EduCant Collaboration
Educant Collaboration
“Working together to ensure all children reach their full potential”
St. Stephen’s Infant School belongs to the Canterbury EduCant Collaboration of schools that work in partnership to promote many collaborative learning opportunities for children and staff. We work to an agreed action plan and all schools are committed to strengthening our collaboration through a range of school improvement activities. Subject Leaders across all the schools have met to plan for the introduction of the new National Curriculum and assessment without levels, share best practice and undertake joint moderation activities. Our Governing Body is also embarking on a development programme with governors from other schools, facilitated by Christ Church University, to strengthen their role. The Headteachers meet, at least, once a term to look at how we can work together to improve outcomes for all children, we share good practice and provide support and reflective opportunities to support the continued improvements of our schools.
Schools | Headteachers/Head of School |
St. Peter’s Primary Methodist | Simon Way |
St. Thomas’ Catholic Primary | Lisa D’Ayostini |
St. John’s Primary School | Jo Warnock |
Chartham Primary School | Emma Ribbans |
Blean Primary School | Ian Rowden |
St. Stephen’s Infant School | Alice Edgington |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary School | Miss Anne-Marie Middleton |
| St Stephen's Junior School | Laura Cutts & Sarah Heaney |
As a group of schools, we, the EduCant Collaboration, wish to retain our own individual identities whilst at the same time continue to develop working practises between the schools. This we will endeavour to achieve by:
To continue to improve standards of learning through;
Shared human resources and outstanding practice
Shared CPD opportunities for staff and governors
Dealing with under-performing staff
Joint monitoring by staff and Headteachers
To continue to develop an active support network for Headteachers and Governors through;
Mentoring Headteachers/Governors who are new in post
Coaching Headteachers who are experiencing difficulties
Headteachers attendance at the termly collaboration meetings
To act as advisers during OFSTED and SIAS inspections
Shared CPD opportunities
To ensure best value for each school through;
Joint procurement of services where appropriate
Joint procurement of specialist advisers where appropriate
To set up contracts and seek additional funding
To develop opportunities for pupil interaction though;
A shared programme of enrichment activities
A shared programme of extended schools activities