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IAA Autumn National Conference
Life after Gove – Which way now for our Academies?
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Opening Student Performance
Inner Voices
Welcome
Jane Creasy, Conference Facilitator
Opening Address and Introduction of IAA Draft Manifesto
Nick Weller, IAA Chair
Life after Gove
A Growing Organisation
A Growing Organisation
Our Draft Manifesto
Keynote Address: Life after Gove – The consequences for disadvantages children
Sir John Dunford, National Pupil Premium Champion
Life after Gove: the big challenge remains –Using pupil premium to narrow the gap
Life after Gove: IAA Autumn National Conference,
London, 9 October 2014
John DunfordNational Pupil Premium Champion and Chair, Whole
Education11
Our priorities
Excellenceand
Equity
Raising achievement and
Closing the gap
Priorities across the political spectrum
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Pupil premium: the gap in 2013 The gap gets wider as pupils get older:
19% gap (60%: 79%) in level 4 at 11
27% gap (38%: 65%) in 5A-CsEM at 16
Big variations between schools and between LAs Level 4 gap: Newham 4%; Wokingham 29% GCSE gap: London under 20%; Southend 43%
Attainment of PP pupils Level 4: Camden 79%; Central Beds 51% GCSE: Tower Hamlets 63%; Bracknell Forest
27%
Highest FSM attainment in schools with high or low FSM
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Percentage of Key Stage 4 pupils eligible for free school meals attaining the GCSE benchmarkby secondary schools, in deciles from low to high proportions of pupils eligible for free school meals
Data based on 2012 Key Stage 4 validated data. Figures represent all open secondary schools that have had a published section 5 inspection as at 31 December 2012. Schools with percentage figures exactly on the decile boundary have been included in the lower decile.
Focus for the pupil premium Prioritise your school’s gaps Comparators for PP students
PP / Non-PP in your school PP in your school / All pupils nationally
High ambition, high expectation In 17% of schools, FSM attainment is above the
national average for ALL pupils
Evidence is out there Curriculum change can help too
Focus relentlessly on the quality of teaching and learning
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Overcoming the barriers
Identifying the barriers to learning for PP pupils
Deciding your desired outcomes
Success criteria for each outcome
Choosing your strategies
Telling the story: creating an audit trail
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Deciding your desired outcomes
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Desired outcomes Success criteria
Improving FSM attainment
Reducing gaps
Improving attendance
Accelerating progress
Reducing exclusions
Improving engagement with families
Developing skills and personal qualities
Extending opportunities
Good destination data
Choosing your school strategies
What strategies will produce these desired outcomes?
Use evidence of what works
Train staff in depth on chosen strategies
Monitor progress of pupils frequently
Rapid interventions
Evaluate impact of strategies19
The evidence
Seeking out excellent practice in other schools http://apps.nationalcollege.org.uk/closing_the_gap/index.cfm
www.pupilpremiumawards.co.uk Using the Education Endowment Foundation
toolkit http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/toolkit/
Using conclusions from Ofsted surveys http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/pupil-premium-how-schools-are-spending-funding-successfully-maximise-achievement
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/unseen-children-access-and-achievement-20-years
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EXAMPLE STRATEGIES TO CLOSE ATTAINMENT GAPS
Targeted strategies for FSM pupils might include…• Incentives and targeting of extended services and parental
support• Subsidising school trips and other learning resources• Additional residential and summer camps• Interventions to manage key transitions between stages /schools• Dedicated senior leadership champion
Targeted strategies for under-achieving pupils might include…• Early intervention and targeted learning interventions• One-to-one support and other ‘catch-up’ provision• Rigorous monitoring and evaluation of impact of targeted
interventions• Extended services and multi-agency support• Targeted parental engagements• In-school dedicated pastoral and wellbeing support and outreach• Developing confidence and self-esteem through pupil voice,
empowering student mentors, sport, music, or other programmes such as SEAL
TARGETED STRATEGIES FOR PUPILS ELIGIBLE FOR FSM …which specifically benefit
FSM pupils
STRATEGIES FOR UNDER-PERFORMING PUPILS
…which benefit FSM and other under-achieving pupils
Whole school strategies might include…• Quality teaching and learning, consistent across the school,
supported by strong CPD culture, observation/moderation and coaching
• Engaging and relevant curriculum, personalised to pupil needs• Pupil level tracking, assessment and monitoring• Quality assessment • Effective reward, behaviour and attendance policies• Inclusive and positive school culture• Effective senior leadership team, focused on PP agenda
WHOLE SCHOOL STRATEGIES ...which benefit
all pupils
Source: abridged from Rea and Hill , 2011, Does School-to-School Support close the gap? National College for School Leadership
Audit trail on the school website
Plus case studies of impact on (anon) individual pupils
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How good is the audit trail in your school?
