All Church academies within Elements Diocesan Learning Trust also benefit from a range of services provided by the Diocesan Education Team for schools and academies within the Diocese of Worcester. These include the following:
- Regular clerk, governor and Headteacher briefngs
- Places at governor specific training events listed in the Diocesan training programme
- Administration and support with foundation governor appointments
- A Diocesan Keeping in Teaching (KiT) Meeting – an annual meeting with a member of the Diocesan Education Team to discuss aspects of the school’s deeply Christian character, as defined by the SIAMS Evaluation Schedule
- SIAMS telephone or email advice pre and post inspection
- Attendance at SIAMS feedback by the DDE or his representative
- Attendance at Ofsted feedback by the DDE or his representative
- Access to and information on education resources via electronic mailings and the Diocesan website
- Regular information from the Diocesan Education Team
- Basic telephone and email advice and support as required
- Pastoral support, including in times of crisis
- Invitations to all training opportunities and events (N.B. costs to attend will be higher for schools which do not belong to the SLA scheme)
- Attendance and support through Headteacher appointment processes (interviews and preparation meetings) and an initial visit to a newly appointed Headteacher
- Attendance at a training course at the Diocesan Offices for newly appointed Headteachers
- Advice on legal issues related to church school property, site ownership and trust deeds
- Support with school buildings issues
- School organisation advice and support (academies, collaborations etc.)
- Advice, training and resources (e.g. prayer days) from the Worcester Diocese Youth Officer
- Access to all training courses set out in the Training Events Programme for an unlimited
- Attendance by up to two school leaders at the annual Diocesan Headteacher and School Leader Conference
- In addition, schools are entitled to 15 hours of support, offered in a variety of categories, as detailed in the Diocesan Board of Education Service Level Agreement (updated annually)