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Review of Additional Support Needs Education 10 th January 2017

Review of Additional Support Needs Education 10 th January 2017. What is the Service?.

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Review of Additional Support Needs Education 10 th January 2017

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  1. Review of Additional Support Needs Education 10th January 2017

  2. What is the Service? ‘A child or young person has additional support needs … where, for whatever reason, the child or young person is, or is likely to be, unable without the provision of additional support to benefit from school education provided or to be provided for the child or young person.’ The Additional Support for Learning Act (2004)

  3. What is the Service? • 200+ secondary, primary and nursery schools • 3 special schools plus specialist units • Specialist services-psychologists, interrupted learners, English as additional language etc • Allied Health Professionals

  4. What is the Service? • Level of Need and Pupil Numbers • Matrix of Need -4 levels • Highland School Population approx. 31000 pupils • ASN -12000 pupils 38% • Level 3 &4(where the resource is focussed) -2000 pupils 6% • 140 in special schools

  5. What is the Service? • Staffing(FTE) • 293 ASN Teachers* • 672 PSAs • *Teacher numbers protected by Scottish Government

  6. What is the Service? • Budget • Total Budget £35.1m * • Staff Costs £34.1m 97% • Inc. £4m Special Schools • Growth in Budget £5m since 2010-11 • *Inc. £7m NHSH monies

  7. Review Process Group membership-Members x3, Specialist staff, Corporate Improvement Staff, Union rep, HOS, immediately co-opted –PT ASN secondary, HT primary and C& L HR Business Partner Group meetings School Visits-St Clements, Dingwall Primary, Invergordon Academy Staff workshop-ASN Managers, C&L Managers, Practitioners

  8. Main Areas Identified for Review • Staffing -Ways of working, operating model / mix of roles, flexibility, training and skills. • Support -Digital capability, transport and staff absence data • Need -Evaluating the matrix of need, its application and benchmarking activities.

  9. Recommended Approaches Areas for Further Work • Move to assessment of need and allocation of resource at an Associated School Group Area (ASG) • -system of local management and decision-making would see all schools in an ASG agreeing how to use the available resource supported by ASN Manager

  10. What does that look like? • Focus on vulnerable at risk young people by all CPP Partners • Adopt “family firm” type approach-all council services/resources support service delivery to ASN as a priority • Flexible use of resource/workforce/assets to respond to changing need • Better integration/collaboration between primary/secondary/special sectors • Better integration with community/voluntary sector • Harnessing resource/support from community/voluntary sector

  11. What does that look like? • More capacity for strategic leads/managers to focus on improvement/change/training/skills/good practice/moderation/support • This could stimulate the establishment of specialist hubs. This would enable more concentrated provision that could generate economies of scale. • Good practice is disseminated and utilised across an ASG

  12. Review of Matrix of Need and Childs Plan- The matrix of needs drives resource allocations/requirements with the Childs Plan managing the use of that resource. A refreshed process that is better able to capture the complexity of levels of need and is able to capture evidence of improvements should be considered.

  13. Staff Contracts- ensure clear approach to grading of PSAs and adherence to agreed grades, ensure contracted base is and is understood to be ASG wide. Management and monitoring of staff absence – Head Teachers are assisted to monitor and manage absence with the ASN Manager, an “area” view of levels of absence taken. Training programmes support strategies to reduce absence levels.

  14. Digital Capability Review – there are indications that the more effective use of digital systems could improve efficiency in the service. An examination of how SEEMIS is working and any additional capabilities it could offer is undertaken.

  15. Review system for assessing transport requirements- should be integrated into the online enrolment form, ensuring that the Public Transport Team get early sight of requirements to ensure contractual arrangements are made as cost efficiently as possible. It will also ensure that requirements are reassessed regularly to capture cost savings where available as soon as possible.

  16. Capital Plan – Managing an efficient and effective ASN service can be impacted upon by poor quality, old fashioned facilities. A review of the capital plan should be undertaken with the purpose of prioritising supporting ASN provision and wherever possible ensuring the delivery of ASN on mainstream campuses. This would send a clear message that as an organisation we prioritise the most vulnerable and in the medium term could make cost savings around staffing and other running costs. St Clements special school is a clear priority .

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