Leadership and Governance

How is SWIFT led?

SWIFT is led by an Executive Team. This is comprised of:

Role	Function
Strategic Lead	Overall Strategic Lead Links with national policy Links with national providers
Headteachers for TSH Lead Schools	Appoint Deputy Directors Provide strategic leadership Ensure all TSH responsibilities are met and Terms and Conditions of Grant followed
Director	Strategic and operational leadership Co-ordinate Universal, TSH and Local Programmes Delivery of TSH Delivery Plan and KPIs (Overall and CPD) Line Manage Deputy Directors Links with regional partners
Deputy Directors	Operational leadership and management Delivery of TSH Delivery Plan and KPIs (ITT, ECF, AB and NPQ) Quality Assurance and Evaluation

Engagement between Executive Team and partner teams is through Partnership Teams:

Directors Team (Monthly)	Directors of partner organisations Co-ordination and planning of Universal, TSH and Local Programmes Information sharing Monitoring and Quality Assurance
Early Career Team (Monthly)	Deputy Directors, Early Career and Appropriate Body leads Representative from ECF National Provider Co-ordination and planning of ECF and AB programmes Monitoring and Quality Assurance
ITT Team (Half termly)	Deputy Directors and ITT Leads from partnership Co-ordination and planning of ITT strategy
School Improvement Team (Half termly)	Director, Director for School Performance and MAT school improvement leads Advise on design and development of School Improvement programme as part of Universal Programme Review trends in local and regional performance data Identify most effective school improvement programmes

How is SWIFT governed?

Governance provides a clear vertical, formal line of accountability from Executive Team to SWIFT Trust Board which is itself accountable to the Trustees of Colyton and Kingsbridge and the DfE. In recognition of the scale and reach of SWIFT and the centrality of partners to its delivery, there is a clear horizontal line of accountability between the Executive Team and Partners through the SWIFT Partnership Group.

	Membership
SWIFT Trust Boards (7): Strategy and accountability to Governors and DfE	Trustees from Kingsbridge and Colyton SWIFT Strategic Lead
SWIFT Partnership Group (14): Are to enable the SWIFT Partners to hold one another to account and to inform the strategic decision making.	Partner Representative from each TSH Area Strategic Leads from Teaching School Hubs SWIFT Strategic Lead Director and Deputy Directors