Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Promoting Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment DACES Teaching and Learning Conference July 2014

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Agenda for the Day 09:00Registration – Tea and Coffee available Welcome and introductions – Tim Baker 09.40New Professional Standards for Teachers – Vikki Trace 10:10Learner Progression/Destination – Louissa Adams 10.30Workshop 1 11:30Break (QR Challenge and Q Boards) 12:00Workshop 2 13:00Lunch – (£1 Charitable donation) QR Challenge 13:45Re-shaping DACES’ Service Themes – Mark Homer 14:00Consultation activity - proposed new Service Themes 15:45Plenary 16:00Close

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department How can we as managers improve the quality of T+L at DACES?

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department We could / should:  Remain open to learning  Make T+L the first item on Area and County Team meetings  Be an education leader/manager – who is knowledgeable about T+L excellence  Teach regularly to emphasis the overriding importance of T+L  Do Learning Walks in centres  Take part in Education Research  Encourage tutors to take part in meaningful CPD  Deal with tutor underperformance effectively  Have a relentless focus/drive on improving T+L  Use coaching techniques when supporting tutors/learners  Encourage tutors to – “try something new”  Actively listen to learners

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department DACES OLT Data – 4 Year Trend OLT Good or Better grades are increasing year on year OLT Grades Outstanding 1 Good 2 RI 3 Inadequate 4 Good or Better 10/11 15%66%18%1%80% 11/12 12%75%12%2%86% 12/13 16%75%8%0%92% 13/14 Currently 15%79%6%0%94% 13/14 Target 20%72%8%0%92%

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department How can we move more of our Teaching and Learning sessions from Good to Outstanding? Your Ideas/Suggestions? Post your ideas on The Question Boards throughout the day

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Are we making the most of CPD support available to our Tutors?  Teaching and Learning Coaches/Mentors  Joint Practice Development  Peer Observation  DACES - CPD Toolkit  Improving feedback  Creating SMART Learning Outcomes  Developing new subject resources  Developing new teaching methods

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department A question for tutors? What difference has your OLT made to your Teaching and Learning Practice? Please post your responses on the Q Board

Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in England The Education and Training Foundation AAETO (owners) BIS (funders) Expert panels (advice and insight) AOC (owners) May 2014

The Review A key objective within the delivery plan for ETF for Three phases to the review: October 2013 to April 2014 Working closely with teachers, trainers, employers and sector stakeholders Survey, consultation events and in-depth interviews Over 950 responses to the review

What is the purpose of the 2014 Standards? Set out clear expectations of effective practice in education and training Enable teachers to identify areas for their own professional development Support initial teacher education Provide a national reference point that organisations can use to support the development of their staff

Who are the Standards for? Further education colleges Voluntary and community sector organisations Commercial organisations and independent training providers Adult and community learning providers Teacher education providers Work based learning settings Specialist colleges and institutions Armed and uniformed services Prisons and offender learning institutions Other public sector organisations

Introducing the Standards To watch the video please use the following link: nKwk

Sections of the Standards

The 2014 Professional Standards Professional values and attributes Develop your own judgment of what works and does not work in your teaching and training Professional knowledge and understanding Develop deep and critically informed knowledge and understanding in theory and practice Professional Skills Develop your expertise and skills to ensure the best outcomes for learners

Teachers using the Professional Standards To support their own personal professional development To keep up to date with their subject/vocational area Support to adapt to the needs of a broad range of learners To update their teaching practice

Supporting the professional development of Teachers A basis for identifying developmental opportunities An aid in supporting discussions of observed learning and teaching practice Providing a series of objectives and guidance for those new to the sector

Leaders and managers using the Professional Standards To improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment For use in tutor induction and mentoring/coaching systems To identify staff development For use in the recruitment of staff To help identify organisational training needs

More information and next steps Available Spring 2015: Case studies to illustrate how the Professional Standards are being embedded across the sector Updated Guidance

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department 21 Learner Progression & Destination  Skills Funding Agency Requirements 2014/15  EFA funded learners - All learners (includes all Traineeships and High Needs students)*  SFA funded learners - All Traineeships; Adult Skills Budget (and Other Skills Funding Agency funding learners with an employment status prior to enrolment of “Not in paid employment, looking for work and available to start work”  DACES wish to collect for all learning provision

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Learner Progression Further Learning  Currently 83% of ASB learners progress to further learning.  Procedures - Learner Detail Amendment (LDA)  Improvement – Increase the progression of learners from CL to ASB Tutor role in IAG  progression templateprogression template  These are currently being developed for Maths, English, ICT and Child-care provision.  Course information sheet – templatetemplate The service will be working incrementally through transferring the CIS stuff on Moodle now into the new “empty belly” templates. 22

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Destination  Withdrawals – more important to determine reason  Job outcomes - the job must last 16 hours a week or more for at least four weeks in a row  Register changes 2014/15  register register  Post learning Follow up -for those learners where no information will be contacted 3 months after completing their learning (ASB only initially ) 23

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Further development  Regional Development Regional Peer Review and Development Network, Reviewing and sharing how data collected and utilising best practice.  National Developments 2015/16 three core measures: destination (into further learning or into/within employment), progression (through learning) and earnings changes (following completion of learning). Develop methods of capturing the value that providers add during learning. The best approaches to measuring distance travelled start with the initial assessment, are integrated into the learner plan ( Skills Funding Statement ) 24