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Autumn Term Governor Area Briefings. Monday 12 November 2012 at Future House And Tuesday 13 November 2012 At Victoria Primary School, Keighley. Department of Children’s Services. Key Issues for Schools and Governors this Term. Partnership Working. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Autumn Term Governor Area Briefings
Monday 12 November 2012 at Future House
And
Tuesday 13 November 2012At Victoria Primary School,
Keighley
Department of Children’s Services
Key Issues for Schools
and
Governors this Term
Partnership Working
• Bradford Primary Improvement Partnership
• Bradford Partnership
• Nursery Schools
• District Achievement Partnership
Diversity
• Community Schools
• Faith Schools
• Academies
• Free Schools
• Studio Schools
Bradford SchoolsType of School Age
RangeMaintaining Authority
Number in Bradford District – Jan 2012
Nursery Schools 3 to 5 Bradford LA 7
Primary Schools 3 to 11 Bradford LA 152
Secondary Schools 11 to 19 Bradford LA 19
Through Academies 3 to 19 DfE 2
Secondary Academies 11 to 19 DfE 7
Primary Academies 3 to 11 DfE 3
Primary Free Schools 3 to 11 DfE 2
Secondary Free Schools 11 to 19 DfE 2
Special Schools 3 to 19 Bradford LA 7
Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) 5 to 19 Bradford LA 7
Studio Schools 14 to 19 DfE 1
Total 209
Transport Consultation• The Council is consulting on proposals to make changes to the policy for
assistance with travel arrangements between home, school and college• The consultation runs between 12 November 2012 and 25 January 2013• If changes are made they would come into effect for children who start
primary school, secondary school, 6th form or college from September 2014.
• The proposed changes subject to consultation are– Remove transport assistance for new pupils that do not attend their
nearest suitable qualifying school.– Introduce personal budgets for statutory aged children.– Introduce a charge for Post 16 students with special needs towards
transport provision.– Introduce an allowance for Post 16 students with special needs to
provide assistance with purchasing transport.– Introduce a travel training assessment for all Post 16 students with
special needs applying for transport assistance.
Public Forum for Education“Demographic Changes in Bradford - The impact on Education Provision”
Wednesday 21st November 2012, 4.30pm – 6.30pm Conference Room D, Future House
The main areas of discussion will include;
• Data on migration and population growth and the impact on provision of school places
• Attainment case studies - leading culturally successful and diverse schools explain what works well
• Headteachers will speak about how language diversity brings both positive benefits as well as challenges
• What issues arise from EU migration and Asylum? • Where are the gaps? – open discussion
Education Results and Priorities
Overview
Phil WestonHead of the Bradford Achievement Service
Department of Children’s Services
Early Years Foundation Stage
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
Statistical Neighbours
England
% 6+ Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSE)
Early Years Foundation Stage
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
Stastical Neighbours
England
% 6+ Communication, Language and Literacy Development (CLL)
Early Years Foundation Stage
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
Stastical Neighbours
England
% 78+ Points and 6+ PSE & CLL - Good Level of Development (GLD)
Key Stage 1
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
National
Statistical Neighbour
% L2B+ Reading
Key Stage 1
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
National
Statistical Neighbour
% L2B+ Writing
Key Stage 1
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
National
Statistical Neighbour
% L2B+ Maths
Key Stage 2
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
National
Statistical Neighbour
English % Level 4+
Key Stage 2
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
National
Statistical Neighbour
Maths % Level 4+
Key Stage 2
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
National
Statistical Neighbour
English & Maths % Level 4+
Key Stage 2
75
80
85
90
95
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
England
English 2 levels progress
Key Stage 2
70
75
80
85
90
95
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
England
Maths 2 levels progress
Key Stage 4
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
Statistical Neighbours
England
% 5+ A*-C including English and maths
Key Stage 4
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
Statistical Neighbours
England
% 5+ A*-C
Key Stage 4
50
55
60
65
70
75
2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
England
English 3 levels progress
Key Stage 4
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
2009 2010 2011 2012
Bradford
England
Maths 3 levels progress
Supporting ‘Young Carers’ in Schools
Peter Rutherford and Janice Hawkes,Assistant Director Children’s Services,Barnardo’s Yorkshire
Department of Children’s Services
Who are young carers?
Children and Young People who provide some form of support to one or more family members as a result of a family member having an illness
or impairment.
