As local authority advisory roles diminish, setting leaders are increasingly looking at gaining support through more informal systems. One such approach is for settings to work together on their own volition. The size, structure and premise of these groups varies, but usually the aim of the work is to develop quality through sharing knowledge and resources.
Over the past year I have had the pleasure of working closely with a group of education leaders in the North of England. The leaders met regularly, usually in groups of four to seven. Meetings were assisted by an external facilitator, though there is absolutely no reason why such groups should not be created organically.
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