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The Importance of Teaching The Schools White Paper 2010 with a focus on SEN

The Importance of Teaching The Schools White Paper 2010 with a focus on SEN . mtfl introduces Maria Landy. Maria’s thought for today: Let us remember: TEACHERS. T errific E ncouraging A ble C ompetent H ardworking E nthusiastic R emarkable S mart. Details of The White Paper.

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The Importance of Teaching The Schools White Paper 2010 with a focus on SEN

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  1. The Importance of TeachingThe Schools White Paper 2010with a focus on SEN mtfl introduces Maria Landy

  2. Maria’s thought for today:Let us remember: TEACHERS • T errific • E ncouraging • A ble • C ompetent • H ardworking • E nthusiastic • R emarkable • S mart

  3. Details of The White Paper • Published Nov 2010 • 91 pages • Forwords by Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister • Executive Summary • 8 chapters – main points in each chapter follows • Advised to read full text if you can – lots re Special Educational Needs and Deprivation – Lots of changes proposed

  4. The White Paper – a new approach to school improvement • School driven • Self improving • Devolved funding • Less intervention more direct action • Less paperwork • Accountability at school level • QUANGOs cut • Strong push for Academies plus Free Schools and Studio Schools plus alternative providers much less power of the Local Authorities

  5. 1) Introduction - the future of schools • There is much good to be celebrated - but we can do much better • Decline in the study of academic subjects • Deprived students suffer most • School system performing below its potential

  6. 2) Teaching and Leadership • High quality recruits – a 2:2 or above • Returning troops – troops to teachers • Training more focussed on classroom skills • Teaching schools- 500 by 2015 – reflects secondary model • More freedom to manage performance • Double the numbers of National and Local Learning Leaders • Cut bureaucracy • One in four Headteachers due to retire in next three years

  7. 2) Teaching and Leadership • Open classroom culture is vital • More SEN training by reforming initial teacher training • Teachers learning from each other • Systematic synthetic phonics best way to teach reading • National network of teaching schools • No 3 hour limit for teacher observations (para 2.26)

  8. Flexible teacher pay at end of current pay freeze – • Encourage use of incentives to recruit and retain best staff • Shorten and simplify capability procedures • Review of existing measures of teacher performance and conduct • Teacher standards will have stronger focus on teaching English, Maths and SEN plus how to manage poor behaviour • Schools to decide what hours to work

  9. 3)BEHAVIOUR • Increased disciplinary powers – beyond the gate • Anonymity for accused teachers • A fresh approach to PRUs, Homophobic bullying, Exclusions and appeals around extreme violence • Encouraging new providers to set up Free and Studio Schools • Focus OfSTED more on behaviour, safety and bullying

  10. 4) Curriculum Assessment and Qualifications • Slimmer curriculum- knowledge based – more flexible methodology • Phonics screening – decoding for six year olds • English Baccalaureate • Review of Early Years and Vocational Education • International benchmarking

  11. ROSLA • Proper assessment at each transitional stage - 6- simple test of ability to decode words. National assessments also at 11 and 16. • Hold independent review of Key Stage two testing • Raise to 17 by 2013 and then 18 by 2015 the age expected to participate in education or training

  12. 5) New Schools System • Academies – can pay staff more and extend school hours - Academy chains • Special School Academies see para 5.11 page 54 – good with outstanding features • Autonomy combined with accountability • Free Schools • Local Authorities critical new role: champions of choice- securing options for parents • Supporting vulnerable children • Challenging schools that fail to improve!

  13. 5) New School System • Academies top-down for outstanding & bottom-up for failing • Encouraging collaboration school to school with several examples incorporated in the White Paper • Sufficiency of places • Different risk management systems

  14. 6) Accountability • More to parents and less to central government • Transparency-on line tool for parents • Governors better equipped to challenge (see page 72 for 10 key ?) • Focus on education as a business • Proportionality of OfSTED inspections • Can request and pay for OfSTED inspection

  15. 7) School Improvement • Makes clear that schools –‘governors, head teachers and teachers’ have responsibility for improvement. If schools are providing a good education they will be free to set their own targets and improvement priorities. • Schools below the floor standard not progressing, or are judged inadequate will be subject to intervention with the presumption they will be converting into Academy Status.

  16. Floor Standards • Attainment and Progress– 35%KS4 5x A*-Cs and 60% at KS2- Level 4+ • Progression rates critical • Pupil Premium ( FSM) – a measure? • LA to support poor performance • LAs drastically reduced funds • No centrally driven strategies

  17. Below floor – poor schools • New higher and more sophisticated floor standards – bar raised again! • Relentless and robust focus on underperformance • Academy solutions • Families of schools – pyramid- cluster models • Teaching Schools • NLEs/LLEs-” mutual support not rescue” • National Leaders in Education/Local Leaders in Education

  18. 8) School Funding • Pupil Premium (based on FSM) • Per pupil funding too variable (p.79) • National consultation • Less bureaucratic capital funding processes • Needs appropriate incentives for schools to attract poorer students • Money distributed more wisely and fairly

  19. The Government will: • Target more resources on the most deprived pupils over the next four years through a new Pupil Premium - £2.5 billion • consult on a fairer national funding formula based on the needs of pupils • Increase transparency and show what schools spend their funds on • End disparity in funding for 16 to 18 year olds between schools and colleges

  20. Read it! • Important to read the full document • Keep up to date and look out for SEN Green Paper due Feb 2011 • The Early Years and Vocational Education Reports due out in Spring 2011 • The Chinese curse evidently is: • “ May you live in interesting times” • Lots of changes on the way………

  21. Maria Landy is a specialist in: • School Improvement • Governor support and development • Supporting school’s self evaluation • Verifying Senior Leaders judgements • Mentoring new Headteachers & Senior Leaders • Observing teaching and Learning • Giving direct feedback to teachers • Headteacher performance review • Presentation and analysis of outcomes & data • Preparing for OfSTED inspections

  22. If you find this helpful please let me know- I hope it saves you precious time! • Contacting Maria Landy Tel: Mobile 07803 602434 E-mail: maria@marialandy.co.uk . Website: www.marialandy.co.uk

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