The Academy Communications Year

Term	Week	Projects						Specials
1.1	1	Year 7 Prospectus	Year 12 Prospectus	Staff Handbook	Sixth Form Handbook			Year 6 Open Evening Banner
1.1	2			Supply Staff Handbook
1.1	3							Year 12 Open Evening Banner
1.1	4							Year 12 Stand-up Banner
1.1	5
1.1	6							Specialism leaflet
1.1	7
	Half Term							Library Booklet
1.2	1
1.2	2							Housekeeping leaflets
1.2	3
1.2	4
1.2	5
1.2	6							Winter Exams Notices
1.2	7		Year 9 Options Booklet			Academy Calendar
	Yule Holiday
2.1	1						Diaries
2.1	2
2.1	3
2.1	4
2.1	5
2.1	6
	Half Term
2.2	1
2.2	2
2.2	3
2.2	4
2.2	5
2.2	6
	Spring Holiday
3.1	1
3.1	2
3.1	3
3.1	4
3.1	5							Summer Exams notices
3.1	6	Year 7 Prospectus					Diaries
	Half Term
3.2	1		Year 12 Prospectus			Academy Calendar
3.2	2			Staff Handbook	6th Form Handbook
3.2	3
3.2	4
3.2	5
3.2	6
3.2	7
	Summer Holiday						Diaries

The schedules given here are relaxed. They allow time to deal with unexpected problems without having to revise the whole project plan and without creating knock-on effects for other projects.

It is certainly possible to complete all these projects in shorter timescales that those give here. This, however, will require a concentrated effort by all parties, and it assumes that stakeholders can drop other tasks to concentrate on the urgent one – which seems highly unlikely.

A relaxed schedule has several advantages for the Academy:

· The stakeholders do not see the project as an obstacle to good practice but as a part of it.

· Stakeholders have time to identify the project as “their” project rather than “your” project, and their commitment to a good outcome will be increased.

· It allows stakeholders to see their managers as planners who are aware that other people’s time is important.

· Finally, a relaxed schedule allows workloads to be managed effectively at all levels of the Academy organisation, alleviating bottlenecks.