John Edwards Regional Schools Commissioner - East Midlands and the Humber Lincolnshire Learning Partnership Conference 2019 08 March 2019 @johnedsheff john1.edwards@education.gov.uk @RSC_EMH 1
“As Secretary of State for Education, my simple ambition is for all children, whatever their background, to go to a good school where they are inspired to learn and can fulfil their potential.” - Damian Hinds, Secretary of State, NAHT Conference, 4 May 2018
“ Increasingly, becoming an academy also means schools coming together in a Multi Academy Trust, sharing expertise, working collaboratively, driving improvements. Hundreds of schools every year voluntarily choose that route – to become an academy and join a Multi Academy Trust. And I want this to be a positive choice for more and more schools ”. - Damian Hinds, Secretary of State, NAHT Conference, 4 May 2018
Academies are part of a diverse school system Positive choice to become an academy / join a MAT because of benefits to schools and pupils We will not pursue conversions, other than in instances of school failure as judged by Ofsted We will only mandate academy conversion, leadership change or re-brokerage on grounds of educational underperformance if Ofsted Inadequate We will continue our work supporting MATs to share their expertise and drive improvements
School improvement support offer for 2018/19 For the academic year 2018/19, the existing floor and coasting standards remain in place but are calculated solely for DfE to identify schools that might benefit from support. There are two tiers of support: Tier Eligibility Offer • Below floor or coasting and not judged as inadequate. Up to 3 days of free advice from a designated or national leader of education (NLE) or equivalent. • Judged as requires improvement in most recent Ofsted inspection if floor or 1 The NLE will work with senior school or trust coasting standards do not apply (special schools, AP, PRU etc.) leaders to help them identify and access school • Free schools (including studio schools) judged as requires improvement in improvement resources. most recent Ofsted inspection if they do not have relevant performance data. • Below floor or coasting and, in addition, judged as requires improvement in previous two Ofsted inspections. • Judged as requires improvement in previous two Ofsted inspections if floor or Up to £16,000 of funded support to address the 2 coasting standards do not apply (special schools, AP, PRU etc.) needs identified by the NLE • Free schools (including studio schools) judged as requires improvement in most recent Ofsted inspection if they do not have relevant performance data. This is an optional offer and schools will make the final decision about the support they want.
What do we expect funded support to consist of? NLEs will spend up to 3 days with the senior leadership team reviewing the current school improvement plan and making recommendations for any further support the school could benefit from. Improvement activities recommended by the NLE could include: • Existing DfE programmes and particularly where recommended activities are to address need in: • Financial management • Behaviour • Leadership • Subject specific support • Further system leader deployments • CPD developed by the school, trust, local authority or diocese • Other evidence-based SI programmes or activities in line with the DfE funding criteria
DfE consultation: School Improvement Support DfE committed to consult on a single method of identifying schools for improvement support, on educational performance grounds, in order to reduce complexity in the system and provide school leaders with greater clarity on when they would be eligible to receive an offer of support. The consultation proposes that: all schools judged as Requires Improvement by Ofsted will be offered improvement support schools with two consecutive Requires Improvement judgements will be offered more intensive support We remove the existing floor and coasting data standards
Ofsted Framework • Ofsted launched a consultation on its proposals for changes to the Education Inspection framework on 16 January. • The consultation is seeking views on new arrangements for its inspections of early years, schools and post-16 education. • The new proposals include a stronger focus on curriculum and on reducing workload . • The consultation closes on 4 April .
Working with the sector – A proactive approach Enhanced capability for effective financial management The ES F A will move away from a reactive approach to assisting trusts with financial problems. Benchmarking A more proactive strategy will see ES F A using cumulative balances and pupil number trends to forecast ahead, and Smarter commercial and procurement begin an early dialogue with trusts that may need support Dialogue with Trusts who face financial The aim of this strategy is to: difficulties by 2020 or earlier • engage with trusts at the earliest opportunity Guide, advise and support trusts to • collaborate with trusts to mitigate improve financial position and prevent need for intervention potential financial risk • reduce the need for intervention at a later date. Roll out School Resource Management Advisors to those schools and trusts in most need
Trust financial health – when things go wrong Leadership and governance School efficiency and financial health Benchmarking, guidance, and peer support Trust financial health – when things go right Leadership and governance School efficiency and financial health Benchmarking, guidance, and peer support
School Resource Management – further information sources Area Summary of existing offer and next steps • Procurement Risk Protection Arrangement for academies. An alternative to commercial insurance. From Sept 2018, cover includes overseas travel and cultural assets. Further improvements are planned for 2019. • Recommended deals for schools, to save time and money on purchases across facilities, IT, business services and utilities. • Pilot buying hubs in the north west and south west. Regional advice and guidance services to help with buying. • Agency supply framework - transparency on mark-ups, DBS checks, no temp-to-perm fees after 12 weeks. Workforce • Teaching Vacancies - free search and listing service. The service is being rolled out across England and will be available nationally by the end of March. • Data & Schools Financial Benchmarking Service – allows schools / trusts to compare spend with similar schools / trusts. In early 2019, we will be adding additional functionality to make it easier for users to find comparable schools. Transparency • School resource management self-assessment tool – providing academies with RAG ratings on their pattern of spending and helping them to identify where improvement may be possible. A version for maintained schools will go live in 2019. • Efficiency metric – gives schools an indication of efficiency, based on pupil attainment and the money used to achieve it • Guidance on Understanding Your Data for school governors and academy trustees. • Top ten planning checks for governors to help them manage resources effectively • Financial Skills & We have procured a longer-term, larger-scale cohort of School Resource Management Advisers to provide support to more trusts and schools. These are deployed by the Education & Skills Funding Agency. Support • Support and guidance on Integrated Curriculum & Financial Planning including an explanatory video and signposts to tiered Financial Health Checks.
Teacher Recruitment and Retention – four key priorities 2 4 1 3 Help to create the right Transform support for early Support a career offer that Make it easier for great climate for leaders to career teachers remains attractive to teachers people to become teachers establish supportive school as their careers and lives cultures develop • Fully fund a transformation in the • Encourage and enable more potential • Introduce specialist NPQs to support support given to teachers at the start • Create a clear and transparent teachers to try teaching. teachers to develop and progress their of their career through a new Early accountability system, which supports career without needing to pursue a Career Framework; headteachers; • Design new digital systems to make it traditional leadership route. simple and easy to become a teacher – • Provide financial incentives to stay in • Work with Ofsted to drive down including a new one-stop application • Invest in creating the strongest teaching, not just to train; and workload by tackling the ‘audit system to simplify the process; and development and progression culture’; opportunities for teachers working in • Ensure early career teachers can • Simplify and protect the vibrant ITT the schools and areas that need them access high quality curriculum plans • Maintain a period of greater stability market and ensure it supports more most; and and materials. in curriculum, qualifications and schools in challenging areas. assessments; • Support schools to implement flexible working. • Provide additional support to tackle challenging pupil behaviour; and • Provide additional support to help headteachers to meet key challenges – including the launch of the Teaching Vacancies service. Official – Sensitive
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