This includes: Mental illness Physical illness Physical or sensory impairment Learning disability Substance misuse issues
How many Young Carers are there? 175,000 Young Carers nationally (Office For
National Statistics 2003) Relies on self identification Potentially inaccurate- reluctance to identify
in some situations Estimate 2,000- 2,500 in Bradford MDC Average age of a young carer is 12 More than half of young carers live in lone
parent households
Impact
EDUCATION “….. they wouldn’t go to school, they wouldn’t
leave me. They were scared.” Lateness Unauthorised absence Tiredness in class Failure to do course work Some focus on school as chance to be child
and do well
Impact
Education “I was often late for school, sometimes I
stayed off to look after her, sometimes didn’t have the right uniform, or the right books; I was tired and fell asleep in class a few times. I tended to lose my temper and get sent out of class. I would ‘act up’ trying to get attention and wanting somebody to ask me what was wrong. “
Training and employment
Choosing between own career/education or being a carer
Going to college near home As young carers reach 18 the impact of
earlier missed education becomes obvious with limited training and employment opportunities
Identification
Young carers are hidden Hierarchy of acceptability - children can
collude with parents to remain hidden
“ My nan has told me not to tell you anything about home”
“Working Together To Support Young Carers” A Model Local Memorandum of
Understanding between Statutory Directors for Children’s Services and Adult Social Services
All local authorities urged to sign up to this Government backing Aims to improve identification and support of
young carers by placing responsibility on all services in contact with family
Young Carers Services
Effective model Time limited Assessment, planning and review Clear outcomes Whole family approach
Young Carers Services
Increasing focus on hard to reach groups Hidden Harm- parental substance misuse Parental Mental Health Leads to increasing complexity of work- more
of a Safeguarding role Biennial reviews of serious case reviews
identified parental mental health and parental substance misuse as recurring themes in serious case reviews.
Schools work
Support school to develop YC policy Identify, train and support YC lead in school School are crucial to initial support and
identification Young Carers card
Case study
Tabassum referred to service when 13 Cared for mum and dad- dad phys. Ill mum phys
and mentally ill Practical tasks, financial, personal, caring for sibling Support from school and Barnardo’s - referrals to
social services did not lead to any support Father passed away a few years ago Service supported her through practical advice,
financial and emotional support Tabassum joined young carers committee, did well
at school and is now studying for a degree and works for BYC
“I never thought I would make it to University and I wouldn’t have – without the support of Bradford Young Carers. At
times it’s been really difficult – but I’ve made it. I applied to Universities all over
the place just for the hell of it, even though I knew I couldn’t leave home.
Fortunately I got into the University of Bradford and can stay at home and carry
on looking after mum.”
The way forward
Achieve strategic commitment to “Working Together To Support Young Carers”
Identify current position and required actions To achieve improved identification and
support of Young Carers by universal services
How can you as governors support this?
Revisions to the Ofsted Framework – September 2012
David ThompsonSenior Area Achievement Officer
Department of Children’s Services
Objectives
For you to be aware of:
• Key inspection documents • The Inspection Framework September 2012 • The enhanced role played by Governance under the
new framework• The timings of inspections
Key documents
• The framework for school inspection• School inspection handbook • Subsidiary guidance• ‘Zip file’ – a range of guidance
documents• Documents relating to monitoring
inspections• Summary document produced by BAS
The Framework is pretty much unchanged from January 2012…
• Report on the quality of education provided with an emphasis on achievement, teaching, behaviour & safety and leadership & management and also..
• Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and…
• Extent to which the school meets the needs of a range of pupils particularly disabled and special needs and
• The effectiveness of the sixth form
…but the bar has been raised...
• An acceptable standard of education is now defined as a good standard of education – “A good education for all”
• Schools cannot be judged as outstanding unless they have outstanding teaching
• A school that is not yet ‘good’, but is not judged inadequate, is a school that ‘requires improvement’
and the return of serious weaknesses…
• A school that is ‘inadequate’ overall requires significant improvement, but where leadership and management are not ‘inadequate’, is a school with serious weaknesses
• A school that is ‘inadequate’ overall and where leadership and management are ‘inadequate’, is a school requiring special measures
The January 2012 Framework
• Reduced the judgements from 29 or 33 down to just 5• With the demise of “Every Child Matters” more
emphasis was given to the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development (SMSC)
• Importance attached to reading, writing, communication and mathematical skills
• Judging teaching over time• Judging behaviour over time with emphasis placed on
bullying• Curriculum coming under leadership and management
Additionally the new framework focuses further on….
• The progress pupils make relative to their starting points - critical when judging achievement (transition matrices)
• Closing attainment gaps especially for groups who may be vulnerable especially pupils in receipt of the pupil premium
and…• Dispelling the myth of the ideal Ofsted
lesson
• Focusing more on the leadership in and management of the school including:– Role of governors– Professional development and performance
management of all staff – Role of LA/Academy sponsors
The role of Governors in inspection
• Governance featured prominently in the mandatory training for inspectors
• Governance is subsumed into the evaluation criteria for leadership and management
• Clear grade descriptors within the evaluation criteria (see summary document p.5)
• Detailed guidance for inspectors is provided in the handbook (pp 41-42 and cited in Oct 2012 Note Pad)
• An evaluative statement in every report
• If grade 3 or 4 Governance becomes an area for improvement
• Reference to independent external review of the Governing Body
The timings of inspection
• Outstanding schools are exempt but…• Good schools within 5 years but…• Requires improvement within 2 years and subject to
monitoring and support inspections - first within 4 to 6 weeks of published report
• Serious weakness up to 3 monitoring inspections over an 18 month period the first within 4 to 6 weeks of the published report.
