By Matti Simula Course Work Life Balance Lecturer Terry George
About Greenwood Dale In the footsteps of changes Flexible working Use of IT The ethos of the school Staff communication Benefits
A mixed comprehensive school in Sneinton, Nottingham, England A Foundation School and a specialist technology college Around 1,400 pupils aged 11–18
”like walking through a war zone” -the current Chair of governors,1992. In September 2007 Ofsted (The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) inspected the school and awarded it a rating of Outstanding.
School is open from 6.00a.m. to p.m. Huge variety of staff “This flexibility and our willingness to negotiate has a very positive impact on our core business" - Barry Day, headteacher of Greenwood dale school
Intranet ICT training Laptops addresses
Individual's needs Homeworking Computer resources Part-time & term-time working Led from the top B. Day led by example A policy of overstaffing Needs for taking leave or returning from a maternity break on a part-time basis are understood Job organizing Absenteeism low, staff morale high
Full staff meeting every morning Monthly meetings Expressing ideas Involving in further development Management meetings Senior managers Daily 10min Weekly 2-3h Middle managers meet monthly, departments fortnightly
The ethos of the school Improving the staff working environment → improving the education of new students with depressed literature, numeracy & life skills Examination results School Achievement Award (£32,500)