Next Practice in System Leadership - All-through schooling

In Darlington, an Education Village has been formed from a special school, a primary school and a secondary school, and a new 'whole village' leadership structure is being established to lead education from 0 to 19. Similarly, in Hailsham, the secondary school and its feeder primaries are establishing whole town delivery of the five Every Child Matters outcomes through a joint Executive Governing Board.

In Leeds, inner city secondary schools are federating with the local primary school to create all-through education, led by an Executive Headteacher. In Bedfordshire, Biddenham's plans to create a 0-19 inclusive school will even embrace home educated pupils in flexible and personalised provision.

Yewlands is a 'family' of seven schools involving one secondary, one special and five primary, based in a challenging and mainly urban context on the northern edge of Sheffield. Their aspiration for their field-trial is to construct a 21st century model of leadership and governance across the family.

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