DfES and National Strategies Update AAIA Conference, Newcastle 13 th September 2006 Mike Viner, Senior Regional Director National Strategies, North East of England
Jan 01, 2016
DfES and National Strategies Update
AAIA Conference, Newcastle13th September 2006
Mike Viner, Senior Regional Director National Strategies,North East of England
Implementation pieces
• Change in ‘push’ and ‘pull’ for schools – SIPs and new relationship with schools
• Improved tools enabling schools to manage data to boost pupil progression
• Revised primary and secondary materials – eg Rose review improving phonics approach
• Extended Schools implementation rounds• Increased attention to school reform measures – closures and
expansions, schools causing concern, federations, academies, Trusts• Safeguarding• Looked after children• Workforce reform – greater productivity• New teacher standards and sharper performance management• Changing role for local authorities• Changing nature of regional support• 14-19 reform coming• Personalised Learning to bring into the picture
Understanding the ECM/Standardsdelivery chain…
DfES
ODPM
OGDs with ECM objectives
GO (DCL / CSA)
NS (SRD & team)
LA (DCS & Heads of School Improvement & Social Services)
SIP
School
Ofsted
Children &
Families
TDA
(NRT)
Cross Agency Working – Children’s Trusts
Opportunities
Cross Agency Working
Support to schools in removing barriers to learning
More systematic accountability for LAs
Creation of the new Ofsted
Fuller perspective on delivery across institutions
Coherence, prioritisation and rigour across children’s services
More systematic feedback
Rapid response capability
Single Conversation
Reduced clutter, sharper targeting, better support
Key risks to the delivery of the Standards agenda
are unclear about priorities
get stretched too far – lack
capacity
don’t believe further rise
possible
lack expertise
fail to differentiate
or target
Schools or Local Authorities…
Accountability and
Performance Management
lack sharpness
National Strategies Priorities 06/7
Unremitting focus on standards in early years and the core subjects through
personalisation1. Renewal of frameworks in primary and EYFS
– early reading/phonics, progression2. Personalisation and intervention in core
subjects in secondary 3. Tackling barriers to learning – underperforming
groups, behaviour and attendance 4. Underperforming schools (and pupils) 5. SIPs as a key lever for change 6. Support and challenge in LAs - target setting 7. Assessment for learning and data literacy
Support and challenge of LA using SIP
evidence
NS Quality Assurance of the SIP Function in LAs
SchoolSchool
performance data
DCS
SIP
Head ofSchool
Improvement
School Improvement Dialogue
Termly Notes of Visit
Oversight and monitoring of process
SIP Coordinator
Senior Regional Director
Triangulation of data with NoV
QA of NoV
QA of LA Processes
QA of Interaction
Briefs SRD on process and any
concerns
Alerts over major concerns
SCHOOLS
Underperforming
Poor &Acute
Un
der
ach
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rou
ps
Offer/ SolutionsCharacteristics of Schools
Good or Better
e.g. Ofsted Category schools (5%)LA WarningBelow Floor target
Coasting – CVAOfsted category 3 schools (25%)
Above PSA targetsOfsted excellent schoolsApprox 60-65% of schools?
Graded offer
No choice
High choice
All Programmes in menu
Schools and LAs request support
Un
ive
rsal
offe
r –
all
pro
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es
ava
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r a
ll sc
ho
ols
C1-
C2
Im
prov
ing
Tea
chin
g an
d Le
arn
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E1-
E2
, O
pen
ing
up t
he
Str
ate
gies
A1
-A4
Cha
lleng
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upp
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to L
As,
sch
ool
s an
d se
ttin
gs,
D1-
D6
Per
sona
lisat
ion
B1-B4Targetedintervention
D1,D2,D5 Personalisation
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
High Achieving
Under-performing
Acute
Un
der
ach
ieve
rs –
lea
rne
rs a
nd
sch
oo
ls
Uni
vers
al o
ffer
A1
Wo
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g w
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As
to im
pro
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tan
da
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in s
cho
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an
d s
ett
ing
s
Offer solutionsCharacteristics of LAs
B1-B4 Targeted Intervention
No Choice
High choice
LAs request support
C1 Improvements in teaching and learning
A4 Securing improved implementation of whole-school policies