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.
Simon Thompson (Chair)
Head of School of Education and Social Work (Education), University of Sussex
Barbara Rodgers
Assistant Director for System Leadership, NCETM
Keith Perera
Senior Leadership Link, Sussex Maths Hub
Dil Dias
Maths Hub Lead, Sussex Maths Hub
Ben Collins
Business Manager, St Paul’s Catholic College
Sophie Thomas
Headteacher (Primary), St Andrew’s C of E Primary School, Hove
Stuart McConnachie
Headteacher (Primary), Coldean Primary School, Brighton
Catherine Walker
Headteacher (Primary), St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Haywards Heath
Paul Swatton
Headteacher (Secondary), Claverham Community College, Battle
Kieran Scanlon
Headteacher (Secondary), The Sir Robert Woodard Academy, Lancing
Richard Harvey-Swanton
University of Sussex
Bill Roddick
Manager, East Sussex County Council
Natasha Marris
Assessment, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Brighton and Hove City Council
Duncan Edwards
Link Adviser Curriculum, West Sussex County Council
Katie Blackburn
Assistant Director – Teaching School Hub (West Sussex)
Tom Garry
Director – Teaching School Hub (East Sussex / Brighton & Hove)
Karen Nanson
University of Chichester (Senior Lecturer of Mathematics Education)
Rob Carter
Headteacher (Secondary) St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill
Keith Thomson
Director for Maths and English, East Sussex College Group
Christopher Runeckles
Assistant Headteacher, Acting Director, Durrington Research School