Somerset Children and Young People’s Compact

Introduction, Priorities and Work Programme

David Derbyshire, Chair

Susan Fielden, Executive Officer

Children and Young People’s Compact

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What is the Compact?• In response to the changing nature of the education

landscape, the idea took shape during 2010 and the Compact was formally launched in 2011

• It was created from a desire amongst schools and academies to work together for children, particularly the most vulnerable, recognising common ground and the need for a forum for debate

• It is a significant partnership involving schools, academies, early years providers and the Local Authority, led by schools, on behalf of education providers in Somerset

• It is the main body for consulting on, shaping and directing policies and service provision in relation to schools, as well as determining evidence based priorities to inform resource decisions at Cabinet, Schools Forum and individual establishments.

The Role of the Compact Executive

• Act as a Joint Strategic Commissioning Partnership (commissioning fixed term and ongoing support and professional services);

• Act as an Educational Outcomes Programme Board (co-ordinating, directing and overseeing the delivery of key projects and activities that aim to improve educational outcomes);

• Providing system leadership and communicating a clear education vision for Somerset;

• Contributing to the development of educational policy and strategy and facilitating the implementation thereof;

• Promoting and facilitating collaboration between education providers in Somerset;

• Promote equality and access to excellent educational opportunities, especially for the vulnerable and disadvantaged.

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Outline Governance Structure:Compact Executive

Two representatives from the local authority, from SASH (secondary and middle), SAPHTO (primary), SAHSP (specialist and alternative provision), SGSG (governors), Early Years and

Schools Forum Chair

The Executive and representatives are supported by Executive Officers,

professional advisers and Governance and Business Officers.

Countywide and local associations, clusters, partnerships and networks

Cross-Phase & Stakeholder Task & Finish Groups, Project Boards and other existing groups

Health & Well-being Board,

Somerset Children’s

Trust and the SCC Scrutiny

Committee

Schools Forum

Some examples of work so far….

• Funding sector specific Raising Achievement Plans, facilitating collaboration between schools and settings to improve outcomes and close gaps

• Commissioning an Arts Education Network, letting a three year contract with a local consortium, bringing arts expertise and opportunity to schools and early years providers across Somerset

• Re-commissioned PRU provision, creating provision in each of the four areas of the county, responsive to the needs of local schools as well as meeting statutory duties

• Sponsored the “Services for Schools” project, shaping core and traded services for the future

• Funding a core ICT service, providing a coherent platform for information and learning

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Somerset Children and Young People’s Compact – Strategic Priorities 2013/16

- excellence in teaching, leadership and collaboration

• Raise achievement through collaboration, challenge and the development of the self-improving system

• Improve the quality of teaching and leadership, encouraging enrichment and aspiration

• Promote equity and improve outcomes for the vulnerable and disadvantaged

• Ensure access to best value services for schools and for the individual children and their families who need more

• Strengthen educational collaboration• Further develop the Compact as a joint commissioning

partnership and as the programme board that co-ordinates, directs and oversees key activities and projects relating to the improvement of educational outcomes

Local Authority(including Cabinet, SLT, Health and Well Being Board, Children's

Trust, People Scrutiny Committee)

Schools and Early Years Providers(including Headteacher associations, SGSG and Early Years

Network/clusters)

Joint Strategic Commissioning Partnership(commissioning fixed term and ongoing services)

Educational Outcomes Programme Board(delivering improvements in outcomes)

Basic provision, sufficiency, access and entitlement

(Feeds into School Funding Reforms and the Schools Forum, TWG, Capital and EY sub-groups)

School and Early Years Improvement Intervention and

Support(use of external providers)

SEN/VL provision and support

Major re-commissioning project in the context of

funding, organisational and legislative change

(Link to HNP Sub-group, School Services Project and the wider commissioning of health and care services)

Curriculum enrichment-Arts, Music, Sport-Outdoor and Residential Learning-SACRE-Specific support and resources to support curriculum development?

Link to Children's Programme Early Help theme (including Children's Centres)

School Services ProjectImplementation of new model

of provision together with associated client and

commissioning arrangementsPM: Carolyn Burn

(SCC Transformational Change Project)

Raising Achievement in Secondary Schools

Project Board: Somerset Challenge Board

Raising Achievement in Primary Schools

Project Board: SAPHTO RAP Steering Group

Access to value for money support and professional services for schools and

early years providers(Client Group has lead role,

including oversight of countywide contracts, such as

SWOne and The Key)

Raising Achievement: CPD and Leadership Development

(including SCIL/Leadership College)

Raising Achievement in Early Years Provision

(including development of networks and collaborative

arrangements)Early Years RAP

Raising Achievement in Specialist and Alternative

ProvisionSAHSP RAP

Compact Executive

Key stakeholders Pupils Parents

EmployersCommunities

Key collaborative and communication networks:

SASH, SAPHTO, SAHSP, SGSG, EY Network and Clusters, SASBM,

CLP co-ordinators, ADLs, Union and Professional Associations

Curriculum Development?Implementation of new

National Curriculum in 2014Task & Finish Group?

