STRATEGIC BOARD
The Sussex Maths Hub Strategic Board meets three times a year. It comprises a range of strategic interests in relation to maths education, school improvement, educational research and business.
Maths Hub Strategic Boards are established for two principal reasons:
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to ensure the Maths Hub demonstrates transparency and is open to external scrutiny regarding its work
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to enable the Maths Hub to draw upon strategic advice and support from people with relevant specialist expertise and local knowledge.
At all meetings, the Maths Hub leadership reports to the board on the Maths Hub’s progress against its current plans. The board provides ongoing advice and support to the leadership in implementing and adapting these plans.
At the first meeting, the board focuses on reviewing and critiquing the Maths Hub’s annual evaluation report and Work Group evaluation reports before they are submitted to the NCETM. The board also considers the effectiveness of the Maths Hub’s evaluation processes and makes recommendations for improvement. In light of the evaluation report, the board would also offer some early thinking regarding future strategic priorities.
At the second meeting, the board focuses on discussion and agreement of the local strategic priorities for the Maths Hub for the following year. This is informed by the board members’ own expertise and by consultation activities carried out by the Maths Hub in the autumn term. The board also reviews the Maths Hub’s existing leadership and management structure, and its plans for future development, including succession planning.
At the third meeting, the board focuses on scrutinising the Maths Hub’s draft action plan before it is submitted to the NCETM. In particular, it assesses whether the plans address the agreed national and local strategic priorities, and whether all of the planned work has clear rationale and intended outcomes.
KEITH PERERA - CHAIR
Head of Education, University of Sussex
DIL DIAS
Maths Hub Lead / Senior Leadership Link, Sussex Maths Hub
HEIDI WHITNEY
Deputy Director for System Leadership, NCETM
BEN CROCKETT
Co-Director, Durrington Research School
BILL RODDICK
Senior Manager, East Sussex County Council
CATHERINE WALKER
Headteacher, St Joseph's, Haywards Heath
DAVID CARTER
CEO, Bosco Catholic Education Trust (Lead Institution)
JEN HAMMOND
Deputy Director, GLF Teaching School Hub
KAREN NANSON
Senior Lecturer of Mathematics Education, University of Chichester
KEITH THOMPSON
Director for Maths & English, East Sussex College
KEIRAN SCANLON
Headteacher, The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
NATASHA MARRIS
Assessment, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Brighton & Hove City Council
OLLIE BARBER
Assistant Headteacher, Willingdon School
PAUL SWATTON
Headteacher, Claverham Community College
RICHARD HARVEY-SWANSTON
Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton
ROB CARTER
Headteacher, St Paul's Catholic College, Burgess Hill (Host School)
SOPHIE THOMAS
Headteacher, St Andrew's, Hove
STEVE BUSH
Senior Education Advisor, West Sussex County Council
STUART MCCONNACHIE
Headteacher, Coldean, Brighton
TOM BROWN
Deputy Headteacher, Woodlands Meed
TOM GARRY
Director, STEP Ahead Teaching School Hub