Bristol City Council

Association of Bristol Governors Meeting

July 17 2013

Annie Hudson – Strategic Director

Getting to great in Bristol….

Changing Places

New executive member – Cllr Brenda Massey

New City Director – Nicola Yates

New DCS and Service Director - Isobel Cattermole previously DCS in Tower Hamlets

Replacement for Nick Batchelar not made as yet

Ofsted cometh….. Ofsted:

− Stepping into ‘improvement territory’ - more engaged

− Regional presence (+ DfE) Lesley Allen Jones now SW director

− Inspections of LA initiated Raised bar (more change afoot?) - gentle tweaking not full

revision BRISTOL 15 schools inspected + phone calls to heads -10 schs improved

September published letter Trends: primary and secondary Publicity - disappointed with BBC coverage

…. 68.6% 78.1% 75.4% 67.0% 62.9% 79.6% 71.6% 78.0% 70.1% 77.5% 68.5%

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Stat Neighbours - % of Schools Good or Better

Stat Neighbours England

79.0% 75.4% 80.7% 83.2% 77.9% 86.5% 76.6% 70.1%

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Core Cities - % of Schools Good or Better

Core Cities England

85.5% 75.4% 78.9% 76.4%

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B&NES Bristol South Glos. North Somerset

CUBA - % of Schools Good or Better

CUBA England

Education directions for Bristol

Cabinet report

Report to Cabinet 25 July Shaped by schools and partners Consultation Vision and Ambition – ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ measures

No school below minimum floor standard Disadvantaged groups – at least better than national rates progress YP to leave 2ndary with place in F/HE, Employment/training Listening to YP Active engagement of YP 2017 Primary – top 75 2017 Secondary – top 100 Early Years – to be finalised

Cabinet report

Role of the local authority − Convenor − Commissioner − Champion

School structures− Free schools − Structures of collaboration − Converter primary academies

Cabinet report

A good start in life – universal and targeted support in early years

Young people, skills and employment − Mayoral Skills commission− Education engagement with business

Your comments and critique on all this…

And finally…goodbye

• Hard + high moments

• Governance in Bristol

• Future is bright!