The current Ofsted Framework identifies that the success of a school is most strongly reflected in pupil achievement, which is determined by three factors. These are:

• Quality and effectiveness of teaching
• Effectiveness of leadership and management
• Commitment of the school to inclusion.

Cocentra offers support that:

• Helps reconcile the tensions that exist between the standards agenda and the drive for inclusion
• Is delivered within a framework of collaboration between schools
• Provides continuing professional development which reflects and builds on existing self-review and evaluation processes
• Is flexible in the way it meets the school’s identified needs
• Gives the school clear, achievable, action focused plans for implementation
• Is designed to constantly reinforce effective delivery of school action plans
• Shares developments, and identifies best practice.

Cocentra facilitates the coming together of a number of schools into a “Learning Clusters”. This includes existing collaborations, such as LIG or EAZ, and other inter-LEA groupings.

Over a school year Cocentra run a series of training days to which member schools can send up to 2 staff. The content and shape of the days are agreed with the schools at the outset based on a brief gap analysis.

Usually each training day will be structured to include:

• Two interactive sessions designed to meet pre-identified needs
• A discussion forum where good practice can be shared
• A session producing an implementation plan for each school
• Opportunities for 1:1 confidential discussion.

During the course of the year these training days are reinforced by:

• A named Cocentra adviser, with experience of Inclusion issues, who will coordinate and liase with the group of schools
• A termly Inclusion Newsletter containing current issues and examples of best practice
• An e-mail help line
• Access to the wider resources of Cocentra to provide additional support in the delivery of the schools inclusion agenda.

If you would like to discuss our Learning Clusters further please contact jacqui@cocentra.com

Alternatively, please call 0845 009 4010 and ask to talk to Jacqui, or order a Cocentra brochure.