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Consultation Evening: “Planning to Expand” Wednesday 3 rd April 2019

An update on our change of age range, with key developments and proposals for the admission of Year 7 pupils, including improved facilities and partnership working.

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Consultation Evening: “Planning to Expand” Wednesday 3 rd April 2019

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  1. Consultation Evening:“Planning to Expand”Wednesday 3rd April 2019

  2. An update on our Change of Age Range • Governors agree to consult on the admission of Year 7 pupils • via 11+ in 3 Forms of Entry – December 2012 • Application to Change Age Range from Y9 entry to Year 7 entry – October 2015 • Permission granted by DfE/ESFA - March 2016 • Existing accommodation adapted to cater for new intake - February 2017 onwards • First cohort of 30 x Year 7 pupils admitted - September 2017 • First application for SSEF funding - July 2018 • Second cohort of (60 x) Year 7 pupils admitted - September 2018

  3. Key political developments since 2016 • Post-Referendum change of Tory leadership and PM – June 2016 • Theresa May announces £50m capital “pot” for grammar schools – August 2016 • Schools that Work for Everyone – Autumn 2016 • Development of a Memorandum of Understanding between GSHA and DfE – Academic year 2017-18 • Announcement of Selective Schools Expansion Fund – May 2018

  4. The adapted “staggered” implementation model

  5. The GSHA-DfE Memorandum of Understanding • GSHA schools have agreed with the government to do the following:

  6. Current consultation: 18thMarch to 15thApril 2019 Core proposals: • Cranbrook School to admit 90 Year 7 pupils annually from September 2021, to be accommodated in three forms of entry (i.e. Year 7 PAN of 90). • CranbrookSchool to seek to expand its Key Stage 3 teaching facilities by the addition of a new, purpose-built teaching block.

  7. The rationale for the proposed plan • Improved access to a local grammar school for Year 7 age pupils from local primary schools. • Improved access to a local grammar school for pupils with a social need as defined by our Admissions Policy and in the Schools Admission Code 2014, or who are defined as Pupil Premium. 3. Improved access to a local grammar school which is co-educational from Year 7 to Year 13. • Improve awareness of the 11+ examination process through familiarisation sessions organised by CranbrookSchool staff.   • Improved partnership working between ourselves and local primary and secondary schools 6. Improved Key Stage 3 teaching facilities for local grammar assessed pupils at Cranbrook  

  8. Fair Access - what we have already done • Change of Age Range for boarding from Y9 to Y7 entry. • Partnership with Royal Springboard to enable applications from disadvantaged pupils for boarding at the rate of 1-2 per year. • Waive requirement to pass all three batteries of the Kent 11+ test (VR/NVR, English, Maths) if the overall aggregate score is above the benchmark for grammar-assessed pupils for a set number of Pupil Premium pupils only.

  9. Partnerships – where we are and what we already do The Lynx Learning alliance: • Hawkhurst CE Primary – named partners in Funding Agreement • Cranbrook CE Primary – IT support, student helpers • Benenden CE Primary - 11+ familiarisation • Sissinghurst CE Primary - 11+ familiarisation • Goudhurst & KilndownCE Primary - 11+ familiarisation • Colliers Green CE Primary - provision of lunches and 11+ familiarisation • Staplehurst Primary - 11+ familiarisation • Frittenden CE Primary - member • Cranbrook and PW Cluster Group – member

  10. Partnerships – what we are working on Leadership: • Support for Teacher Training • Leadership Development • Coaching and Mentoring • Governor support and training Resourcing: • Catering • Grounds management/maintenance • Ed. Psychology • Human resources An alliance of local primary schools focussed on: Pastoral: • Year 6-Year 7 transition • Cross phase mental health training and awareness Academic: • Raising attainment and aspiration (eg 11+ Familiarisation) • Joint Professional Development focussed on Teaching, Learning and Assessment • Shared programme for the Gifted and Talented

  11. Proposed new “Junior (Horsley) Block”

  12. Some facts and figures • Overall cost: £4m • Planning permission: granted, Dec. 2015 • Floorspace: 1200m • Rooming: 10 x classrooms • Capacity: - replaces 4 x existing classrooms - provides 6 x new rooms for 6x YY7-8 classes

  13. Any questions? • Further communication: • headmaster@cranbrook.kent.sch.uk

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