Experience shows that sponsors contribute to the following key success factors that can help turn a school around:
- promoting distinctive values and ethos for the school
- helping articulate a clear educational vision that champions the ability of all children to achieve their potential and has buy-in at all levels in school
- recruitment, retention and development of successful school leaders
- developing effective governance arrangements
- providing strong challenge and support to school leadership
- monitoring clearly defined aspirational and challenging targets and ensuring improvement in performance
- effective partnerships with key stakeholders in the local and wider community
- providing coherent strategic planning for the development of the Academy
- promoting sound financial management skills and rigorously pursuing value for money.
