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Services CfBT Provide for Lincolnshire County Council, its Schools and Settings

Overview of Contract Management

The CfBT core partnership contract with the County Council delivers a series of services through CfBT employed staff. These services are described as CfBT School Improvement Service in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council. In addition the County Council has contracted CfBT to manage a range of other services. These services are described as CfBT managed services for Lincolnshire County Council. CfBT has full management responsibilities for these services, but the staff are still working to Lincolnshire County Council conditions of service.

‘CfBT SIS in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council’ duties include:

  • Head of SIS is a full member of LCC’s Children’s Services Departmental Management Team (DMT) and LCC’s Business Management Team (BMT)
  • Monitoring and challenging School Performance
  • Providing intervention to coasting and under-performing schools
  •  Reviewing schools performance and supporting schools through Ofsted Inspections
  • Professional support for the appointment of Headteachers and Deputy Heads, and providing Director’s representation at headship interviews
  • Developing and enhancing teaching and learning
  • Compliance with Statutory Obligations on tests and examinations 
  •  Developing school partnerships and networks, including federations
  • Support the work of SACRE
  • Supporting Inspections of the LA, include support on APA and JAR
  • Monitoring Elective Home Education
  • Lead responsibility for working with DfES on school improvement issues
  • Lead responsibility with Ofsted on inspection of schools and settings
  • Lead responsibility with NCSL, QCA, NAA, TDA and NRT
  • Lead responsibility with the National Strategies and related Standards Funds
  • Lead responsibility with Learning and Skills Council and all areas of 14-19 work
  • Lead responsibility for specialist schools
  • Management of Freiston Hall Residential Environmental Centre
  • Management of Boston United and Lincoln City Study Support Centres
  • Management of Horncastle, Ashleigh and Mary Knox Curriculum Centres
  • Graduate teacher training programme
  • NQT induction and monitoring
  • Provision of professional support to schools through training and consultancy
  • Management of Excellence Clusters and Behaviour Improvement Programmes
  • Management of remodelling and developing the schools workforce

‘CfBT managed services for Lincolnshire County Council’ include:

  • Birth to Five Service
  • Music Service
  • Gifted and Talented
  • ICT and Behaviour and Attendance Curriculum Advisers
  • Governors Support Service
  • Outdoor Education