The Virtual School Designated Teacher Briefings Autumn 2017 Felicity Evans Virtual School Head
What the session will cover . . . • Updates from The Hertfordshire Virtual School, Ofsted and The DfE • Supporting Mental Health in Schools: – Liaison Nurse Specialist: CLA and Care Leavers – Safe Space – Commissioning Therapeutic Intervention • Training courses, CPD and the HERTS Awards • The Virtual School Website For Secondary Colleagues only: • Employment Excellence – Update • Opportunities that YC Herts can offer vulnerable young people.
The Virtual School Update 2017
Update • Outcomes 2017 • PEPs and the CLASEF • The Virtual School restructure • 2017 Priorities and the Outcome Framework • Working with the Senior HMI in the region • The proposed new DT Briefing format • DfE Innovation Bid: Family Safeguarding extension • The spirit of Christmas
Early years, Phonics, Key Stages 1&2 Early Years. There has been an increase in the percentage of children achieving a good level of development from 21% to 33%. Phonics – Y1 90% of CLA met the expected standard – an increase from 70% last year and higher than the overall figure for Hertfordshire of 83%. KS1 Mathematics performance is stronger than last year at both the expected and higher standard. KS2 • The percentage of children reaching the higher standards has increased in all three areas
2017 Outcomes (so far)
Outcomes post 16 A-Level • 21 CLA completed A Level studies. • 60% A-C grades awarded • 100% Level grades at Distinction (equivalent A) Merit (equiv B) Pass (equiv C) • 40% of cohort attended mainstream school sixth form. Further Education • 172 care leavers completed and passed their further education course of study • 3 care leavers are being supported to retake their final • 77.1% of care leavers aged 16-19 are EET that is in further education college, ESOL, or apprenticeships, SEND schools and in Higher Education. Higher Education • 14 Graduates 2017. 2 at 1 st Class Honours. 67 at University currently • 17 starters for October 2017 • 22 graduates expected in summer 2018 (this includes undergraduates and 1 postgraduate) • 24 progressing onto year 2,3,4 in 2017/18 • 23 names put forward for the 2018 intake
Update: CLA SEF.
Quality of ePEPs 2016-17
New structure chart
Working with Ofsted – New Briefings Format: Questionnaire
DfE Innovation Bid – Family Safeguarding Extended
The Spirit of Christmas
No. of Hertfordshire CLA per month with fixed term exclusions 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
Ofsted and DfE News
Ofsted Eastern Region Plan Priorities 2017-18 : • Deliver high quality inspection • Focus work to raise standards and improve lives • Engage with schools and setting and stakeholders Underpinning the regional plan is a focus on social mobility: • Provision of equality of opportunity • How are barriers to social mobility addressed • Shining a light on issues of disadvantage Focus resources and activity on: • Disadvantaged children including CLA and Care Leavers • SEND
School Inspection Handbook A focus on: • Disadvantaged • Most able • Lower attaining Regarding pupil outcomes, revision to guidance about inspecting the performance of disadvantaged pupils to take account of the new measures relating to pupil progress. ‘Where performance information is limited due to small group size , inspectors should gather a wide range of other evidence to ensure the school is providing effectively for disadvantaged pupils, including reviewing pupils’ work, and talking to pupils and teachers.’
Ofsted Handbook 2017 Lower-attaining pupils Section192. ‘Inspectors will consider the progress that lower -attaining pupils are making and the impact of provision for them on raising their attainment so that they reach standards expected for their age. Inspectors will also consider the impact of provision on raising the attainment of other pupils who have fallen behind so that they attain as well as they should’. ‘School Leaders and Governors are uncompromising in their ambition’
Corporate Parenting Principles A consultation on the role of local authorities and their application of 7 corporate parenting principles as set out in the 2017 Children and Social Work Act : • Promote physical health and well-being • Encourage young people to express their views • Act on the views expressed • Enable young people to gain access to services of the LA and partners • Promote high aspirations • Keep children and young people safe and stable • Prepare them for independence and adulthood
Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England Republished but largely unchanged: • The head teacher should, as far as possible, avoid permanently excluding any pupil with an EHC plan or a looked after child. • ‘Informal’ or ‘unofficial’ exclusions, such as sending a pupil home ‘to cool off’, are unlawful, regardless of whether they occur with the agreement of parents or carers. Any exclusion of a pupil, even for short periods of time, must be formally recorded. • Where a school has concerns about the behaviour, or risk of exclusion, of a child with additional needs, a pupil with an EHC plan or a looked after child, it should, in partnership with others (including the local authority as necessary) consider what additional support or alternative placement may be required.
The designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children
Promoting the education of looked-after children and previously looked-after children_ the consultation Children and Social Work Act 2017: • Advice and guidance for children who are Post-CLA and those formerly in state care outside of England and Wales. • PP+ only for those Post- CLA from England and Wales • Preferential admissions for Post-CLA only from England
Main Focus of the consultation • a duty on local authorities in England to make advice and information available to those with parental responsibility; designated teachers in maintained schools and academies; and any other person the authority considers appropriate, for the purpose of promoting the educational achievement of certain previously looked after children. • a duty on the governing body of a maintained school or academy proprietor in England to designate a member of staff at the school to have responsibility for promoting the educational achievement of certain previously looked after pupils. https://consult.education.gov.uk/children-in-care/revised- guidance-for-virtual-school-heads-and-desi/
Disadvantaged Pupils – Prompt Cards for DTs www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Supporting Mental Health in Schools www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
T Mandy Lane Liaison Nurse Specialist Looked After Children & Care Leavers
Lets look at the numbers… • 119 LAC children open to CAMHS 109 HCC LAC and 10 LAC from other authorities placed in Hertfordshire • 33 new referrals received 31 accepted, 2 directed to wellbeing service Referrals received from: Social workers: 27 GP’s: 3 School nurses: 1 CAMHS in another area: 1 Community paediatricians: 1
• 100% of referrals received in the targeted team offered an appointment with 28 days. • 26 informal consultations provided. • 13% of young people open to AF-DASH are looked after children.
FAQ’s • Why self-harm not was considered serious enough for a referral? • Why are multiple agencies involved in a case a reason to not have CAMHS involvement? If you are unsure why a referral has been signposted to another service or declined, in the first instance discuss with the CAMHS team. There is additional oversight of the health of looked after children, therefore, if you remain unsure following discussion with CAMHS, you can contact: • LAC & CL liaison nurse: Mandy Lane 07827 883477 • LAC health team: 01438 843004
• What is the youngest age a child can be seen in CAMHS? • What cases are seen at which level in CAMHS? • What other agencies are available? A child can be referred to CAMHS at any age; however, there are multiple universal services that support work to promote emotional health of children at a young age, and are likely to be more appropriate in the first instance. The ‘Tiers’ or levels of service and links to other agencies available are detailed in the ‘CAMHS on a page’ document.
• Questions????
Safe Space – Therapeutic Services Nick Phipps Safe Space Service Manager Terina Brennan-Slade Safe Space Assistant Manager
Who / What is Safe Space? Safe Space is a county-wide therapeutic service offering: • One-to-One and Group Counselling in Schools (including Art/Drama/Play Therapy) • Brief Therapy • Mentoring • Supervision The name Safe Space reflects exactly what is at the core of our work – offering young people a creative, confidential and safe space to explore any issues affecting their everyday lives
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