Governors development planning meeting - April 2004
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This document summarizes a meeting of governors at St. Mary's Catholic College in April 2004. It discusses trends affecting schools like increased accountability, declining church attendance, and an extended adolescence. It also outlines scenarios for the future of schooling put forward by the OECD, including extending the market model, de-schooling, and re-schooling schools as social centers or focused learning organizations. The session aims to inform governors of strategic issues, identify additional issues, and find new objectives to consider for the school development plan from 2004-2007.
Governors development planning meeting - April 2004
- 1. Governors Development Planning Meeting St. Marys Catholic College April 2004
- 2. Mission Statement St. Marys Catholic High School is a caring faith community. Our mission is to provide an outstanding whole-person education through which all are challenged to grow in wisdom, understanding, self-esteem and closeness to God.
- 3. Sessions Objectives To inform governors of some of the main strategic issues affecting the school To identify additional strategic issues affecting the school To identify new objectives that can be considered for inclusion in the SDP 2004-07
- 4. Megatrends Exponential ICT development Globalisation Social fragmentation (at a micro and macro level) Increasing Accountability Informed Professional Judgement (post-informed central prescription) Difficulties in recruiting/retaining high calibre staff Declining Church attendance (a lack of belonging but no less believing?)
- 6. OECD Trends Extended Adolescence Increasing time in front-end loaded education Entering labour market later Delaying family responsibilities The Knowledge Economy Know what, know why, know how, know who Schooling deals in know what
- 7. OECD Trends Inequality and Exclusion Reductions in wealth and income inequalities in 20th Century now reversed Impact on young and unskilled Link between education outcomes and poverty Changing Family & Community Life Individualism and social fragmentation Decline of the conventional family
- 8. Future School Scenarios Extending the Market Model De-schooling Re-schooling
- 9. Extending the Market Model Extended Market Model Learning bought and sold by a wide variety of organisations Greater privatisation of education Specialist Schools & vouchers
- 10. De-Schooling Learning Networks and Network Society Dissatisfaction with institutions Virtual Schools 14-19 Review Meltdown Scenario Fuelled by Teacher Exodus Impact on student learning Varies geographically and by subject
- 11. Re-schooling Schools as Core Social (Spiritual) Centres Schools seek to counteract effect of social fragmentation Personal, social and community outcomes Extended Schools (Belonging before believing) (Impact on parishes)
- 12. Re-Schooling Schools as Focused Learning Organisations Focus on cognitive outcomes Linked to knowledge economy Focus on quality and equality of opportunity Learning Organisations focus on CPD, R&D and extensive networking Workforce agreement
- 13. Current and Future Roles for Schooling Custody Cognitive Development Behavioural rules rules & routines Socialisation values & dispositions Screening and Sorting
- 14. Current Strategic Influences 14-19 Curriculum & Qualification Reforms Every Child Matters Building Schools for the Future Deanery/Diocesan Reviews
- 15. The Session Ahead Identify any strategic influences that have been missed Find the GAPS between our vision and the College Development Plan Identify new objectives Prioritise new objectives you have identified