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Hertfordshire Headteacher Updates Spring Term 2015

Updates and information for headteachers in Hertfordshire. Topics include education services, vulnerable learners, sexual exploitation, Roma children, able students, inspection framework, British values, governor's handbook, standards for headteachers, schools causing concern, workload challenge, reading initiatives, Beat the Street, and child poverty.

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Hertfordshire Headteacher Updates Spring Term 2015

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  1. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesFuture dates and venues

  2. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015

  3. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015 Gillian Cawley Assistant Director, Commissioner of Education Services Marcus Cooper Lead Adviser for the Virtual School Ofsted and DfE Updates

  4. Ofsted: HMCI East of England regional report • Recognises the variability within the region. • A focus on vulnerable and disadvantaged learners. • Hertfordshire features as a case study for school improvement work.

  5. The Sexual exploitation of children: it couldn’t happen here Thematic inspection which drew on a large evidence base. • Updated in light of Rotherham • Provides clear areas for improvement to ensure vulnerable young people are protected

  6. Overcoming barriers: ensuring that Roma children are fully engaged A small scale survey in which headteachers reported: • A strong commitment to supporting this group of young people • Difficulty in accessing funding quickly • A shortage of specialist staff with relevant expertise

  7. The most able students A follow up to the previous Ofsted report in June 2013 Key findings include: • Too many more able students are still being let down and failing to reach their potential • Too many of the most able students fail to achieve the grades to get into top universities • Provision in Key Stage 3 lacks challenge for most able

  8. Better Inspection for all The response to the consultation in the Autumn term 2014 • A common inspection framework • Short inspections for those judged good at their last full inspection • HMI and Ofsted inspectors

  9. Felicity Evans – Virtual School Head

  10. DfE: Promoting fundamental British values as part of SMSC in schools Non-statutory guidance for schools on the promotion of the fundamental British values of: • Democracy • The rule of law • Individual liberty • Mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

  11. DfE: Governor’s Handbook Updated guidance for school governors: • Section 1: Core role and functions of school governing bodies • Sections 2-8: summarise all of the specific legal duties on governance

  12. DfE: National standards of excellence for headteachers • These standards replace the National Standards for Headteachers 2004 • The guidance is non-statutory • Four domains: • Qualities and knowledge • Pupils and staff • Systems and process • The self-improving school system

  13. DfE: Schools causing concern • Updated to describe local authority accountability over governance in maintained schools, and over performance, special educational needs and safeguarding in academies.

  14. DfE: Government response to the Workload Challenge Includes an action plan for the government. Actions are identified for: • Government • School leadership • Supporting teachers as professionals DfE will commission a large scale, robust survey in Spring 2016

  15. DfE: Reading: the next steps • An evaluation of progress to date and the next phase of development. Initiatives includes: • Additional funding for a new programme to help primary schools set up book clubs for Key Stage 2 • Greater use of libraries • Developing mature readers

  16. Questions?

  17. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015 Beat the Street, the physical activity intervention that works! Veronica Reynolds Client Services Director, Intelligent Health

  18. Beat the Street turns a whole area into a real life walking and cycling game: • coming to Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Broxbourne and Stevenage • increase physical activity levels • decrease health inequalities • support sustainable travel • increase community cohesion • FREE to participate! Beat the Street works: Reading 2014, 15,074 people played, 8416 children 18% increase in people meeting the government guidelines for physical activity on 5 or more days per week.  

  19. How To Play Broxbourne, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage and Watford. 3 June – 15 July 2015 Use smart cards Tap Beat Boxes found on journeyto and from school Walk/Cycle, tap, get points Leader board on a website. Teams compete and contribute to overall tally. Challenge is a race to space!

  20. Single sessions of physical activity can enhance attention and memory. After 20 minutes of sitting quietly After 20 minutes of walking Dr William Bird, Founder of Intelligent Health explains “Physical activity has been shown to improve not just children’s health but also their concentration in the classroom and their academic performance. Children should do at least 60 minutes a day of physical activity and their journey to school can be a huge help in them reaching this.

  21. School will receive full FREE kit: • A video for use in assembly. • Pre-registered card • Map • Regular spot prizes for participants • Promotional items • Parent packs • Certificate Top teams receive big prizes!

  22. Questions?

  23. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015 Child Poverty in Hertfordshire – Supporting low income families Jenny Andrews Development Manager, Family Support Childhood Support Services

  24. Child Poverty in Hertfordshire • 31,775 children in Hertfordshire are living in poverty (12.3%) • Child Poverty Act 2010 - duty to cooperate • Key priorities for Hertfordshire • Children and families: health and education • Employment and adult skills • Financial support • Housing and neighbourhoods.

