The White Paper and School Improvement

1. Presentation to Governors The White Paper and School Improvement Regional HOSI MeetingsDecember 2010

2. A new approach to school improvement • School-driven • Self-improving • Devolved funding • Less intervention • Less paperwork • ...but sharp accountabilities • School-driven • Self-improving • Devolved funding • Less intervention • Less paperwork • ...but sharp accountabilities

3. Teaching and leadership • High quality recruits • Training more focused on classroom skills • Network of teaching schools • More freedoms to manage performance • Double NLEs and LLEs • Cut bureaucracy

4. Behaviour • Increased powers for teachers • Anonymity for accused teachers • Authority to enforce discipline beyond school gates • Fresh approach to: Response to prejudice Appeal process when pupils commit serious crimes PRUs Permanent exclusions

5. Curriculum, assessment and qualifications • Slimmer knowledge-based National Curriculum • Phonics screening check at age 6 • Assessment reviews • The English Baccalaureate • Review of vocational education • International benchmarking

6. New schools system • Academies get back old freedoms • All schools can now become academies • Lowest attainers and outstanding schools first • The formation of Free Schools • Strategic role for LAs

7. Role of LA • A more strategic role • Champion for parents and families • Champion of vulnerable pupils • Champion of Educational Excellence • Provision of places, fair admissions and transport • No more SIPs – greater choice about how school improvement role is undertaken • Intervening where there is clear underperformance and raising alert in case of Academies & Free Schools • Can request Ofsted inspection

8. Accountability • More accountability to parents, less to Government • Transparent data including online tool for parents • Governors better equipped to challenge • Focus on core educational business • Steep proportionality of inspection

9. Performance tables • New basics measure for English, maths and science • The English Baccalaureate • Heightened profile for: Progression Pupil Premium Lowest 20% Review of vocational qualifications

10. Floor standards • New floors based on attainment and progression • Fairer to schools – recognises prior low attainment can be a factor • Funding approach being finalised but likely to be small amount of funding for both LAs and schools • End of centrally-driven strategies • School-to-school support

11. School Improvement - below floor • Relentless and robust focus on underperformance • New, higher a more sophisticated floor ‘standards’ • Strong presumption of conversion to Academy with a sponsor for the worst performers • Building capacity in the system to– National Teaching Schools and National/Local Leaders of Education

12. School funding • Too much variation in per-pupil funding in past • Pupil Premium • Consultation on a national funding formula • Maximum devolution of funds to front line • A much less bureaucratic approach to capital

13. Implications for our work in North Lincolnshire • A lot of the current infrastructure will end at Easter • LA intervention work in future will be focused on schools below the floor • Greater choice about improvement work above the floor working together with schools • There will still be a market for School Improvement

14. North Lincolnshire Update - Removal of SIPs from January- Small number of SLAs offered - Annual Conversations?- Monitoring of Standards Approaches?- Commissioning Training is underway- Service reshape will be necessary