School Partnership Services

The partnership team support Norfolk's strategic vision of co-creating a sustainable educational landscape, through a school organisation lens, by supporting the development of the structural foundations needed for a strong school system.

Advisers pro-actively develop and establish the structures for collaboration, including:

• within existing partnerships
• through new and existing federations
• cluster groupings
• across schools
• across trusts

Collaborative activity is influenced and enhanced through a workforce development focus on recruitment, retention and developing expertise in Norfolk schools in key areas, including leadership and support staff.

Partnership Advisers

There are currently three Partnership Advisers, covering seven districts:

• Karen Hutchison (karen.hutchison@norfolk.gov.uk): Norwich, North Norfolk, Great Yarmouth
• Gavin Cowley (gavin.cowley@norfolk.gov.uk): Kings Lynn & West Norfolk & Breckland
• Victoria Groom (victoria.groom@norfolk.gov.uk): South Norfolk & Broadland