Dartford & Gravesham District Governor Briefing Summer 2016 Welcome
Agenda • Welcome – Suzanne Mayes, AGO North Kent • The Kent Governor Association updates – Janice Brooke and Keith Blakemore • Guest Speaker – Heidi McGee and David Boyd, Attendance • Effective Recording – an external perspective – Suzanne Mayes • In The News – Governor Discussion Points and Networking – KGA Reps and Suzanne Mayes • Close
Polite Reminders ! • Housekeeping • Paper free ! • Have you signed the register? • List two actions that you will complete following this discussion. • Please complete the online evaluations (direct to you via email)
Kent Governors Association Janice Brooke Keith Blakemore
PRU Inclusion and Attendance Service David Boyd Heidi McGee
Early Help and Preventative Services PRU Inclusion & Attendance PUPIL Head of Service Senior REFERRAL Ming Zhang UNITS m West North South East (Maidstone, (Dartford, (Ashford, (Thanet, Tonbridge & Gravesham Shepway & Canterbury Malling, & Dover) & Swale) Tunbridge Sevenoaks) Central Wells) PIAS Central Business Support (Penalty Notice, CE, Prosecution & GRT/ME Terry Forsyth Area Area Sharon Thorley Area Area Inclusion and Inclusion and Ian Filmer Inclusion and Inclusion and Attendance Attendance Adrian Porter Attendance Attendance Lead Lead Kerrie O’Cock Lead Lead Melanie Cathy Sheila Carter Senior Inclusion and Attendance Lead David Boyd Heidi McGee Higgins Edwards Louise Simpson (On Secondment) Inclusion & Inclusion & Inclusion & Inclusion & Attendance Attendance Attendance Attendance Advisers Advisers Advisers Advisers Lisa Alison Maxine Lee Kennedy GRT/ME Davidson Austin Gamage Outreach Senior Alison Coyle Sophia Obee Debbie Sales Emma Price Officers Attendance Enforcement Sarabjit Officers Benning Attendance Alison Taylor Kieran Rehal Enforcement Jo Richards School Liaison Nina Team Leader School School Liaison School Liaison Vacancy Officers Officers Andrew Liaison Officers Danielle Clare Officers Janet Robert Christine Jenken Benjamin Vyskocil Blundel l Overall Victoria Liberty Hand Janice Judd Katy Clarke Gadd Mariya May Lyanna Child Elaine Keeping Caroline Simraj Kaur Perryman Employment Alexandra Burrington Kim Evans Officers Summerson Simone Lane Elizabeth Collette Michelle Stickings Rachel Henry Tarlowski Catherine Tim Slater Suzanne Emma Hunter McArthur Webb Kerry Milber y Natasa Wehrly Harrington Carys Obayoriade
Where we Fit in the EHPS Area Head of Service 4x KR15 Business Area Education District Manager Development Lead 12x KR13 Officer (Area) 4x KR12 4x KR8 District Early Help Unit Casework Delivery Managers 4x Seconded Senior Support Attendance and Partnership Leader Manager 12xCC + 12xYH Partnership Officer (District) Inclusion Advisors Manager 44x KR11 5x KR12 KR11 Managers 7.44x KR9 12x KR6 8x KR11 Senior Early Help Senior Early Help Early Help Worker Support Officer School Liaison Worker (Open Worker (Unit) (Open Access) (Open Access) Officers Access) 43x KR9 53.69x KR7 29.5x KR5 14.32x KR7 51.5x KR9 Early Help Support Early Help Worker Support Assistant Worker (Open (Unit) (Open Access) Access) 129x KR7 56x KR3 100.83x KR4 Support Officer (Unit) 22x KR5
Referral criteria PRU, Inclusion & Attendance Service - Referral Criteria (school attendance) An AS1 referral should only be completed for straightforward attendance cases. Where a case is not straightforward and there are family and social issues, it should be referred to Early Help for more in- depth casework and family support. Minimum Requirements: Below 90% overall attendance with recent sporadic periods of unauthorised absence totalling a minimum of 10 unauthorised days. 8
Referral Criteria (cont) • Evidence to be attached to completed referral form: • Copies of all letters sent to parents informing them of poor attendance and/or punctuality and informing them that the absence is not authorised. • Records of meetings/offers of meetings with parents to discuss attendance concerns and written outcome with decisions and actions taken.
