Introduction:

I am pleased to welcome you to the Knowsley Excellence in Cities website and hope that the contents of these pages reflect the many achievements which we are so justly proud of. Ours was one of the first E.I.C.Partnerships to be established and this has been a key programme in not only raising standards in terms of both achievement and attendance but also promoting inclusion by allowing students to overcome often quite substantial barriers to their learning.

Partnership working is a strong feature within the Knowsley context and this is increasingly being recognised nationally. There are now three very well established Primary Collaboratives with Lead Development Headteachers attached to them and working in real partnership with Senior Officers of the Local Education Authority. In the Secondary sector the Leadership Incentive Grant has allowed all of our eleven schools to create an Innovation and Collaboration Partnership which is featured as a successful case study on the national Excellence in Cities Innovation Unit Website .Two local and very experienced Headteachers serve in the roles of both the L.I.G.Consultant and also as the Lead Development Head .

Hopefully this website will give you an opportunity to find out a little bit more about how and what we do in Knowsley.

The Excellence in Cities initiative has had a major impact in our borough and is has made an important difference for our students, parents, schools and communities.

Chris Wilkinson

Lead Development Headteacher