Terry Reynolds

June 2009

Priorities for Improving Opportunities for Children and Young People

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Enjoy and Achieve

• Further develop and implement our strategy for offering a diverse school provision

• Support schools to improve academic performance and rates of progress– 90% of children make at least 2 levels of progression in English and

88% in Maths;– Aggregated schools targets for 5 + A* - C with English and Maths

56%;– Increase attainment of Level 4 in both English and Maths at KS2

from 73% to 80%.• Develop our 14-19 strategy, ensuring wider engagement and effective

communication• Develop early years’ provision, promoting the development and

wellbeing of all children, helping to raise outcomes at the end of the Foundation Stage

• Reduce the number of schools not performing well enough

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Enjoy and Achieve

• Maximise the educational, aspirational and social potential provided by the Olympic and Paralympics Games

• Increase the % of children and young people’s participation in high quality PE and school sport through the local authority, sports colleges and school partnerships

• Ensure that schools are supported to provide the full core offer in extended services

• Reduce the % of Looked After Children who are absent from school for more than 25 days in a year from 17% to 13%

• Raise the educational attainment of Looked After Children at KS2 and 4 in English and Maths

• Develop and draw up an implementation plan to progress the actions required to modernise our special educational needs services

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Economic Well-Being

Target action to reduce the number of school leavers, particularly care leavers, young offenders and young people with disabilities, who are not in employment, education or training

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Be Healthy

• Increase the number of workers providing activities and effective interventions for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

• Develop systems and processes that monitor the outcomes and impact of Healthy Schools Programme, SEAL, PSHE and SRE programmes in school

• Provide a range of parenting programmes and supports using existing community venues e.g. schools, children’s centres, health centres.

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Stay Safe

• Reduce incidents of bullying and ensure the effective implementation of our anti-bullying strategy

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Making a Positive Contribution

Develop a wide range of affordable, accessible and safe activities for children and young people

Provide opportunities to play, participate and realise potential in the arts, cultural, sporting and volunteering activities

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Narrowing the Gap• Targeting services geographically for specific groups that are not

achieving good outcomes

• Ensuring no child or young person is discriminated against because of their background

• Providing effective support, available and accessible to all children and young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities

• Ensuring services targeted towards looked after children are effective in improving their outcomes

• Improving attendance and supporting children and young people who are at risk of exclusion, or missing education