Referral Criteria (cont) • Records of other communication with parents eg telephone calls, Truancy Call log, record of times of late arrival and reasons. An attempt should have been made to contact the parents by phone (not just text). • Where there are genuine social or family issues to be resolved, reason(s) why an Early Help Notification has not been completed. • Registration certificate (appropriately coded eg no N codes and full explanation of B codes, D codes, C codes etc).
Referral Criteria (cont) • Known medical issues or illnesses have been investigated by the school and/or relevant agency eg School Nursing Service. • Details of any other school based intervention. • Any family circumstances we should be made aware of. • Referrals should be submitted to the PRU, Inclusion and Attendance Service Area Office by post, secure fax, secure email or as a password protected attachment.
Child Missing Education Process There are currently two types of CME: A referral that comes through from The central CME team based in Maidstone A referral that comes through directly from the school
CME Process (cont.) A referral that comes from the central team is usually when a family has moved into the area and it has been identified their child is not in school Referrals come from outside agencies who have identified a child in the family does not have a school place
CME Process (cont.) • No child should be removed from the school roll without consultation between the Head Teacher and the PRU, Inclusion and Attendance Service when appropriate. Please see circumstances below:- • Where a child is missing from education, Local Authority guidance will be followed, by completing a Child Missing Education referral for the following circumstances:- • If the whereabouts of the child is unknown and the school have failed to locate him/her. • The family has notified the school that they are leaving the area but no Common Transfer Form (pupil file) has been requested by another school.
Persistent absentee threshold For a pupil to be considered to have met the criteria for PA their attendance must be 90% or below. Schools are responsible for tracking PA pupils Strategies should be in place to prevent a pupil becoming a PA
Penalty notices Reference the Code of Conduct 2016 available on the KELSI web site There are Three situations where a Penalty Notice can be issued: unless the issuing of a Penalty Notice in these circumstances would conflict with other intervention strategies in place, such as Early Help support, or other sanctions already being processed. 1 Unauthorised absences • Parents and pupils are supported by schools and alternative education provision and by Kent County Council to overcome barriers to regular attendance through a range of assessment and intervention strategies. • Sanctions are used as a means of enforcing attendance where there is a reasonable expectation that their use will secure improvement. • Penalty Notices can only be issued in cases where a pupil of compulsory school age has been absent or late for a period, or periods, of time and the absence or lateness has not been authorised by the school, or shown improvement as a result of actions taken by the school. • After a school have taken the steps set out in Section 3, the relevant case may be referred directly to Kent’s Inclusion and Attendance Service to issue a Penalty Notice for any unauthorised absence where the pupil has been • absent for 10 or more half-day sessions (five school days) without authorisation during any 100 possible school sessions – these do not need to be consecutive • persistently late (coded U) for up to 10 sessions (five days) after the register has been closed
Penalty notices 2 Unauthorised Term-Time Leave (including leave for family holiday) From September 2013 the Department for Education have amended the Pupil Registration Regulations, removing the Head Teacher’s ability to authorise leave of absence for the purpose of a family holiday. Any parent who takes a child out of school for term-time leave of more than 10 sessions during any 100 possible school sessions, not authorised by the school (under exceptional circumstances), may receive a Penalty Notice. The unauthorised term-time leave does not have to be consecutive for a parent to receive a Penalty Notice. Such cases have to be supported by evidence of previous unauthorised term time leave taken in the last 3 years and evidence of parents being warned about a potential Penalty Notice. 3 Exclusion: Where a child is found in a public place during school hours of day 1 to 5 of any fixed term or permanent exclusion.
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