  25. How do schools support children from low income households? • Closing the gap • Pupil premium • Free school meals • Uniforms • Supporting families to take up voluntary opportunities.

  26. Other support services • Child poverty bulletin http://childfamilypoverty.tfhosts.co.uk/february-2015/hertfordshire-news/herts-healthy-homes • School Family Work • Family Finance project for families and professionals • Herts Help (Hertfordshire Welfare Assistance Scheme and Herts Healthy Homes) • Parenting support • Hertfordshire Directory on Herts Direct: training and employment, healthy living, wellbeing, second hand furniture, foodbanks and credit unions.

  27. Any questions? Jenny.andrews@hertfordshire.gov.uk 01992 556608

  28. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015 Roy Hardcastle Head of Schools’ HR Chris Williams Area HR Manager An update from Human Resources

  29. Disqualification by Association • DfE clear that it applies to schools • Schools should not choose to do nothing • DfE issued statutory guidance at the end of February 2015 • A bulletin item will be issued with the link to The Grid.

  30. Shared Parental Leave (SPL) • Statutory right to share parental leave • Have a least 26 weeks continuous service at 15th week of expected confinement • Must give 8 weeks notice prior to taking SPL • Must be taken in blocks of at least 1 week • Employees are entitled to 3 periods of SPL • Maximum number of weeks available will depend on how much maternity leave has been taken • Two policies will be available: • Statutory entitlement • Occupational enhancement

  31. HR Team Update • Head of Schools’ HR • Helen Foster • Area Managers • Rachel Hurst: North and West • Chris Williams: South and East

  32. Questions?

  33. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015 School Term Dates Dan Hardy Schools Planning Officer

  34. Who is responsible for determining Term Dates? • Hertfordshire County Council sets the dates for community and voluntary controlled schools. • Academy, voluntary aided and foundation schools are responsible for determining their own term dates.

  35. How term dates are set • HCC sets dates based on the recommendations of the Working Party on Term Dates • The working party includes representatives from the primary, secondary and special school sectors, as well as from teaching unions • The working party follow a set of principles, which have been agreed with headteacher associations and the County Union Secretaries • Principles will be reviewed annually

  36. When term dates are set • Dates are reviewed at least 5 terms in advance of the academic year to which they apply (e.g. autumn 2013 for the 2015/16 academic year) • Determined dates are published during the spring term and circulated to all schools http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/edlearn/schlife/termdates/

  37. Questions? visit hertsdirect.org/termdates to see the current principles and agreed term dates

  38. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015 Widening the Future for Primary School Children Jo Crosby IAG Development Worker Youth Connexions

  39. Youth Connexions Hertfordshire Provides impartial information, advice and guidance, youth work and personal and social development opportunities to young people.

  40. Context / Rationale for our innovative new service offer EU Widening the Future pilot project 2013-2014 Project aims: to share best practice and resources with teachers and careers specialists with European Countries Hertfordshire schools completed a needs analysis survey followed by free sessions and software “Very beneficial to the children. Lots of opportunities for children to ask questions and many learning opportunities” St Albans teacher 2014

  41. Rocket into the Future • New exciting sessions • Linked to PSHE education programme of study • Clear learning objectives and outcomes

  42. Questions?

  43. The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term 2015 Juliet Whitehead 14-19 Planning & Development Manager Suki Gill 16-19 Planning Manager Securing a better future for all at 16 and beyond

  44. Ofsted consultation (Sept. 2013 to April 2014) Key themes from annual lecture ‘Securing a better future for all at 16 and beyond’ Sept. ‘14 • Accountability • Local solutions to local problems • Ensuring right provision for all 16-19 year olds (i.e. Study Programmes)

  45. Are the Study Programmes meeting requirements? • Ofsted report says • Too many providers not changed offer sufficiently • Few opportunities to enhance employability skills • Funding not responsive to need • Delivering of vocational programmes needs external input • Greater attention to enrichment programme • Most don’t use WEX effectively

  46. What does Ofsted recommend? • Impartial IAG about all study programmes • Ensure provision meets full study programme requirements and principles • Identified Senior Leader for Study Programme implementation • External WEX • Enrichment programme to be more creative • English and mathematics to be implemented well The Wolf Final Progress Report (Feb 2015)

  47. Suggestions to support Ofsted recommendations • CPD training and/or support on meeting SP requirements including: • Maximising funding allocation, absorbing 2015-16 FPF • Guidance for developing vocational provision post-16 • WEX – Youth Connexions offer • 16-18 Traineeships • 20 hour Apprenticeship Study Programme pack • LMI packs – freely available • Uplift in funding – large programmes • LEP focus on Apprenticeships & Skills for all • HertsAhead

  48. Questions?

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