Strategy Cost Evaluation Impact
Improve feedback
1:1 tuition
Attendance officer
Peer tutoring
etc
Pupil premium: the funding
Additional per pupil funding for PP 2011-12 £488 per pupil 2014-15 £935 (secondary) £1300 (primary)
£1900 (Looked after and adopted chn)
Total PP funding 2011-12 £625 million 2014-15 £2.5 billion
Protected in real terms to 2015-16 In total this represents a big commitment by the
government. Now schools have to deliver. It’s a big challenge – and a great opportunity for
school leaders23
The opportunity
Stop looking up and start looking out
Don’t wait for politicians to tell you what to do
The government isn’t telling schools how to close the gap
It’s for schools to decide how to use PP
Schools can lead the way …24
BUT …….. Some reforms have made our task harder
for students from disadvantaged backgrounds: Changes to vocational qualifications Ebacc accountability, so some subjects are
accorded less importance First entry only accountability Sole emphasis on terminal exams Changes to grading Decoupling AS from A-level Abolition of EMA Cuts in the careers service Cuts in other local support services for
disadvantaged young people25
SO ……..
We need: Policies joined up with pupil premium Better vocational qualifications structure Parity of esteem for academic and vocational
routes of comparable standard Stability of exam grading Two GCSE entries permitted Variety of assessment, as appropriate AS continuing as first part of A-level Greater emphasis on skills development
alongside knowledge And intelligent accountability that enables a
more rounded judgement on the quality of education
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AND WE CAN ……..
Root school policies in our values Use our autonomy to innovate Work in partnership to research and
implement the most effective policies Create a school-led system, not system-
led schools working in isolation Give students a fully rounded education If it’s right, just do it …
School leadership in England is the envy of the world.
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An international perspective
“Today schooling needs to be much more about ways of thinking, involving creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making.”
Andreas Schleicher – OECD
TES 16 November 2012
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Using curriculum freedoms
The school curriculum is much bigger than the National Curriculum
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SCHOOL CURRICULUM
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
Using curriculum freedoms to close the gap
What curriculum does a C21 young person need?
What curriculum does most for disadvantaged?
Giving all young people a ‘whole education’ Developing knowledge, skills and personal
qualities
How can you develop the curriculum to help close the gap in your school?30
Using curriculum freedoms
Knowledge
Skills
Personal qualities
Work ready
Life ready
Ready for
further study
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Pupil Premium Awards
PP Awards have been made in 2013 and 2014 to schools making the biggest impact with PP funding
In 2015, up to 500 schools can win a share of £4m with the top secondary winning £250,000 and the top primary £100,000.
Look at http://www.pupilpremiumawards.co.uk/ to find out more
You can also look at the website to find out more about what the 2013 and 2014 winners are doing to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils
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National Pupil Premium Champion
Contact John Dunford at
Twitter: @johndunford
www.gov.uk/government/policies/raising-the-achievement-of-disadvantaged-childrenwww.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/premium
www.wholeeducation.org
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Future Gazing Panel Debate
Which way now for our Academies?
Which way now for our Academies?
