Governor School Improvement Network Meeting

1. Governor School Improvement Network Meeting Autumn 2017

2. Today’s Agenda • Education and Skills Update • Exam Results • MEA Update • Governor Updates

3. One County 135,000 Children 380 Schools 1 Obsession… Vulnerable learners

6. North Yorkshire Education Trust

7. The English as an additional language (EAL) and Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) Service Rebecca Swift, Equalities Adviser Rebecca.swift@northyorks.gov.uk

8. You have a new arrival with English as an additional language. Ask yourself -Does your school have the teaching resource to support this child?Do the staff have the skills to support this child?Do you have the financial resource to support this child? Are your Minority Ethnic pupils reaching their full potential?

9. EAL and GRT pupils in North Yorkshire English as an additional language pupils: 98 different languages 10% increase in numbers of EAL pupils a year Includes Syrian Refugee pupils and UASC Over 1500 pupils eligible for EAL3 funding (Jan 2017) Gypsy Roma Traveller pupils: 220 registered Jan 2017 Increasing number of Elective Home Education (EHE) Poor attendance and achievement Very few (if any) reach Y11 Significant safeguarding and SEMH issues

10. From this date, access to central funding (EAL3) to support your pupils will cease.Schools will receive funding directly c £920-£950 per EAL child per year for 3 yearsAdditional funding for Syrian Refugees Funding changes from April 1st 2018

11. EAL & GRT Service will:Enable Minority Ethnic pupils to achieve their full potentialSupport schools in developing their practitioners knowledge and skills in meeting pupils needsRemove barriers to learning How we can help

12. We will develop the capacity, competence and confidence of schools through: • Staff training • Support and advice for SLT, staff, NQT induction • Pupil assessment and support plan • Pupil support, 1:1, small group or in class • Family liaison How will we do it?

13. Our traded offer For staff: Central training and networks Bespoke on-site training Coaching/mentoring Support and advice For pupils: Intensive language programme 12 or 6 session package Group engagement sessions

15. Asylum seekers (UASC) Currently 24 UASC Aged 15-17 3 female/21 male From Iraq (often Kurdish), Iran, Vietnam, Sudan, Egypt Funding available: Pupil premium for looked after children- £1900 EAL3 funding - c.£920 for academies- maintained schools can access free support from EAL/GRT Service until April

16. Why choose the EAL & GRT Service? High quality Experienced Understand what is needed Remember, language acquisition goes hand in hand with academic development in an inclusive curriculum.

17. 2017 Achievement Provisional and early indications

18. Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

19. Year 1 Phonics %WA NY improved more rapidly than national 2017 Up by 2.4%

20. Key stage 1 performance • % of pupils attaining expected standard unexpectedly below national

21. Key stage 1 performance • Stronger performance in % of pupils achieving Higher Standard • Reading, maths and writing in line with national

22. NY slightly below national schools % combined RWM at expected standard. KS2 threshold attainment - RWM

23. KS2 subjects at expected

24. Reformed GCSEs • First three reformed GCSEs (English language, English literature and maths) sat this summer. • Graded 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest grade. All other subjects graded A*-G. • Only able to compare cumulatively: A/7, C/4, G/1. • 2018 will see the majority of EBacc subjects assessed under the new criteria. • The grade 5, described as a strong pass, is being used as a school performance measure

25. GCSE Outcomes

26. Proportion of pupils achieving level 4 or greater in English Language (2015 and 2016 % A* to C in English shown)

27. Proportion of pupils achieving level 4 or greater in Mathematics (2015 and 2016 % A* to C in Maths shown)

28. Proportion of pupils achieving a grade 4 to 9 in Ebacc subjects(2015 and 2016 % Ebacc A* to C shown)

29. GCE A / AS Level - National • The 13 reformed subjects in England, assessed for the first time this year, showed a different pattern and outcomes are down slightly when compared to equivalent subjects in 2016. • This, in part, may be due to lower prior attainment for students taking these subjects in 2017. • The number of candidates taking AS qualifications is declining rapidly, with a 39.1% drop in entries compared to 2016 which dropped by 13.7%.

30. Average point score per entry for academic students during 16 to 18 study

31. Changes to pupil exclusion rules Please see handout “Guidance on exclusions…” Questions?

32. Constitution Regulations Update • Edubase changes • Removal of elected governors • Code of conduct • Nolan principles • Headteacher/Governing Board relations • Disqualification See summarising handout

33. Removal of Elected Governors • Procedure is very clearly laid out: • Informal conversation • Agenda item at FGB meeting • Explain the charges • Right to reply • Further discussion and vote (governor leaves the room) • Ratified at second meeting not less than 14 days later • Right of appeal to independent panel * * This point suggests that we need a LA policy to be agreed with CYPLT

34. Code of Conduct • Our recommendation is to • Adopt the NGA code rather than waste time writing your own • Ask all governors to sign it – either annually or at their first meeting – it is then easier to insist it is followed See handout

35. Declaration • Governors who have been disqualified for any reason are now barred from governing for 5 years. • It is therefore wise to ask all new governors to sign a declaration that they have not been previously disqualified. See handout