• Special measures up to 5 monitoring inspections over an 18 month period the first within 4 to 6 weeks of the published report.
• Legacy schools – satisfactory & Notice to Improve
Shorter notice inspections – the Monday to Wednesday phone call.
• The lead inspector (not CfBT) will normally inform the school at, or after, noon on the working day before the inspection.
• Pre-inspection analysis based on available data, previous inspection report, qualifying complaints Parent View responses and school website information
• School’s self evaluation in advance and a list of key documents to be available on arrival (see pages 7-8 of the handbook)
• Deferral very unusual • No pre-inspection briefing (PIB)
Review
Hopefully you are now more aware of:
• Key inspection documents
• The Inspection Framework September 2012
• The enhanced role played by Governance under the new framework
• The timings of inspections
Consultation on Funding Formula ChangesAndrew [email protected] 385702
Sarah [email protected] 385701
Department of Children’s Services
Do Not Panic!
National Formula Change• Government required – all local authorities
• Preparation for a ‘national funding formula’– April 2015???
• Cannot influence certain elements– Use of the October Census
– Implementation of ‘Place-Plus’ for High Needs provision
2013/14 Review Status• Consultation on Primary & Secondary formulae completed &
agreed by the Schools Forum on 24 October
• Consultation on the Early Years Single Funding Formula completed & agreed by the Schools Forum on 24 October, with further work to be completed on the 2 Year Old offer
• Work on the funding of High Needs is progressing. Will be discussed by the Schools Forum on 12 December & formal consultation will follow this
Primary & Secondary - Headlines
• Switch from January to October census as the basis for funding• Data on which schools are funded to be provided by EFA rather
than calculated by the LA• Much simpler formulae – max of 12 allowable factors, set by
DfE • Same formulae apply to maintained & academies• Greater proportion of the DSG delegated to maintained schools• Fewer centrally managed funds and contingencies available for
maintained schools to access• Much continuity in the funding of SEN in mainstream schools &
academies• Minimum Funding Guarantee to protect losers (minus 1.5% per
pupil)• ‘Ceiling’ to cap the winners
Simplified Formulae• 12 allowable factors, of which 11 apply to Bradford District
• Key principle: factors need to “add value”
• Using 9 of the 11 (including 2 deprivation factors):– Basic amount per pupil
– Deprivation: Free School Meals
– Deprivation: IDACI
– Low Prior Attainment
– English as an Additional Language
– Pupil Mobility
– Lump Sum
– Split Sites
– Rates (at cost)
– PFI
2013/14 Early Years
• Continuation of the existing Single Funding Formula– Funds 3 / 4 year olds in all settings on a termly basis, using a
setting base + deprivation rate per hour
– Transitional protection for maintained providers ceases in 2013/14 (as planned to do so)
• Further work is to be carried out on the funding of the extended 2 year old offer from April 2013
2013/14 High Needs
• Work is currently progressing• Implications for the funding of:
– Special Schools
– Resourced Provision
– Pupil Referral Units
– Alternative Provision
– Centrally Managed SEN provision
– Post 15 provision in FE colleges
• Requirement establishment of ‘Place-Plus’ national framework
Funding Mainstream SEN• Much continuity - we moved to a delegated model in 2005/06• Focus on establishing a clear continuum• Key elements:
– Continue to allocate the vast majority of SEN resources to schools via the SEN funding formulae (which have now changed)
– Shift the ‘threshold’ for funding high value statements from £5,155 to £6,000 to replicate the national formula
– Continue to allocate > £6,000 separately, based on actual value & adjusted on a monthly basis
– Continue to employ the SEN Funding Floor to ensure a minimum level of SEN formula funding
– Continue to calculate a notional SEN figure & to separately identify all SEN resources within a school’s budget (I03 funding)
The Pupil Premium• Rate of funding for FSM pupils increases to £900 in 2013/14;
increased from £600 this year
• Based on Ever 6
• Also funds Looked After Children – at £900 per pupil in 2013/14– Possible additional Pupil Premium +
• Schools are required to publish for parents how the Pupil Premium has been spent
The Schools Forum
• Continues as an important statutory body
• Now ‘publicly accessible’
• All papers now published online (Bradford Schools Online)
• Governors are represented
Academies & Free Schools
• New funding arrangements & formulae also apply
• LACSEG is changing– Direct delegation via formula funding (for DSG elements)
– Separate additional grant for Local Authority budget elements
– Ceasing of the SEN element (access services via the Authority)