Suffolk Secondary Heads – Working Together for Secondary School Improvement Tim Coulson Regional School Commissioner East of England and North East London

Our Collective Vision for a Changing Educational World The 5 key drivers that have to inform our “north star” thinking More good school places in the system for all children Doing even better with a smaller resource The role that education plays in the social mobility agenda Recognition that a more diverse system means a new relationship with Maintained schools, Academies, FS, UTC, Studio Schools, Diocesan Schools, small rural schools, independent schools, Universities and selective schools Shift from conversion to conversion + Improvement

Miracle in the East Shift the dialogue from structures to structures that deliver better standards Expectations are rising in a context of shifting support for the system Increasing social mobility As has always been the case, the challenge is one of leadership

Challenges Academy trusts leading the way in improving social mobility Better progress in maths, and the Government support for Mastery Maths couldn't have come at a better time Making a step change in EBacc achievement, particularly in widening the curriculum offer so that the vast majority are able to take the subjects that give the chance to achieve this Good schools being the norm with the achievement of disadvantaged pupils being as good as their peers

East of England and North East London – Delivering the ‘Miracle in the East’ – 2017 School Improvement Focus Support developing new Teaching Schools in 'cold spots' in the region Develop programmes to support key challenge areas - phonics, disadvantaged groups, KS2 assessment Developing a robust process for commissioning of school improvement in partnership with TSA including accountability measures Providing support and challenge to Teaching Schools and commissioning school improvement Engage with Academy Trusts, Local Authorities and the wider department to develop a innovste strategy to improve recruitment and retention in the most challenging parts of the region. Ensure a high quality CPD offer is available through teaching schools and strategic partners to all schools in the region for improving all teaching to at least good. Supporting Recruitment and Retention of the highest quality teachers across the region. Support the implementation of the Maths Mastery programme and ensure those schools where outcomes are historically low are proritised. Hold a conference on improving Maths in conjunction with teaching schools and Ofsted Promoting improved outcomes in Maths across all phases Use our powers of intervention rapidly and appropriately to bring around whole school improvement and target areas of underpeformance spatially. Continue to undertake Education Advisor visits at schools which are not yet considered to be good. Ensure robust plans are in place for rapid improvement in Coasting Schools Continue to target schools which are underperforming and implement rapid improvement Provide support and challenge to the Area Based Review across the Region to ensure effective learning pathways are developed. Target all schools which are underperforming at KS5, isssuing warning notices where performance is unacceptably low. Focus on outcomes at KS5 and transtion

DFE View of Suffolk Secondary Performance

KS4 2016 Provisional Performance Data Key Stage 4 Overview KS4 2016 Provisional Performance Data   Region Average Attainment 8 score per pupil Average Progress 8 Score Achieving A*-C in English and maths GCSEs (Basics) % achieved 5A*-C including english and maths Ebacc Entries Ebacc Achieved Number of Pupils at the end of KS4 Suffolk 48.4 0.02 60% 53% 30% 18% 7,165 East 50.2 0.03 64% 58% 38% 24% 61,134 EENEL 0.11 63% 57% 41% 26% 63,011 National 49.9 -0.03 40% 25% 538,623 4 schools at risk of being coasting 1 school below floor League Tables Attainment 8 - 107/151 Progress 8 - 53/151 Basics - 109/151

Raiseonline Analysis

Key Stage 5 Overview KS5 Provisional Data Region Number of students5 APS per entry Percentage of students achieving 3 A*-A grades or better at A level11,13 Suffolk 3379 30.19 8% East* 33581 30.58 11% EENEL 131951 29.45 9% National 295799 30.18 10%

% of pupils in good or outstanding schools 2016 EENEL Ofsted Primary schools   Secondary schools Rank2 Local authority % of pupils in good or outstanding schools 2016 1 Southend-on-Sea 100 Hackney 9 Redbridge 98 Haringey 18 96 21 Waltham Forest 33 95 23 64 Tower Hamlets 92 27 Essex 77 Peterborough 91 29 79 Barking and Dagenham 32 93 84 39 Newham 90 49 Thurrock 89 50 121 Norfolk 86 125 Suffolk 112 71 132 Havering 83 128 Cambridgeshire 63 134 82 139 57

Ofsted Trend

Ofsted Inspections

Ofsted Comments from Regional Report 2015-16 While 95% of secondary pupils in Essex and Southend on Sea attend a good or outstanding school, only 71% in Suffolk do so. Suffolk had the lowest proportion of pupils entered for the EBacc [30.2%], with only 17.9% of pupils achieving it.

Improving Suffolk Secondary Outcomes – the Challenges Ofsted regional report likely to comment on outcomes in Secondary Schools in Suffolk. Data shows under performance against the majority of authorities in the EENEL. School to School support / collaboration less developed than elsewhere in the region. A number of challenges are shared – recruitment and retention, funding and disadvantaged performance

Why have a school improvement board?

Cambridgeshire Board The board in Cambridgeshire was time limited to one year There were regular meetings scheduled for heads and chairs of governors/ trusts. We established a clear set of targets at the start of the year The main focus was on sharing good practice both within the area and  looking at good practice externally There were good outcomes and the board acted to facilitate progress.

Learning from Cambridgeshire – their priorities The biggest challenge is raising standards of disadvantaged children. System leadership – taking a greater role in MATs, which the government sees as the way forward. For RI schools to get to good as quickly as possible. About half of the RI schools will be inspected this year, the other half next year, so we’ll be able to see success quite quickly. Inadequate schools, there are a small number, but we need to make sure they get the help and support they need.

Key Priorities from Cambridgeshire Collaboration. Sharing data more effectively and Sharing practice via hosting visits and visiting. Moderation – how can the group help to facilitate this. Governor development and New headteacher support. Disadvantaged students – closing the gap is crucial. Would be interesting to find out how schools can compensate for cuts affecting disadvantaged children. Long term plan is needed, pupils are coming from primary schools with issues and parents are not always fully engaged. There are cohorts within the disadvantaged group; they are not a homogenous group. How to make school to school support work, seeing good practice outside of area. Identifying schools to work with, and being able to work with them on more than an ad-hoc basis. Clear and consistent in judging achievement of disadvantaged pupils. Supporting schools in telling the story during inspections. There needs to be an understanding of the demographic of disadvantaged pupils, it’s not just about percentages.