Facilitating collaboration

2013/14 Work Programme

Children’s Health and Wellbeing(SCT sub-group)

Core ICT provision(Joint ICT Working Group)

Raising Achievement in Specialist and Alternative

ProvisionSAHSP RAP

Raising Achievement in Primary Schools

Project Board: SAPHTO RAP Steering Group

Raising Achievement in Early Years Provision

(including development of networks and collaborative

arrangements)Early Years RAP

Key stakeholders Pupils Parents

EmployersCommunities

School Services ProjectImplementation of new model of

provision together with associated client and commissioning

arrangementsPM: Carolyn Burn

(SCC Transformational Change Project)

Curriculum DevelopmentImplementation of new National

Curriculum in 2014

Raising Achievement in Secondary Schools

Project Board: Somerset Challenge Board

SEN/VL provision and support

Major re-commissioning project in the context of

funding, organisational and legislative change

(Link to HNP Sub-group, School Services Project and the wider commissioning of health and care services)

Link to Children's Programme Early Help theme (including Children's Centres)

Access to value for money support and professional

services for schools and early years providers

(Client Group has lead role, including oversight of

countywide contracts, such as SWOne and The Key)

Key collaborative and communication networks:

SASH, SAPHTO, SAHSP, SGSG, EY Network and Clusters, SASBM, CLP co-

ordinators, ADLs, Union and Professional AssociationsChildren’s Health and Wellbeing

(SCT sub-group)

Facilitating collaboration

Core ICT provision(Joint ICT Working Group)

Raising Achievement: CPD and Leadership Development

(including SCIL/Leadership College)

Curriculum enrichment-Arts, Music, Sport-Outdoor and Residential Learning-SACRE-Specific support and resources to support curriculum development

School and Early Years Improvement Intervention and

Support(use of external providers)

Basic provision, sufficiency, access and entitlement

(Feeds into School Funding Reforms and the Schools Forum, TWG, Capital

and EY sub-groups)

Educational Outcomes Programme Board(delivering improvements in outcomes)

Joint Strategic Commissioning Partnership(commissioning fixed term and ongoing services)

Compact Executive

Activity referencing for the formula and arrangements for managing school places at a local level

Developing strategy, considering design of support services, reviewing provision and preparing for the Children and Families Bill

Supporting the Health and Education workshops and developments to improve understanding and collaboration

Supporting the implementation of the Early Help Strategy, including CAF, EH Hubs, Children’s Centres and Troubled Families

Overseeing the School Services Project, ensuring schools have access to value for money services now, and in the future

Funding, overseeing and connecting RAPs for each sector – holding Associations to account for improvements in outcomes

So far this year…..

Links to other groups

SCC Cabinet, Scrutiny

Committee and SLT

Somerset Children’s

Trust - Board and Executive

SCT Health and

Wellbeing sub-group

Various project

boards and RAP

Steering Groups

Joint ICT Working Group

Schools Client

Group & BMIS

Advisory Board

Early Years Network

and Clusters

SASH, SAPHTO,

SAHSP and SGSG

Somerset Schools

Forum and its sub-groups

Somerset Children

and Young People’s Compact ExecutiveUnions and

professional associations

Employment and Skills

BoardSASBM and

ADL meetings

Leadership College Steering Group

Community Learning

Partnership Co-

ordinators

Link by joint membership

Link through briefings and Bulletins

Link by reports to Compact Executive

Link through funding agreements, SLAs and contracts

Link by shared business support

The LA must work in partnership with schools, academies and early years providers to fulfil its

three core educational responsibilitiesThe Compact provides a new collaborative framework:• Ensuring sufficient supply of school and early years

places– Only through collaboration, influence, facilitation, local

knowledge and strategic leadership• Tackling underperformance in schools and settings and

ensuring high standards– Combining LA action, both preventative and intervention, with

facilitation of sector-led improvement• Supporting vulnerable children

– Ensuring value for money services are available for vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people, for the settings they attend and for their families, centrally co-ordinated where groups are low incidence