School Improvement Strategy

Request

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please could you provide the following:

1. Children's Services Organogram

The most recent organogram or structure chart for your Children's Services department, showing:

a) Job titles

b) Team/service names (e.g. Education, SEND, Early Help, Social Care, Safeguarding)

c) Reporting lines up to the Director of Children's Services

d) Names of postholders where routinely publishedPlease include charts for separate divisions if relevant (e.g., Education vs. Social Care).

2. School Improvement Strategy

a) A copy of the current School Improvement Strategy (or equivalent document), outlining your local authority's approach to school improvement, support, and intervention.

3. School Improvement Team: Size and Grades

Details of your School Improvement Team, including:

a) The number of FTE staff currently in the team

b) The job titles and pay grades of all posts within the team (e.g. School Improvement Adviser, Senior Officer, Team Manager)

c) Whether any posts are vacant, seconded, or externally contracted

4. Details of any external contractors for School Improvement Activity

Please provide the details of any external contractors that you work with on school improvement. Please include:

a) Name of the contractor

b) Value and duration of the contract

c) Number of schools supported through the contract

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. Please find attached

2. Please find attached School Improvement Strategy

3a-b)

Job Title

Number of staff

Pay Grade

Head of Service, School Standards

1

SLC

Head of Service, School Strategy

1

SLC

Education Locality Leads

8.3

G14

c) No

4a-c)

Contractor

Value

Duration

No. Schools

L.E.A.D. Teaching School

Hub/Professional

Development

1,225,500

From Sept 2023 - 2027

Various

Keystone Multi Academy Trust

148,400

From Sept 20232025

Various

A J Waplington

85,401.54

From Jan 20232026

22

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and these can be provided.
 

Reference number
FOI 12766065
Date request received
18/06/25
Date of decision
09/07/25