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Introduction Welcome Chair of Governors Introduction CIB Independent Chair explaining format for the evening and officer roles (for questions) Presentation IB (15 minutes) Q & A (Rest of Meeting) All Officers


  1. Introduction • Welcome – Chair of Governors • Introduction – CIB Independent Chair – explaining format for the evening and officer roles (for questions) • Presentation – IB (15 minutes) • Q & A (Rest of Meeting) All Officers • Close

  2. School Modernisation Consultation on proposals to : • Change the age range at John Summers High School from 11-18 to 11-16 by September 2016 • Close John Summers High School by September 2017

  3. Changing Context • Prioritising Quality of Learning • Need to prioritise Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTRs) • Teaching Assistants Reduced • 52 posts lost this year • More expected….

  4. School Modernisation We do this in order to secure: • Educational improvement • Resilient School Leadership • Suitable Buildings • Best use of resources We need to ensure that we secure and maintain high quality learning opportunities for all children and young people across the County

  5. School Modernisation School Organisation Policy 2010 & 2015 refresh • Secondary provision be planned to work towards the following models :  Aim for at least four form entry, providing 600 11-16 pupil places  Review post-16 provision where the number of pupils falls below 150 for three years in succession

  6. Why Are We Proposing Change? Unfilled places • Wales Audit Office (WAO) advice and the Welsh Government (WG) target - maximum 10% • 36% unfilled pupil places at John Summers High School (Sept 2014) rising to 43% in Sept 2016 • 2113 unfilled pupil places (18%) in the secondary sector and rising • John Summers High School is projected to have 305 11-16 pupils by Sept 2015 • There will be an approximate total of 568 unfilled places in other local Secondary schools by Sept 2016

  7. Why Are We Proposing Change? Diminishing Resources: • Insufficient current and projected pupil numbers to sustain secondary provision at John Summer High School • With budgets reducing annually on-going concern that the Governors would find it ever more difficult to meet the full requirements of the National Curriculum and the Learning and Skills Measure, and provide all appropriate support for learners • Rising Pupil teacher ratios to unsustainable levels in future years

  8. Why Are We Proposing Change? Suitable Buildings • Significant issues, with Suitability and Condition, DDA access • Significant Capital investment required to make the building fit for purpose • The Council is unable to form a successful capital business case to Welsh Government for external capital investment The Council’s own capital investment would not be • possible for the same reasons

  9. Why Are We Proposing Change? Educational Improvement • Historical school performance outcomes positively acknowledged • Currently the school is in Welsh Government Categorisation 4 Resilient School Leadership • Confidence in existing Acting Head • Long term, potential difficulty recruiting for permanent head given the school’s current and future pupil numbers

  10. What if…..

  11. The Next Steps Initial Consultation process: • Consultation responses by 17 th July 2015 • Consultation report to Special Cabinet late July 2015. • Next consultation period – Statutory Notice – Autumn 2015 • Objection Report to Welsh Minister mid October 2015 • Ministerial Determination anticipated by February 2016

  12. Responses can be given… • At the meeting • By completing a questionnaire on-line at www.flintshire.gov.uk/schoolmodernisation • By completing a response form and returning it to the School Modernisation Team, Education and Youth, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire CH7 6ND, or • Alternatively putting your responses/questions in writing to the School Modernisation Team, Education and Youth, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6ND or email: 21stcenturyschools@flintshire.gov.uk All documents are available online at www.flintshire.gov.uk/schoolmodernisation

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