regio partnership visit valladolid 13 th – 17 th october 2009
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Regio Partnership Visit Valladolid
13th – 17th October 2009
Sefton Local Authority Representatives
Margaret Ellams – Consultant for International Dimension
Yvonne Dixon – Consultant for Primary Modern Foreign
Languages
This
This is Sefton
Sefton Local Authority is situated in the Northwest of England, next to Liverpool We work for a division of the Local Authority called ‘Children’s Services’ Our newly appointed Strategic Director is called Peter Morgan, who joined us in September 2009
We are judged as being an ‘outstanding’ Local Authority and have a strong reputation for the quality of our schools and their provisionWe are part of the Advisory Service, and our role is to support our schools through a range of services and activities.
In Sefton there are: 20 Secondary Schools 71 Primary Schools 3 Infant Schools 2 Junior Schools 5 Special Schools 3 Pupil Referral Units 4 Nursery Schools 6 Private Schools
In January 2009 there were 39,717 pupils in primary, secondary and special schools In Secondary, out of 20 schools:
1 is Church of England 7 are Catholic 12 have sixth form provision
In Primary: 46% are Community schools 33% are Catholic Schools 21% are Church of England
Sefton has an International Dimension
It has links with China
Ghana
It has links with South Korea and many more countries across the world
And of course …………………………
Spain
Every Child MattersFive Outcomes
Children •are healthy •are safe •enjoy their learning opportunities •reach their goals •make a positive contribution
Lander Road Primary School
Headteacher: Barbara Billingsley Deputy Headteacher: Jeff Taylor 25 members of staff including Sarah Bailey, MFL Co-ordinator
Lander Road Primary School
Education for 3 -11 years old 1 ½ form entry 240 pupils The school is 105 years old Recently judged as ‘outstanding’ by OfSted
