Each Group is made up of the Headteachers of the schools, who elect a chair and vice-chair annually. They agree their own Terms of Reference and review them annually. Core elements of the Terms of Reference will be provided by the Strategy Board, but each group personalises this to match local circumstances. Each SPG will meet formally once each half term. These will be hosted in turn at a previously agreed member school.
Agendas for the meetings will consist of a combination of core items and local items. Local items will include considering how to meet local need and offering further challenge. A key function of the SPG will be the data analysis and school self-evaluation process that will consider school context, data, self-evaluation and school development. This is the primary mechanism for:
- identifying sources of successful practice that can be used for school-to-school support
- celebrating local achievement and progress
- identifying common needs based on data analysis
- providing mutual support and challenge
