journey to excellence

Derbyshire County Council

Children and Younger Adults Department

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Journey to Excellence

Governor Strategic Briefings

Spring 2014

Kathryn Boulton, Assistant Director, Schools and Learning



Outline

Drivers for changeLeadership opportunities and

challengeSelf-improving school systemNext steps

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Why?

Evolving role of local authority (LA)

Autonomy and accountabilityExpectationsShifting landscapeOpportunities and Challenges

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Primary

EYFS – 50% reached good level of development compared to 52% nationally

KS1 – All above national average KS2 – Attainment all above national

average

– Progress – 1% point below national average

Gaps – CiC widening

– SEND widening

– FSM narrowed by 7%

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Percentage of Primary Schools by Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Judgement

As at 03/03/14

Outstanding Good RI/Satisfactory InadequateDerbyshire 13.2 64.2 20.3 2.3National 17.3 62.5 17.8 2.4

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Percentage of Primary School Pupils Attending Good or Better Schools

As at 03/03/14

Outstanding Good RI/Satisfactory InadequateDerbyshire 12.7 61.6 22.4 3.4National 18.2 61 18.2 2.6

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Secondary

5+EM – in line with national average at 59.1% 3LP – Maths in line with national average

(70%) and 4.5% improvement 3LP – English below national average at 65%

(70.47%) – improvement of 1.2% Gaps – CiC attainment above national average

and gap narrowed

– SEND attainment in line with national average

– FSM narrowing

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Percentage of Secondary Schools by Ofsted Overall Effectiveness

Judgement

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As at 03/03/14

Outstanding Good RI/Satisfactory InadequateDerbyshire 11.1 28.9 46.7 13.3National 22.4 49.1 22.8 5.7



Percentage of Secondary School Pupils Attending Good or Better Schools

As at 03/03/14

Outstanding Good RI/Satisfactory Inadequate

Derbyshire 14.8 30.1 43.3 11.8

National 25.6 48.5 20.8 5

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Percentage of Special Schools by Ofsted Overall Effectiveness

Judgement

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As at 03/03/14

Outstanding Good RI/Satisfactory InadequateDerbyshire 20.0 60.0 20.0 0.0National (Dec-13) 36.2 51.1 10.9 1.8



Percentage of Special School Pupils Attending Good or Better Schools

As at 03/03/14


Derbyshire 33 48 19 0.0

National (Aug 13) 40 48 11 1

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Percentage of Support Centres by Ofsted Overall Effectiveness

Judgement

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As at 03/03/14

Outstanding Good RI/Satisfactory InadequateDerbyshire 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0National (Aug 13) 16 62 20 3



Percentage of Support Centre Pupils Attending Good or Better Schools

As at 03/03/14


Derbyshire 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0

National (Aug 13) 11 63 22 4

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In Derbyshire, Excellence Means:

All our schools and settings judged to be good or better by 2017

All our learners achieve above that expected nationally

There are no gaps in progress for learners with DSEN, who are looked after, who are eligible for free school meals or are from an ethnic minority group

All teaching across our schools and settings is at least good with a high proportion of outstanding

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In Derbyshire, Excellence Means: cont’d

Maintain attendance levels across our schools and settings above the national average

Maintain persistence absence levels across our schools and settings so that they remain below the national average

There are no incidences of permanent exclusions

There are fewer incidences of fixed term exclusions than the national average

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Leadership Opportunities and Challenge

Shared moral purpose Collective responsibility Complex Adaptive leadership Focus on learning, teaching and leadership Strengths-based Resilient Schools as partners Moving beyond compliance with Ofsted

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Accelerating our Journey to Excellence Through a Self-improving School

System

LA role: Statutory – champion for all children Hold strategic big picture Quality Assurance Intervene where concerns Commissioner/broker Enabling infrastructure

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Accelerating our Journey cont’d

Systems leadership Partnerships Collective responsibility Challenge – LA to school and school to

school Forensic use of data Sharing excellence in learning, teaching

and leadership Identifying and Growing Talent

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What it Might Look Like….

Diversity of models – no one size fits all Cluster working Partnerships and collaborations Teaching schools System leaders –

NLGs/NLEs/LLEs/DLEs Leadership support and development –

includes Governors CPD

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Next Steps

Evolving QDD, developing a model with every school having a LA link adviser including use of associates - greater involvement of Governors

Website development Developing traded services model Consultant support Research other models Establish joint steering group Hold development workshops in summer term Re-designed strategy and model

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