Wilmington Enterprise College Special Measures

Dear Mr/Ms Meres,

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Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2009/0059499

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Dear Mr/Ms Meres,
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 30 June
2009. Your request is shown below in italics and I have dealt with it
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

"Following the announcement of the implementation of "Special Measures"
for Wilmington Enterprise College I am led to understand that one Keith
Hargreaves has been seconded to the College.

Please disclose the full terms of reference under which Mr Hargreaves has
been engaged. These terms of reference should include the name(s) of the
person(s) who requested Mr Hargreaves' assignment to the College and full
details of this request including justification for it, the duration of
the engagement, his exact duties and responsibilities, the extent of his
authority over College staff and to whom he is answerable.

Please disclose how much Mr Hargreaves is being paid for this engagement.
Please confirm if Mr Hargreaves is required to conduct himself in line
with existing codes of conduct for teaching staff employed by Kent County
Council. If he is not then please confirm by which codes of conduct is he
required to abide."

Following a search of the Department's records, I have established that
most of the information you requested is not held by this Department.
However, I am aware that Keith Hargrave (not Hargreaves)has been appointed
as a National Challenge Adviser (NCA) to support Wilmington Enterprise
College by Kent County Council. Requests for information on the precise
terms and conditions of his contract should be referred to Kent County
Council

The National Challenge supports schools with the lowest GCSE results so
that by 2011 in every secondary school at least 30% of students will
achieve five GCSEs at A* - C including English and Maths. Each National
challenge school is supported by a NCA. Their role is to support and
challenge secondary schools that are below, or at risk of falling below,
the 2011 floor target so that these schools improve sufficiently to exceed
and stay above the floor target by 2011 and remain on an upward
trajectory.

The NCA fulfils and extends the role of the existing School Improvement
Partner (SIP) for the school. The NCA supports the school, by clearly
identifying those areas that require improvement in order to address low
attainment, by ensuring a sustained trajectory of school improvement and
by providing or brokering the support required to do this. The NCA will
provide up to twenty days support for each National Challenge school.

NCAs work with schools within a tight framework of accountability. They
are employed by the LA in which they work. The DCSF funds in full the fees
that LAs pay to NCAs.

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consideration of your request.

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Department, you may then contact the Information Commissioner's
Office .
Yours sincerely,

Paul Hayes
Raising Standards Division
[email address]
[1]www.dcsf.gov.uk

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2009/0059499.

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