Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Welcome to the Derbyshire Governor Strategic Briefing Spring 2016

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Programme Welcome Vanessa Grant – Head of Governor Support Journey to Excellence National and Local Updates Experiences of Ofsted Visits Ofsted Updates Focussed Group Work Kathryn Boulton – Service Director for Schools and Learning Vanessa Grant Russ Barr – Deputy Assistant Director for Education Improvement BREAK Leaders of Governance Derbyshire and National Leaders of Governance Keeping Children Safe Online LADO Advice and Guidance Debbie Peacock, Child Protection Manager, Schools & Education Central Referral Unit.

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department The Journey to Excellence and National Updates ( Kathryn Boulton – (Service Director, Schools & Learning) Education Improvement Service3

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Journey to Excellence Vision A good or outstanding school for every Derbyshire learner by

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department How well are we doing? PrimarySummer 14Summer 151/2/16 % good % attending good SecondarySummer 14Summer 15Spring 2016 % good % attending good SpecialSummer 14Summer 15Spring 2016 % good % attending good Support CentreSummer 14Summer 15Spring 2016 % good +100 % attending good +100

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Further Developments  Education and Adoptions Bill  Proposed changes to LA statutory duties  Proposed removal of ESG  Proposed national funding formula 6

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Education and Adoption Bill  Schools will be eligible for intervention if found to be “coasting”. The definition of coasting will come later, in a second piece of legislation, and will be subject to a vote by MPs and peers. The label will only apply after a regional schools commissioner informs a school it is coasting.  Regional schools commissioners (RSCs) will have powers to issue schools with a performance, standards or safety warning notice (local authorities already have these). The clause also gets rid of the 15-day period in which schools can currently respond to such a notice and appeal to Ofsted. In future, the issuer of the notice will decide how long the school gets to respond and improve. Education Improvement Service 7

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Education and Adoption Bill  Education secretary must order the academy conversion for schools rated inadequate by Ofsted. They will also get powers to make academy orders for schools designated as coasting, but this won’t be a mandatory duty.  There will no longer be a requirement to hold a consultation when the education secretary forces a school to become an academy.  Councils and governors will be required to co-operate in the forced academisation of schools designated under clause 8. 8

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Education and Adoption Bill  The education secretary can revoke an academy order if another potential approach to improvement is identified or closure deemed the best solution.  Introduced by the House of Lords, there is now a mandatory duty on academy trusts and chains due to take over a council-maintained school to communicate their improvement plans to parents.  Another government-proposed addition made in the Lords brings academies under the coasting and failing schools definition. Under this clause, academy funding agreements must include a provision allowing the education secretary to terminate agreements for those academies considered to be coasting. Education Improvement Service 9

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Education and Adoption Bill  Immediate impact will be on schools in category ; automatic Academisation. Likely to effect one Derbyshire secondary school.  But - Only 23% of schools currently Academies.  DfE have struggled in some cases to find sponsors willing to take on particular schools – particularly where there are issues in relation to building or financial liability. Education Improvement Service 10

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department DfE Updates  National Funding Formula  Proposal to remove the Education Services Grant  Proposal to change LA statutory duties

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Journey to Excellence Intention is that very strong relationships that exist between the LA and Derbyshire schools will be maintained. Key Elements of school improvement such as QDD will evolve but will continue to be available – current model will continue for academic year Academies that currently purchase QDD can continue to do so. The Journey to Excellence Strategy is founded upon developing a self-improving school system with strong systems leadership and a collective sense moral purpose and we will continue to drive this forward. Given the impending changes in LA’s statutory duties we will also be taking the opportunity that this provides to work with schools to exploring alternative models of delivery for school improvement services.

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Ofsted Visits Experience  Planning and Preparation  Predictable questions  Indexed evidence pack  Succinct replies and statements  The Experience  30 minutes  Learning and Review  Current focus

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Ofsted Updates Russ Barr – Deputy Assistant Director for Education Improvement

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Ofsted and DfE Updates  Indications were that would see much more activity this term. Hasn’t been particularly borne out.  Extension of re-inspection window for RI schools; now 30 months.  Additional focus on Governance in S8 inspections this term – see handout – leading to discussion activity.  Learning from Short Inspections: 25% lost good rating. 8% improved to Outstanding

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Ofsted and DfE Updates  More than 10,000 pupils left England’s mainstream state secondary schools in the run-up to their GCSE courses, according to an analysis of official data. The figures come amid concerns league-table pressures are incentivising institutions to move students who are unlikely to do well off their books. In the two years prior to summer 2015, thousands of teenagers were excluded, shifted to special schools or put into units for children with behaviour problems, while the number of pupils educated in conventional state secondaries and academies shrunk by more than 2%.  Local and national concerns: Increased numbers of students “opting for EHE”. Increase in Y11 students being removed from roll to become EHE in period before census.

