Cluster Leaders need to consider the following:
Cluster level – How the cluster supports the work of individual schools across all five national goals (your school perspective)
Processes
Ownership of the cluster
programme by individual
schools
Mentoring by cluster
leaders
Effectiveness of the cluster
programme delivery
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Individual cluster The design and running Most schools feel that All cluster schools have a strong All cluster schools have an
schools feel they have of the cluster they have had input into voice in the design and running of equal say in cluster decision
very little input into the programme takes into the design and running of the cluster programme and this is making and have actively
design and running of account some needs of the cluster wide beginning to be reflected in the participated in the design and
the cluster wide individual schools but programme and feel outcomes for each school. running of the cluster
programme. may not represent the some ownership of the programme. This is reflected
views of all schools. process. in positive outcomes for each
school.
Cluster leaders do not Cluster leaders have Cluster leaders support Cluster leaders provide schools with Cluster leaders provide
support schools to begun to support schools in identifying how mentorship (leadership, guidance and schools with high quality
identify how to make schools to identify how to make progress in support) in identifying how to make mnentorship in identifying
progress in relation to to make progress in relation to all or most of progress in relation to all the national how to make progress in
the national goals. relation to some of the the national goals. goals. relation to all the national
national goals. goals.
Some data is being Data is being gathered that shows
There is an awareness gathered that shows the the impact of this mentorship in Data has been gathered and
within the cluster of the impact of this relation to all of the national goals. analysed that shows the
need to gather data to mentorship. impact of this mentorship
deomonstrate he This data has been analysed and the and cluster leaders use this
effectiveness of this information is shared back to schools data to reflect on their own
support. and included in cluster reporting. practice.
The data has also been
shared back to schools, used
for cluster reporting and has
been used to inform planning
for the future of the cluster.
The delivery of the The delivery of the The delivery of the The delivery of the cluster The delivery of the cluster
cluster programme does cluster programme cluster programme programme provides support to programme provides high
not support schools to provides some support provides some support to schools in relation to all of the quality support to schools in
identify how to make to schools in relation to schools in relation to all national goals. relation to all of the national
progress in relation to some of the national or most of the national goals.
the national goals. goals. goals. Data has been collected that shows
good progress of cluster schools in Data has been collected that
There is an awareness Some data is being relation to all of the national goals. shows considerable progress
within the cluster of the gathered to show the of cluster schools against all
need to gather data to effectiveness of the This data has been analysed and the of the national goals.
demonstrate the cluster programme. information is shared back to schools
effectiveness of the and included in cluster reporting. The data has been analysed,
programme. shared back to schools, used
for cluster reporting and has
been used to inform planning
for the future of the cluster.