A presentation updating Berkhamsted School parents on the school's strategy and development planning. Given by The Principal, Mark Steed, on Wednesday 25th March 2015.

1. Centenary Theatre
Wednesday 25th March 2015
Mark S. Steed, MA (Cantab.), MA
Principal, Berkhamsted Schools Group
Gavin Laws,
Chairman of Governors, Berkhamsted Schools Group

2. Fundamentals:
Size and Structure
School Size and Structure

3. What is the Berkhamsted Schools Group?
• Registered Charity
– (Charity Number 310630)
• Company Limited by
Guarantee
– (Company Number 622349)
• It has a Governing Body
– Stewardship role
– Non-Exec Director role
All surpluses are reinvested
into the Schools

4. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Charitable Objects
“The objects of the Charity are to promote the
education (including social and physical training) of
boys and girls and . . . . to conduct and maintain
day or day boarding schools in or near
Berkhamsted at which Religious Education in
accordance with the Church of England is
provided.”
Berkhamsted Schools Group Charity No 310630
Charitable Objects (Charity Commission Website)

5. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Governance Structure
Governing
Body
Mr Gavin Laws
Chairman’s
Mr Gavin Laws
Finance &
Property
Mr Martin Scicluna
Education
Dr Yvonne Burne
Nominations
Mr Gavin Laws
Risk &
Regulatory
Mrs Sandra Turner
Advisory Board
Mr Gavin Laws
• Each committee meets once a term.
• The Full Governing Body meets once a term

6. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Group School Structure
Group Structure
since
September 2013

7. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Size – Pupil Numbers
School Age Range Numbers
Boys Girls Total
Day Nursery Mixed 5 months – 3 years 27 27 54
Pre-Prep Co-ed aged 3 - 7 111 111 222
Prep Co-ed aged 7 - 11 167 167 334
Boys Boys aged 11 - 16 435 435
Girls Girls aged 11 - 16 360 360
Sixth Co-ed aged 16 - 18 200 160 360
Total 913 798 1711
Heatherton Girls aged 3 - 11 176 176
TOTAL 940 1001 1941

8. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Management Structure

9. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Size - Staff
572 people work in the
Berkhamsted Schools Group
(not all of them full-time!)

10. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Size - Estate
The School owns
• 107 acres of land in
Berkhamsted
• 63 Buildings
(80 Properties)
• 1,843 Rooms

11. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Estate
Kitchener’s Field
Y7 and Y8 Boys
Playing Fields

12. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Estate
St John’s and Incents
Boarding Houses
Overton House
Central Admin
Dean Fry Court
Staff Flats
Berkhamsted Boys
and Sixth - Castle

13. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Size - Financial Results
Figures £m 2009 2010* 2011 2012 2013 2014
Turnover** 18.9 25.9 20.3 23.4 26.0 26.7
Costs** (17.2) (24.4) (18.9) (22.4) (24.2) (25.2)
Surplus** 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.5
Debt:
Short term - - 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.5
Long term - - - 2.2 2.1 1.9
* 16 month period to change year end from 31 March to 31 July
** these numbers are from the statement of financial activities page in the statutory
accounts for each year
N.B. The surplus is a profit surplus, not a cash surplus.

14. Berkhamsted Schools Group
Size - Financial Results
17,982
19,085
26,126
22,123
23,448
25,974
26,669
1,302 1,371 1,034 1,042 1,010 1,044 1,490
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Berkhamsted Schools Group Financials
Turnover
Surplus

15. SP: Skyscrapers
Strategic Plan
Skyscrapers

16. Berkhamsted’s Skyscrapers
1. Teaching & Learning
Excellence
2. ICT in Education
3. Outdoor Education
4. Business Skills
5. Early Years Education
6. Sport

17. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• TLAB
• Emerging Leaders Programme
• Independent Schools
Qualification in Academic
Management (ISQAM)
• CPD Programme
• Appraisal Structure

18. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Excellence in Teaching and Learning
“A motivated and effective teaching and support staff”
Staff Recruitment Staff Training Staff Appraisal
The availability of
Staff Accommodation
ensures that we can recruit
the best teachers.
The Staff INSET programme
provides eight training
strands for various roles.
An effective annual staff
appraisal structure ensures
teacher improvement

19. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
ICT in Education

20. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Outdoor Education

21. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Business Skills Education
• Sixth Form Mini-MBA
• Business Skills Training
• The Student Consultancy
– Problem-solving in the
Community
• International School

22. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Sixth Form Mini-MBA
Impact &
Presence
• How we present ourselves
• How to present
Business
Performance
• How firms make profit
• How firms control costs
• How firms are funded
Strategy &
Marketing
• Product and Price
• Promotion and Placement
Consultancy
• Solving a Problem
• Pitching a Solution
L6th - Mich
L6th - Lent
L6th - Summer
U6th - Mich

23. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Business Skills Education
Modern Languages
• We are Introducing Mandarin to the Year 7 Curriculum from
September

24. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Early Years Education

25. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Sport
AMBITION: Excellence
Every year we aim to be in the:
• Top 4 Schools at Lacrosse
• Top 12 Schools at Netball
• Top 12 Schools at Rugby
• Top 12 Schools at Cricket
• Top School at Fives
AMBITION: Participation
• % of pupils each year group
representing the school at
sport.
• Fostering a love of sport
• Fostering healthy young
adults
• Facilities
• Coaching
Investment:
• Scholarships
• Partnerships

26. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Sport 2014-15
Girls Sport Headlines
Lacrosse:
• National Champions at U13
• Every age group reached the
Championship Group (top 16)
• County Champions
1st XII, 2nd XII, U15A, U15B, U14A, U13A
• County Runner-up
U14B, U13B, U12A, U12B
Netball:
• National Champions at U13 (twice!)
• County League Champions at U13
• County League Runners Up U19A, U16A,
U15A
• District Cup Champions U15A, U12A
Berkhamsted U13 National Lacrosse
Champions 2015
Berkhamsted U13 National Netball
Champions 2015

27. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Sport 2014-15
Boys Sport Headlines
• Rugby:
– Unbeaten at 1st XV and U15A
– Partner School of Saracens
– 3 players in Saracens U18s
– Last 16 at Rosslyn Park 7s
• Football
– 1st XI in Final of the LB Cup
• Cricket
• Fives
– U13 Pair National Runners-up
Berkhamsted First XV Unbeaten Season

28. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Sport 2014-15
Sport Participation
Year Y7 Y8 Y9 Y10 Y11 Y12 Y13
Girls 94 96 71 68 58 50 35
Boys 96 94 85 88 82 65 72
% of Boys and Girls Representing the School at Sport by Year Group

29. Berkhamsted Skyscrapers
Sport 2014-15
The David Case Pavilion
We have raised £655,883 towards the project.
Please support this project if you can.

30. Fundamentals:
ValuesDevelopments 2015-16

31. Pre-Prep – Haresfoot Site

32. Berkhamsted Pre-Prep
New Reception Classroom Block

33. Prep School Site

34. Prep School Site
Specialist Teaching Facilities
• Second Science
Laboratory
– Junior Science Lab
– Senior Science Lab
• New Design Technology
facilities.
– Resistant Materials
– Food Technology
• New School Library

35. Berkhamsted Girls Site
Improved site
security

36. Berkhamsted Boys Site
Relocation of
Swifts and Bees
to Main Quad

37. Fundamentals:
ValuesSupporting Parents

38. Parental Communications
Wrap-around Care
Berkhamsted Schools Group:
Committed to supporting
Working Parents.
• 0730 – 0840
– Breakfast provided
• 1520 – 1830
– Tea provided
• 0730 – 0820
– Breakfast provided
• 1540 – 1830
– Tea provided

39. Parental Communications
Wrap-around Holiday Care
• Every holiday –
including half-terms
• Before and after-
activity care
– 0730 – 0900
• Breakfast provided
– 1600 – 1830
• Tea provided
Berkhamsted Schools Group:
Committed to supporting
Working Parents.

40. Parental Communications
Flexi- and Weekly Boarding
• Flexi- or Occasional Boarding is
available from Year 7
– Regular nights
• e.g. every Wednesday after CCF
– One-off weeks
• e.g. when parents have business
trips abroad
• During GCSE exams and revision
period
• Weekly Boarding from Year 9
Berkhamsted Schools Group:
Committed to supporting Working Parents.

41. Berkhamsted Schools Group: Committed to supporting Working Parents.

42. • Parents book in
advance online
• Pay in advance on
Credit/debit card
• Bundles to make it
cheaper for high users

43. Parental Communications
Sports App
www.berkhamstedsport.org
• Teams
• Fixtures
• Locations
• Results
• Contact Details

44. Parental Communications
School Portal – ISAMS Parent App
Coming Soon
• Access to parent portal via App
– Letters home
– School calendar
– School Reports

45. Parental Communications
Online School Billing
From Lent 2016
There will be a self-service online billing portal
• View bills
• Pay online

46. 24/7 ‘Out-of-hours’ emails
Internal Email Traffic
• Like many firms (e.g. VW)
we are trying to achieve a
work-life balance for our
employees.
• We have no internal email
traffic from 1900 to 0700
and at weekend.

47. 24/7 ‘Out-of-hours’ emails
Parental Email
• We will try to get back to
you within 24 hours within
the week
• Please do not send emails
after 1900
– Please use delayed delivery.
Thank you for your cooperation