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Discussion Item  In short, the role is so important that amateurish governance will no longer do. Good will and good intentions will only go so far. Governing boards made up of people who are not properly trained and who do not understand the importance of their role are not fit for purpose in the modern and complex educational landscape.  That is why, last year, I recommended to government that it should give serious consideration to mandatory training for all governors and trustees. I am disappointed that there has been such little progress on this recommendation. High-quality training for all governors, but particularly the chair and vice- chair, is vital to the success of our schools. I have, therefore, asked Her Majesty’s Inspectors, when they make a judgement on governance, to focus particularly on training and the arrangements schools are making to source expertise in this vital work. Sir Michael Wilshaw – November 2015

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Groupwork

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Short break please use this opportunity to make contact with other governors Schools and Learning19

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Leaders of Governance of Who are we? The nature of our work with governors Why good and outstanding schools may also benefit from working with us

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Keeping children safe on-line LADO Advice and Guidance Debbie Peacock Safeguarding Children Manager (schools) 21

Safeguarding Children and Young People in Schools- Online Safety Key Messages for Governors 22

Learning Outcomes Overall aim is to provide updates on the new framework and in relation to internet safety To raise awareness of key overarching considerations & priorities for Governors to consider for the school To explain what information & resources has gone out to schools

Ofsted & Internet Safety Focus is on line safety in a digital world Filtering CSE- grooming Sexting & taking and receiving of images Cyber bullying Social networking- gaming All schools will be required to put in place strengthened measures to protect children from harm online - including cyber bullying, pornography and the risk of radicalisation - under plans unveiled by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan today (22 December 2015).

Recent events have shown that the risks to young ‎people being targeted by radical groups have risen and should not be underestimated - some school children who travelled or attempted to travel to Syria were able to access material about Daesh and foreign fighters via school computers. Under the proposals published today for consultation, all schools will:consultation be required to ensure that they teach their pupils about safeguarding, including online need to have appropriate filters and monitoring systems, so that no child can access harmful content via the school’s IT systems and concerns can be spotted quickly 25

Common themes gathered from recent Ofsted inspections - Keeping children safe on line Pupils know how to keep themselves safe with an understanding of the risks associated with using social networks and the internet Pupils know about all forms of bullying including cyber bullying, racist and homophobic bullying and incidents in school are rare Parents/ carers are well informed and the school encourages them to play a role in keeping pupils safe when on line and using social networks Pupils are well informed and tell you about the potential dangers on the internet and what action to take if something worries them 26

Pupils can identify dangers and potentially risky situations Pupils are been given skills to help them be more resilient when in their local environment The school is providing opportunities to help pupils be equipped to try and resolve their own disputes Ask; If you had a worry, concern or a hurt, who would you go to, what could you do ? Up to date on line safety policy ? ( e safety) How do we demonstrate the positive use of the internet and networking? 27

Information for Schools Sent; Sexting information, SCB updated chapter Dfe gov.uk- signposting to information Teacher resources- Thinkuknow- CEOP- NSPCC Child net UK Safer Internet Centre Internet Matters BBC3- Murder Games- the life and death of Breck Brantnall Safer Internet Day- 9/2/16 Spring DSL Forums UCREATE- Primary Schools Blast- CSE Resources 28

Common themes gathered from recent inspections Strong & effective leadership and a HT that is inspiring through leadership Governors who are effective & challenge a School Values, vision & a developed ethos Partnerships/effective relationships Strong, visible SMSC framework ( PSHE?) Inclusivity includes SEN/disability Equipping children for later life in a modern Britain - transition, resilience & keeping safe, independence, conflict resolution, Pupil – “we never leave any one out” Parent- “a School which is an extension of the family” Ofsted –”the school is a harmonious community”

Derbyshire County Council Children and Younger Adults Department Close Thank you for your work to improve outcomes for Derbyshire school children and for attending the briefing this evening Please remember to complete the evaluation form which can be found at the back of your briefing pack.