Panel Chair
Jane Creasy - Conference Facilitator
Panel Members
Ed Dorrell - Deputy Editor; The TES
Lucy Heller - Chief Executive; ARK
Steve Munby CBE - Chief Executive; CfBT Education Trust
Conor Ryan - Director of Research and Communications; Sutton Trust
Jonathan Simons - Head of Education Unit; Policy Exchange
Keynote Address: The Role of Regional School Commissioners
Sir David Carter, Regional Schools Commissioner (South West)
“Within the next 3-5 years the South West will be the best region to lead, teach and educate a child”
Sir David CarterRSC for the South West
What Attracted me to the role of the Regional Schools
Commissioner?
Sir David CarterRSC for the South West
Core Aims of the RSC Role
• Monitoring the performance and intervening to secure improvement in underperforming academies
• Taking decisions on the creation of new academies
• Ensuring that the sponsor market meets local need by authorising new sponsors and challenging those that exist to perform even better
The Challenges in leading the new System
• Shift of accountability from Whitehall to the Regions– London to Regions– Regions to Sub Regions– Building the RSC team to be one of the most important
educational teams in academy delivery and performance• Balance of Autonomy in proportion to Accountability
– Post 2010-Maximum Autonomy with Limited Accountability-”Autonomy from the centre was given to the system”
– Post 2015-Maximum Autonomy with Enhanced Accountability-”Accountability will be provided for the centre by the system”
What does this mean for Academies and Free Schools?
• A different model of accountability• Schools who were above the bar in a centralist
model of accountability will be less secure in a regionalised model
• Best practice identification and transmission will become more closely aligned between the originators of the practice and those seeking to implement it
• Better “joined up” communication between the key stakeholder groups in the region
What does this mean for Parents and Children?
• Every family needs access to a “good” or “outstanding” school within reasonable distance of their home
• If achieved, the choice of school and provider will be richer as quality will be defined by specialism & ethos rather than by results
• The best schools will play a bigger role in helping weaker schools become great quicker than before– Could an indication of
sustained outstanding performance involve how well a school supports another?
• When a school gets into difficulties or is in decline it will take less time to intervene and improve it– Prevention or Cure?
The HT Board
• Monitoring the performance and intervening to secure improvement in underperforming academies
• Taking decisions on the creation of new academies
• Ensuring that the sponsor market meets local need by authorising new sponsors and challenging those that exist to perform even better
Priorities for Day 1-100
• Aim 1-Visibility & Communication across the region• Aim 2-Understand the profile of the performance of
academies and free schools following the 2014 outcomes and plan interventions that are needed
• Aim 3-Start to approve academy convertors, MAT applications and broker sponsorship arrangements
• Aim 4-Work with existing sponsors to deliver improvement and support new MAT and sponsors entering the SW Academy arena
• Aim 5-Building of the “Education South West” vision and strategy
Aim 1-Visibility and Communication
• Open Academies and Free Schools– Academies and Free Schools
Principals (Studio and UTC)– SW Free Schools Network as
there are only 18 of them• School Improvement groups who
can be commissioned to deliver support– Teaching Schools and Maths
Hubs and other alliances– NLE and LLE – Good and Outstanding Schools– Existing MAT with capacity to
support beyond their trust
• Current and Future Sponsors and MAT – Chairs of MAT– Approved Sponsors without a
project– New sponsors wanting
approval– New pipeline projects in the
SW– National Chains with
Academies in the SW
Aim 1-Visibility and Communication
• Other Key Sponsor Groups– Leaders of the Diocesan groups – University Vice Chancellors– Principals of FE Colleges
• Local Authorities– LA Leaders with oversight of
educational provision– LA Schools so that they are
included but respect the RSC remit
• Beyond the School Networks– Regional OFSTED and HMI– Members of Parliament– Business leaders in the Region
• Events and Meetings to set the scene– Invite Chairs and CEO from SW
MAT to meet in October– Education South West Seminars
across the region sharing practice on improvement themes
– SW System Leaders seminars with national speakers
– Breakfast Meetings for MP, Business leaders and Chairs of MATS
– Free School, Studio School and UTC network
– Education South West Conferences in March 2015
Aim 2-Monitor and Intervene where Academies are under-
performing• What will we do?
