Communities of Schools Documentation

• Communities of Schools - Agenda (DOCX, 105.8 KB)
• Communities of Schools - Code of Conduct (DOCX, 132.2 KB)
• Communities of Schools – Community Chair Allocation and Meeting Dates for June/July 2025 (PDF, 225.8 KB)
• Communities of Schools- Declaration of interest (DOCX, 139.3 KB)
• Communities of Schools- Dispute Resolution (PDF, 240.8 KB)
• Communities of Schools- DRAFT Continuum of Needs and Provision (PDF, 454.1 KB)
• Communities of Schools – Operational Guidance (PDF, 273.8 KB)
• Communities of Schools - Principles (PDF, 84.6 KB)
• Communities of Schools – Request Form (DOCX, 118.7 KB)
• Communities of Schools - Solution Focused Approach (PDF, 233.8 KB)
• Communities of Schools – Support for schools - Conversations with Parents/Carers (PDF, 111.3 KB)
• Communities of Schools – Terms of Reference (PDF, 888.9 KB)

Communities Induction Meetings

Community of Schools Induction meetings took place in April and May 2025.

The purpose of these meetings was to;

• Meet the chairs.
• Establish relationships and get to know context
• Share documentation and process
• Ensure consistency of messaging.

The Community Induction Meeting slides (PDF, 1.3 MB) from April and May are available for your information.

For any questions relating to the Operations of the Community of Schools please email; localitymodel@kent.gov.uk and for questions Finance related please email schoolfunding@kent.gov.uk

Mock Communities of Schools Discussion Videos

These videos have been made at the request of Kent school leaders in order to exemplify the new system of Communities of Schools meetings.

The intention is not to provide perfect examples of conversations, as this is a new process which will develop iteratively. In these videos you can see that throughout the course of production, the Inclusion Champion team modified their approach, taking on board feedback from each other and critical friends who were observing the meeting, trialling adaptations.

All of the case studies provided are entirely fictitious, with offers of support and suggested programmes or solutions used to exemplify how a collaborative problem-solving approach could be used.

• Mock Community Meeting – Introduction and Discussion 1
• Mock Community Meeting – Discussion 2
• Mock Community Meeting – Discussion 3
• Mock Community Meeting – Discussion 4
• Mock Community Meeting – Discussion 5

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Mock Community of Schools Meetings Feedback and Comments if you would to leave feedback, comments or to ask questions relating to the videos.

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