illness
·	The CSW LLE is on maternity/paternity/adoption/carer’s leave
·	The CSW LLE’s school is undertaking conversation to academy status; amalgamation, federation or other significant structural change (grace period of up to twelve months allowed)	

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Appendix 5
CSW Local Leaders of Education Reference Form

Background
The Teaching School Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Strategy Board, is seeking to designate CSW Local Leaders of Education. As part of this process each applicant is required to nominate two referees.
One should be your current employer. The other must be able to comment on your experience of, and impact on, school to school support.
This person may be:

·	a DCS, or Local Authority School Improvement Officer
·	a Senior Diocesan Representative
·	Headteacher/director of a teaching school
·	Headteacher of a teaching school alliance strategic partner school, with responsibility for school to school support

The closing date for the receipt of references is 5pm on 15th February 2019

Please note:
·	The applicant has been advised to contact you to notify you of their intention to seek a reference from you.
·	In accordance with the Data Protection Act (DPA) the subject of this reference has the right to see a copy of your reference should they request to do so.
·	All references will taken up prior to interview
·	If references are not received prior to interview, an offer will not be made until it has been received.

Before you begin:
For further information, you may find it useful to review the following further sources of information:
·	CSW LLE eligibility criteria

Please complete the form on the next page and return it by following the instructions in your original email.
If	you	have	any	queries	regarding	the	programme	or	your	reference	please	contact cswteachingschools@gmail.com

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Referee 1 and 2
Please provide two Referees in support of your application.

Supporting Reference

(boxes will expand automatically)	
	
Referee 1	
Referee 2	

Referee name:			

Organisation: Address:			

Referee Role:			

Email:			

Tel No:			

Reference Form – For Information only
This will be sent off on receipt of your application.

Any offer will be subject to a positive reference in support of your application.

Supporting Reference

( b o x e s w i l l e x p a n d a u t o m a t i c a l l y )	

Referee name:		

Organisation:		

Referee Role:		

In what professional capacity do you know the applicant?		

Tel No:		

Applicant name:		

School name:		

Date:		

Please answer as many of the following questions as possible:

1.   How long have you known the applicant
in a professional capacity?	0-1yr	2-3 yrs	4-5 yrs	6+ yrs	
					
2.   How effective do you believe the applicant has been over the last 3 years in providing school improvement support to another headteacher or senior member of staff at a school other than their own?	Note: 0 is ‘not at all effective’,
5 is ‘extremely effective’	
	0	1	2	3	4	5	
							
3.   How effective are the
applicant’s interpersonal skills in undertaking school to school support?	0	1	2	3	4	5	
							
4.   Does the applicant’s school
have capacity, or could build capacity, to support at least one other school/headteacher?	Yes	No	If you answered ‘no’ please state why	
				
5.   If their application is
successful, would you deploy the applicant to support another school?	Yes	No	If you answered ‘no’ please state why	

Please indicate whether statement 1, 2, 3 or 4 most closely matches your support for this applicant by
making the appropriate statement BOLD and ticking to the right

	Please tick ü	
1.   I unreservedly recommend this applicant to take on the role of CSW LLE		
2.   I recommend this applicant to take on the role of CSW LLE		
3.   I recommend this applicant for consideration to take on the role of CSW LLE		
4.   I am unable to recommend this applicant to take on the role of CSW LLE		

Additional comments:

Please provide a supporting statement in respect of this application (up to 300 words)

Thank you for your time completing this reference, which should be returned to
cswteachingschools@gmail.com by 17:00 Friday 1st March 2019 

All interviews will take place Monday 11th March 2019