Implementation Plan Progress

Summary

The Department of Education, Sport and Culture provided a progress update on its implementation plan actions as of 1st May 2021, disclosing completion percentages for various strategic activities. The response confirmed that all requested information was sent, detailing the status of initiatives ranging from departmental structure design to wellbeing programmes.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 28 May 2021 and responded to on 17 June 2021.
• Several key actions such as designing the departmental structure and developing a communications plan are 100% complete.
• Multiple strategic reviews, including the SSRE inspection framework and Articles of Government, are at 0% completion.
• The department clarified that the request referred to the status as of 1st May 2021.
• The response included 5 pages across 2 documents.

Data Disclosed

• 1814201
• 1813502
• 2021-05-28
• 2021-06-17
• 1st May
• 100%
• 50%
• 25%
• 10%
• 0%
• 5 pages
• 2 documents
• IM1 5EZ
• (01624) 685808

Original Request

Please provide updates on progress with each action listed on the published DESC implementation plan as at 1st Reference number 1813502

Data Tables (3)

Full Response Text

Design a Departmental Structure, including funding model and implement 100% Review roles and responsibilities to ensure that a clear understanding of who does what 50% Develop a Departmental communications plan 100% Review and amend Governance frameworks to ensure compliance 100% Creation of Project Charters and Terms of reference for all projects. To be used across the Department - approval by SLT for each required 100% Review current technology provision and ensure that it is readily available for the user requirements 50% Review Divisional strategies and amend for the coming 3 years 100% Review and establish the access points (SPoCs) into the Department and communicate to all staff 100% Creation and roll out of Departmental Vision and Values 100% Review wellbeing programme and creation of wellbeing priorities for the next 12 months - ensuring that there is representation from across the Department 10% Roll out Divisional strategies to staff and develop delivery plans with staff involvement. (Strategic Narrative) 25% Review of the SSRE and inspection framework providing recommendations for the future 0% Review of the Articles of Government 0% Develop a leadership development framework to support current and aspiring leaders including feedback and self- awareness focus 0% PERCENT COMPLETE ACTIVITY SLT to Communicate and role model leadership autonomy and decision making and no blame culture 100% Establish forums to collaborate to share best practice 50% Identify corporate skills required within the Department and create a skills development training plan to develop individuals (for example - Business Case, Report Writing and Data analysis) 25% Review meetings membership and creation of terms of reference for all meetings 100% Review of agenda of meetings and include PRC as an agenda item on leadership / meetings 100% Create formal secondment opportunities linking into development conversations to launch April 2021 0% Review of key stakeholders / partners and develop a framework to how the Department works effectively with other Departments, Statutory Boards, 3rd Sector and Industry for the delivery of Departmental and IOM Government deliverables. 0% Review what management information and data is required, how it is collect, analysed and utilised for informed decision making. 0% Review recruitment process to include values and assessment centres usage where beneficial 25% Promote and facilitate coaching and mentoring programmes across the organisation 0% Undertake a lean process review to support staff and service delivery 0% Develop a Talent Management framework and implement a process for managing talent across the Department including development conversations 0% Review of Governing Bodies structure and implementation plan for their future recruitment and development 0% Review of the Inclusion and Safeguarding funding formula 0% Conduct a skills audit of school Governors 0% Promote CPD programmes which are linked to the Departmental vision and strategic priorities 0% Review of the 3Cs implementation and effectiveness ensuring that it is linked to the talent strategy and managers are using the framework to develop individuals. 0% Develop Divisional succession planning workforce plans with RAG status and link into development conversations 0% Creation of an employee involvement group to deliver activity on the 4 engagement enablers 10%

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im Our ref: 1814201 17 June 2021

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 28 May 2021 and which states:

"Please provide updates on progress with each action listed on the published DESC implementation plan as at 1st Reference number 1813502" Our clarification request In order to identify and locate the information that you have asked for we needed to clarify what was meant by "as at 1st" at the end of your freedom of information request and we asked if this referred to the first Freedom of Information request that you made earlier in the day (reference number 1813502). You advised “As at 1st of May” Response Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 1814201 in any future communications.

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