Models of School Provision

1. Models of School Provision Outline Information for discussion

2. These slides show different models of educational service provision • The models focus upon the age of children – they do not include other extended services or service co-locations. Colleagues may wish to offer views as to whether specific models have advantages for these extended service offerings • The diagrams focus upon mainstream provision – SEN provision can follow similar models • It is important also to consider individual schools as part of a Network or Partnership rather than ‘islands’. Colleagues may wish to consider how different models may strength or hinder collaboration.

3. Primary/Secondary/Sixth Form 16 - 18 Sixth Form College 11 - 16 Secondary School Secondary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School 4 - 11 Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School with Nursery Primary School with Children’s Centre Primary School with Children’s Centre 0 - 4

4. Possible Advantages Retains village schools (potentially including federation) Larger single Sixth Form may provide clear identity and coherence to Post-16 offer – support improving staying on rates via breadth of offer Avoids Secondaries becoming too large Primary/Secondary/Sixth Possible disadvantages • Still two changes (if include Sixth Form) • Separating Sixth Form may affect KS4 curriculum offer (via impacts on staffing structure and recruitment/retention issues) – collaboration still required for 14-19 curriculum offer Examples: Cambridge, most shires run mixture of 11-16 and 11-18; most of Hampshire is 11-16

5. Primary/Secondary 16 - 18 Joint Governance through Management Committee Secondary School Secondary School 11 - 16 Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School 4 - 11 Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School with Nursery Primary School with Children’s Centre Primary School with Children’s Centre 0 - 4

6. Possible Advantages Retains village schools (potentially including federation) Ability to progress 14-19 agenda within individual schools and Confederations/Clusters Only one change of school Primary/Secondary Possible Disadvantages • 14-19 still requires collaboration to deliver full range of curriculum offer (especially P16) • Need to ensure Y7 PAN and staying on rates support Sixth Form viability (and what to do if Sixth Forms become unviable in individual schools?) • Possibility of some secondary schools becoming substantially larger (10FE plus Sixth = 1900 depending upon staying on rates) – may require split sites given current property portfolio Examples: most shire’s run a mixture of 11-16 and 11-18; Milton Keynes; Northamptonshire (following reviews)

7. All-through (4-16) with Primary Schools and Sixth Form 16 - 18 Sixth Form Centre 11 - 16 All-Through 2FE primary 8FE secondary (ie 6FE intake) Children’s Centre All-through 2FE primary 8FE secondary (ie 6FE intake Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School 4 - 11 Primary School Primary School Primary school with Nursery Primary School with Children’s Centre 0 - 4

8. Possible Advantages Provides continuity of progression for those within the all-through school Retains village schools (potentially including federation) Larger single Sixth Form provides identity and coherence to Post-16 offer – support improving staying on rates via breadth of offer Avoids Secondaries becoming too large Gifted and Talented progression easier; continuity for pupils with additional needs All-through (4-16) with Primary Schools and Sixth Form Possible Disadvantages • All-through likely to be 2FE primary and 6 or 8FE for total Y7 (therefore 4 or 6FE intake at 11) – need to ensure effective integration…especially if this coincides with an urban/rural split (i.e. “rural” pupils attend village primary and then join “urban” all-through) • Separating Sixth Form may affect KS4 curriculum offer (via impacts on staffing structure and recruitment/retention issues) – collaboration still required for 14-19 offer Issue: ‘All-through’ can mean one school, hard federation, or soft-federation – currently we are looking at the future use of sites (we can get to governance later!) Examples: Telford and Wrekin via Learning Campuses (inc hard federation); Hinde House (Sheffield, via amalgmation of secondary with a feeder primary)

9. All-through (4-18) with Primary Schools 16 - 18 Joint Governance through Management Committee Secondary 11 - 16 Hard Federation – single head and GB All-through 2FE Primary 8FE Secondary (6FE intake) Nursery Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School 4 - 11 Primary School with Children’s Centre Primary School Primary School Primary School Primary School with Children’s Centre 0 - 4

10. Possible Advantages Retains village schools (potentially including federation) Provides continuity of progression for those within the all-through school Gifted and Talented progression easier; continuity for pupils with additional need Possible Disadvantages 14-19 still requires collaboration to deliver full range of curriculum offer (especially P16) Need to ensure Y7 PAN and staying on rates support Sixth Form viability (and what to do if Sixth Forms become unviable in individual schools?) Can the structure be ‘dis-engaged’ in the future if required? All-through likely to be 2FE primary and 6 or 8FE for total Y7 (therefore 4 or 6FE intake at 11) – need to ensure effective integration…especially if this coincides with an urban/rural split (i.e. “rural” pupils attend village primary and then join “urban” all-through) All-through (4-18) with Primary Schools Issue: ‘All-through’ can mean one school, hard federation, or soft-federation – currently we are looking at the future use of sites (we can get to governance later!) – a ‘hard federation’ illustration is included on the diagram above Examples: Caroline Chisholm; Serlby Park