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BUILDING BRIDGES


Schools are increasingly working together, not just to share resources and cut costs but also to enrich their offer, says Jane Hughes


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f we’ve learnt anything from the Covid-19 crisis, it’s the value of collaboration – and the benefits and rewards that spring from


communication and sharing. Many schools are already working in partnership to achieve common goals and offer their students greater opportunities. So we’ve profiled four successful initiatives to inspire your forward planning – whether you want to generate income, save money, improve provision or raise student aspirations. Of course, the idea of partnership


is not new. As Hayley Dunn, business leadership specialist at the ASCL, says: ‘Partnerships between groups of schools and colleges are now a widespread feature of the education


system, whether that’s through multi-academy trusts or other collaborations. They enable schools to share facilities, staff expertise and equipment to help relieve pressure on stretched resources – although the scale of the school funding crisis far exceeds any savings.’ Schools might share access to


sports and technology centres, or pool moderation and teaching resources. Business leaders, says Hayley, also benefit, through ‘local networking groups, where they can share good practice and explore joint purchasing arrangements’. Other types of partnerships


are appearing too. The British Council’s Connecting Classrooms programme provides ‘Global


Learning’ grants for projects between British and international schools. And STEM Learning’s ENTHUSE initiative brings groups of schools together to develop two-year improvement programmes, which are sponsored by industry. Many private schools (which


face ongoing questions about their charitable status) have increased collaboration with the state sector. In 2019, the DfE announced £220,000 of grant funding for cross-sector partnerships that demonstrate genuine impact, and the Schools Together Group – which has more than 500 independent and state school members – has been driving good practice around sustainability, impact and tackling disadvantage.


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