– Step 1-Update performance database using 2014 outcomes to update SW Risk Register
– Step 2-Determine the rating of Academies and MAT to prioritise visits and level of challenge required
– Step 3-Use EA team & HTB members to visit and review academy performance
– Step 4-Request action plans and commission support & add capacity in areas where there are no teaching schools
– Step 5-Agree monitoring schedule for the year and when we request scorecard updates
The SW Academy Performance Challenge
• Challenge 1-The performance of Pupil Premium students
• Challenge 2-The “coasting” school that needs to move forward
• Challenge 3-Improving the percentage of outstanding schools in the region
• Challenge 4-Rebrokering Academies and finding new sponsors
• Challenge 5-The performance of our most able students in the region
• Challenge 6-The performance of academies in seaside locations
• Challenge 7-The challenge of the SW rural poverty contexts which is different to the urban challenge
• Challenge 8-Ensuring there are enough groups and individuals able to deliver effective school support in the areas of greatest need
Aim 3-Approve applications to convert, to set up a MAT, determine the best fit for sponsored
academies and advise on FS• Free Schools
– Up until March 2015, the RSC role on the application process is to recommend to Ministers, not to decide
• This covers– which projects should be rejected following a paper assessment
and then after interview; should a project be cancelled / deferred because EFA can’t find a suitable site? Should we approve capital expenditure on a project?
• Some of this work is seasonal – there are 3 Free School application rounds every year (but 2015 to be confirmed): the next one starts in October
• We will have a role to intervene in failing Free Schools
Aim 4-Support new sponsor groups who want to enter the Academy arena to add capacity to
the SW Region• What we will do
– Meet with existing sponsors and MAT to understand their context and challenges
• Partner existing groups with new groups in a mentoring relationship
• Create sub regional sponsor network groups
– Work with approved sponsors who do not have a project
– Make sure pipeline projects are delivered smoothly
• Work with new groups and trusts who want to gain approval to sponsor new academies and FS– Good and Outstanding
Schools– Teaching School Alliances– HE and FE– Diocese– Business and Industry
Sponsor Improvement and Sponsor Development
• Get the best from existing sponsors– Partner existing groups with
new groups in a mentoring relationship
– Create sub regional sponsor network groups
– Work with approved sponsors who do not have a project
– Make sure pipeline projects are delivered smoothly
• Set the expectation for new sponsors
• Work with new groups and trusts who want to gain approval to sponsor new academies and FS– Good and Outstanding
Schools– Teaching School Alliances– HE and FE– Diocese– Business and Industry
Aim 5-Build the “Education South West” strategy
• What we will do– Engage the system to support the building of the SW
improvement identity– Invite Academy Principals to high quality seminars on key
performance themes and reinforce their role as system leaders– Build a cadre of potential Principals for the region by working
with schools delivering NCTL Leadership suite– Work with Teaching Schools and HE to ensure there is a pipeline
of good teachers entering the profession– Work with OFSTED to share the vision and accountability for the
performance of academies across the region– Work with business groups to build a “Pool” of trained trustees to
join MAT Boards
How will we know we have been successful?
• Children will be performing better in national tests and exams and the SW will be at or above national performance
• More SW Academies and Free Schools will be OFSTED good and outstanding– 25% outstanding and 80% good
• More academies and free schools will be open providing greater choice and better education for children across the region
• More MAT will have been created to sponsor and support more schools– 57 in Sept 2013 growing to 75 by September 2015
• A new regional model of system wide school improvement will be recognised as effective by schools in the South West
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Keynote Address
Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools
Keynote Address: Academies - The challenges ahead
Lord Adonis, IAA Honorary President
Closing Remarks
Nick Weller, IAA Chair
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