TC010 BOLTON EDUCATION & LEARNING DIVISION EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

EISPs who will appoint and manage ASIPs to provide support as appropriate in: • Maintaining excellent partnerships and building trust with schools • Providing a credible, skilled and highly respected Improvement Professional team • Responding to schools as needs arise and support is required • Delivering high quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which addressed clearly identified need EISPs will need to demonstrate that they are • Trusted by schools for the ways in which they work setting our clearly their ethical commitments.

Act as a well-informed and experienced ‘critical friend’ providing professional challenge to help drive forward educational improvements. • Able to provide support in procuring and/or delivering high quality CPD opportunities. • As appropriate able to offer research and development work in key areas; leadership and organisational development; interim management and recruitment. • Can provide ASIPs who must be: - Qualified teaching professionals with experience in school strategic leadership - Of high calibre and able to work in Bolton with the credibility to provide meaningful challenge and support to schools. - Able to offer choice and flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of schools.